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From the moment it was announced that Beanie Feldstein would lead “Funny Girl” in its first Broadway revival, many theater fans wondered: How would Lea Michele take the news? Michele ...
At the start of "Funny Girl," the 1964 Broadway musical turned 1968 film, aspiring performer Fanny Brice just can't get a break. It's hard not to see parallels in the current Broadway revival ...
There is nothing light about her playing Fanny Brice in the current Broadway revival of “Funny Girl,” which opened last spring and now stars Michele in the title role previously held by Beanie ...
You’ll find it in “Funny Girl,” now at Citizens Opera House, starring Hannah Shankman as the brassy, unlucky-in-love but indomitable vaudeville-era comedian-singer Fanny Brice. That role has ...
In its six-decade quest to return to its New York roots, the classic musical “Funny Girl” got used to the world raining on its parade. After an array of false starts and high-profile planned ...
"Funny Girl," once a hit film and Broadway musical, is now touring the United States for the first time ever. Next week, Funny Girl's cast will arrive at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts ...
March that band out — “Funny Girl” has finally arrived in West Palm Beach. One of the crown jewels of the Kravis Center’s impressive Broadway season, “Funny Girl” is based on the life ...
In Broadway in Boston’s glittering, nostalgic rendition of the musical “Funny Girl,” a young Jewish woman named Fanny Brice wants to be a star in early-1900s New York City. Her choice of ...
BOSTON - "Funny Girl" helped secure Barbra Streisand's stardom. Now, a new production of the recent Broadway hit is in Boston, and a new actress is taking on one of the most demanding roles in ...
What does “Funny Girl” feel like in the 21st century? Even when the show premiered in the 1960s, people associated it more with its star, Barbra Streisand, than Fanny Brice, the real-life ...
A big, bright touring version of "Funny Girl" opens Tuesday for eight performances at Bass Concert Hall on the University of Texas campus. Without a marquee star. That's not a bad thing at all ...