Who should play Fanny?Sheridan Smith as Fanny Brice in the 2015 London revival of Funny GirlSince Stark had never produced anything on Broadway, he had no union contracts. It’s too bad John Travolta wasn’t tapped to make the announcement but had he you’d be hearing the news “Ladies and gentlemen, Broadway’s new Funny Girl, Adele Dazeem!

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If Shoshana Bean doesn’t revive Funny Girl THEN WHAT EVEN IS THE POINT OF BROADWAY #TheRosieODonnellShow — Andrada (@AndryPresh) … Funny Girl is a 1964 musical (opened on Broadway in 1964) with a book by Isobel Lennart, music by Jule Styne, and lyrics by Bob Merrill.The semi-biographical plot is based on the life and career of Broadway star, film actress and comedian Fanny Brice featuring her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nick Arnstein.Its original title was My Man. Following the musical’s original 1964 Broadway premiere, it had two West End productions as well as a never produced 2012 revival, but has yet to actually return to Broadway. But I can't imagine her wanting to devote a year of her career to doing 8 shows a week in New York.But first a brief answer to the question - Why do I have all this?

She's got the voice, she's got the panache, and she's got the Jewish heritage -- the three key ingredients for a killer Fanny Brice. The big story today is that the Michael Mayer/ Harvey Fierstein adaption of So, let's talk about this. Freestyle Love Supreme is an improvisational hip-hop group with many famous members including Lin-Manuel Miranda, Thomas Kail, Christopher Jackson and Anthony Veneziale.Freestyle Love Supreme member and Tony-winner James Monroe Iglehart spoke with us about returning to Freestyle Love Supreme after all those years and what the documentary means to him. More theaters are going to open up in the fall, and a show like Funny Girl would do well to seek out a more classic theater in architecture.New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be castA place to discuss all things Broadway as well as other plays and musicals!Press J to jump to the feed.

While I don’t think anyone can live up to Barbra, a whole generation hasn’t experienced this on broadwayObviously you have no faith in the power of the music of Brittany Spears.The Marquis isn't going to be the only available theater forever, and not every show currently eyeing the 2020/21 season is gunning for the Marquis. Tune in for a live chat about Chapters 19, 20 & 21. It's possible Harvey Fierstein has managed to fix the second act, of course, but I'd almost rather see the original Funny Girl, warts and all, with a star who can make it shine.To my mind, there is no correct choice for this star today other than Idina Menzel. Funny Girl is not a good musical.