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Funny Girl is a musical with score by Jule Styne, lyrics by Bob Merrill, and book by Isobel Lennart, that first opened on Broadway in 1964.
Funny Girl is a 1968 American biographical-musical film directed by William Wyler and written by Isobel Lennart, adapted from her book for the stage musical of the same title. It is loosely based on the life and career of comedienne Fanny Brice and her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nicky Arnstein .
A biographical musical comedy drama film about the life and career of Fanny Brice, a famous comedienne and singer of the early 1900s. Starring Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, and Kay Medford, directed by William Wyler, and featuring songs by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill.
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- Biography, Comedy, Drama
- William Wyler
- 1968-09-19
Funny Girl is a musical based on the life of Fanny Brice, a comedienne who rose to fame in the Ziegfeld Follies and Broadway. Learn about the show's plot, characters, songs, and how to cast it for your theatre.
Funny Girl Barbra Streisand's debut film won her the Academy Award(r) for her performance as singer-comediene, Fanny Brice. Nominated for seven other awards, this classic musical film contrasts Fanny's onstage antics with her offstage romance with dashing gambler, Nicky Arnstein (Omar Shariff).
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Experience the classic musical comedy about Fanny Brice, a girl from the Lower East Side who became a star, at the August Wilson Theatre. See the sensational cast, including Lea Michele, Ramin Karimloo, and Tovah Feldshuh, perform songs like "Don't Rain On My Parade" and "People".
In this bittersweet, classic musical drama, the vibrant and beautiful young Fanny Brice (Barbra Streisand) starts out as a bit player on the New York City vaudeville stage, but works her way up to...
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