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Ray Stark's production of Funny Girl on Broadway was several years in the making. This page of Barbra Archives looks at the rocky road to success, including the casting of a young Barbra Streisand in role of Fanny Brice. Rare photos and paraphernalia are included on the page.
Oct 24, 2023 · My Name Is Barbra is out Nov. 7. Barbra Streisand revealed that she did not see Lea Michele play Fanny Brice in Broadway's 'Funny Girl' revival, a role she originated in 1964. Michele...
Apr 10, 2022 · But by the time Streisand starred in "Funny Girl" on Broadway, Brice – who'd died in 1951 – was largely forgotten. The 21-year-old Streisand made the role very much her own. As she...
Sep 29, 2022 · The “Glee” star is stupendous in the role Barbra Streisand made famous, turning the 1964 musical into something better than we know it to be. Share full article. 217. Yes, Lea Michele (with Ramin...
Apr 24, 2022 · NEW YORK — No one could accuse Beanie Feldstein of playing it safe. Starring in the first Broadway revival of “Funny Girl,” in the role that catapulted Barbra Streisand into the stratosphere ...
- Charles Mcnulty
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Apr 22, 2022 · In 1964, Funny Girl debuted on Broadway, making a star out of 21-year-old Barbra Streisand. On Sunday, the show, a fictionalized account of the life of comedian Fanny Brice, opens in a...
Nov 8, 2023 · Culture. The overlooked musical that prepared Barbra Streisand for ‘Funny Girl’. Streisand’s Broadway debut as a frumpy secretary in ‘I Can Get It For You Wholesale’ set the stage (literally) for...