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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.The semi-biographical plot is based on the life and career of comedian and Broadway star Fanny Brice, featuring her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nicky Arnstein.
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 .
Fania Borach (October 29, 1891 – May 29, 1951), [1] known professionally as Fanny Brice or Fannie Brice, was an American comedian, illustrated song model, singer, and actress who made many stage, radio, and film appearances.
Mimi Hines — the legendary singer, rubber-faced comedian, television star and Broadway performer who famously replaced Barbra Streisand in the original cast of Funny Girl — died on Monday, Oct ...
In advance of Lea Michele making her "Funny Girl" Broadway debut on Sept. 6, the show has released a sneak peek at her transformation into Fanny Brice.
The stage musical Funny Girl opened on Broadway in 1964, in which Arnstein was portrayed by Sydney Chaplin. In the musical, Arnstein is found guilty of embezzlement, has never been married to anyone but Fanny, and serves only one prison sentence – after being married for several years.
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Gerard was understudy for Barbra Streisand and Mimi Hines in the original 1960s runs of the musical Funny Girl, taking the stage as Fanny Brice many times. [3] In the sixties and seventies, she developed an original repertoire of comedy and song [4] which she performed at a variety of venues on the East coast.