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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 .
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 ...
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In 1966, Hines succeeded Barbra Streisand on Broadway in Funny Girl, [5] performing the role for eighteen months, after which she starred in touring companies of I Do! I Do! and The Prisoner of Second Avenue, as well as productions of Anything Goes, Never Too Late, The Pajama Game, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, No, No, Nanette and Sugar.
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Benko was the standby for the role of Fanny Brice in the 2022 Broadway revival of Funny Girl, with her first performance on April 29, 2022. [16] Starting on August 2, 2022, she became a replacement for Beanie Feldstein following her leave from the show, and became Fanny Brice alternate on September 6, 2022 once Lea Michele took over the role.
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Margaret Kathleen Regan [1] (September 14, 1919 – April 10, 1980), better known as Kay Medford, was an American actress.For her performance as Rose Brice in the musical Funny Girl and the film adaptation of the same name, she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress respectively.