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Funny Girl has become a musical theatre classic most notable for the song "Don't Rain On My Parade." Though it has been produced on the West End and worldwide, it has not had a Broadway revival until now.
The Funny Girl musical tells the semi-autobiographical story of Fanny Brice, a real-life Ziegfeld Follies star who entered into a turbulent relationship with the gambler Nicky Arnstein. As she waits for him to return from prison, she reflects on her relationship with Arnstein and how she met him at the outset of her performance career. Fanny falls into a luxurious life with him and is determined not to let his past dealings in gambling interfere with their love. By choosing to stay with Nick, however, Fanny is making a big wager of her own in more ways than one.
Funny Girl first opened on Broadway in 1964 with Barbra Streisand in the title role. The production ran for more than 1,300 performances over three years and received eight Tony Award nominations. A hit film adaptation was released four years later, gathering eight Academy Award nominations. Streisand, reprising her leading role, won Best Actress.
Funny Girl is 2 hours and 50 minutes, including an intermission. Children under 4 are not permitted in the theatre.
Lea Michele started in Funny Girl on September 6, 2022. Lea Michele performs in Funny Girl seven performances a week. On Thursday nights, Julie Benko plays the role of Fanny Brice.
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Julie Benko will perform as Fanny on Thursday evenings. In addition, Michele will not perform:
April 24th, 2022
March 26th, 2022
August Wilson Theatre
By: Harvey Fierstein and Isobel Lennart
Songs by: Jule Style and Bob Merrill
Director: Michael Mayer
Choreography: Ellenore Scott and Ayodele Casel
Cast list: Lea Michele (as Fanny Brice), Julie Benko (as Fanny Brice alternate), Ramin Karimloo (as Nick Arnstein), Tovah Feldshuh (as Mrs. Rosie Brice), Jared Grimes (as Eddie Ryan), Peter Francis James (as Florenz Ziegfeld), Ephie Aardema (as Emma/Mrs. Nadler), Debra Cardona (as Mrs. Meeker), Toni DiBuono (as Mrs. Strakosh), Martin Moran (as Tom Keeney)
Design: David Zinn
Lea Michele in Funny Girl on Broadway is the theatre event of the season. It’s live theatre at its finest. It’s the perfect marriage of actress and role. The very nature of attending this show is theatrical. For the uninitiated, Lea Michele is a seasoned Broadway performer, who made her debut in Les Misérables at age 8 and rose to fame in her early 20s in the cult hit Spring Awakening before going on to more mainstream television roles, namely the ambitious and talented Rachel Berry on Ryan...
What do happy people do? They have a fun-filled few hours at a Golden Age musical comedy. The classic 1964 hit Funny Girl is having its first Broadway revival, which opened in 2022 and now stars Lea Michele as real-life Ziegfeld Follies star Fanny Brice in "the theatre event of the season," per a five-star review. Isobel Lennart's story, newly revised by Harvey Fierstein, traces Fanny's rise to fame and troubled relationship with gambler Nick Arnstein. But the musical is most famous for Jule...
She's the greatest star! Lea Michele, the Glee star who currently plays Fanny Brice in Funny Girl on Broadway, performed "I'm the Greatest Star" on Late Night With Seth Meyers on December 5. Meyers also interviewed Michele about Funny Girl, including how Barbra Streisand, who originated the role of Fanny on screen and on Broadway, gave her a gold envelope of approval. In Funny Girl, Michele stars as the real-life Ziegfeld Follies performer Fanny, who risks fame and fortune for a dangerous...
She's the greatest star! On October 7, Lea Michele went on Good Morning America to talk about starring in Funny Girl on Broadway as Fanny Brice and perform the musical's most famous song, "Don't Rain on My Parade." Funny Girl is based on the story of real-life Ziegfeld Follies showgirl Fanny Brice, who puts fame on the line for a romance with the gambler Nick Arnstein. Michele, who is best known for starring on the TV show Glee began performing the role in September, years after her Glee...
Hey Mr. Arnstein, here they are! New photos have been released of Funny Girl's new greatest stars. On September 6, Lea Michele followed in her Glee character's footsteps and assumed the role of Fanny Brice on Broadway, and four-time Tony nominee Tovah Feldshuh joined the show as Mrs. Rosie Brice.Funny Girl is based on the story of the real-life Ziegfeld Follies showgirl Fanny Brice, who beats the odds, rises to comedy fame, and risks it all for a romance with the gambler Nick Arnstein. This...
Life imitated art last night at Funny Girl on Broadway, when Lea Michele took her first bow in the role of Fanny Brice. Not only has the Emmy-nominated actress spoken often about her own love of Funny Girl, but her Glee character, Rachel Berry, also landed the role in the final season of the TV series. That episode almost feels like a prophecy now that Michele has become the greatest star of the first Broadway revival.That first performance is certain to go down in theatre history, and the...
Goodbye, gorgeous. Five-time Emmy Award-winning Glee star Jane Lynch has set an early exit date from Funny Girl. Originally scheduled to depart the show on September 4, she will now play her final Broadway performance as Mrs. Brice on August 14, due to a previously scheduled vacation and awards ceremony.From August 16 to September 4, Lynch's standby, Liz McCartney, will assume the role of Mrs. Brice. Lynch's previously announced full-time replacement, four-time Tony Award nominee Tovah Feldshuh,...
Hey Broadway, here she is! After a nearly 15-year absence, Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominee is making her return to the New York stage. She's the latest headliner at the August Wilson Theatre, where she's leading the company of the first Funny Girl revival as Fanny Brice from September 6.Most people know Michele as the high school singing sensation Rachel Berry on Glee, which has taken up much of her time in those 15 years off from Broadway. But she actually got her start in the theatre as a...
Before starring as Jewish comedian Fanny Brice in Funny Girl on Broadway, Julie Benko had never seen the iconic 1968 film. Yes, she knows that's hard to believe. "I don't know how that happened, that a Jewish musical theatre girl didn't see Funny Girl growing up," she says, with self-deprecating charm. "I watched the movie after I found out I got a callback. So I've seen the movie once."It's well-known musical theatre lore that Funny Girl (created by Jule Styne, Bob Merrill, and Isobel Lennart)...
Don't tell Beanie Feldstein not to fly — she's simply got to! The 28-year-old star has rapidly risen to A-list status in the past few years, breaking out with a starring role in Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising and following it up with acclaimed turns in the coming-of-age films Lady Bird and Booksmart.At heart, though, Feldstein's a theatre kid, and she has the resume to show it. Her first acting credit as a kid saw her singing on a stage, and since taking Hollywood by storm, she's circled back...
By Ramin KarimlooI'm a bit of a black sheep in the theatre community. I've still never seen The Wizard of Oz or The Sound of Music. I've never heard Judy Garland sing. I don't know what Liza Minnelli sounds like. I love what I do, but my path here was unconventional. My first musical was The Phantom of the Opera. I was in seventh grade, and my class was going into the city to see the show. It was a day off of school, so I signed up to go.As soon as the lights went down, I was enamored. When Colm...
Beanie Feldstein will be the greatest star in Funny Girl on Broadway for three more weeks. Feldstein will depart from Funny Girl on July 31, moving up the previously scheduled departure date of September 25. Funny Girl is at the August Wilson Theatre. Get Funny Girl tickets on New York Theatre Guide.In an Instagram post shared on her social media, Feldstein said: "Playing Fanny Brice on Broadway has been a lifelong dream of mine, and doing so for the last few months has been a great joy and true...
She's the new greatest star! Glee star Lea Michele will lead the cast of Funny Girl on Broadway beginning September 6. She will take over the role from Beanie Feldstein.Michele is best known for starring as Rachel Berry on all six seasons of the TV show, a role that earned her Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. Michele's casting as Fanny is a parallel to her Glee character: Rachel's favorite musical is Funny Girl. She sings "Don't Rain on My Parade" often in the series and, in the final season,...
If the only Funny Girl history you know is that Barbra Streisand first starred in it, then get ready, love, because we're a-comin' to tell you there's so much more than that. This musical is currently having its first Broadway revival, bringing the story of 20th-century vaudeville icon Fanny Brice to a whole new audience. The show — which stars Lea Michele, Ramin Karimloo, and Tovah Feldshuh — focuses on how Fanny (Feldstein) reaches the height of her career as she falls for the gambler Nick...
Goodbye, gorgeous. Two stars of the Funny Girl Broadway revival, Beanie Feldstein and Jane Lynch, are set to exit the production in the fall. They will remain with the show for 14 more weeks, through September 25.Feldstein plays the lead role of Fanny Brice in this musical about the real-life Ziegfeld Follies showgirl of the same name, who puts her career on the line for a risky romance with gambler Nick Arnstein (Ramin Karimloo). Lynch plays Mrs. Rosie Brice, Fanny's mother.In an Instagram...
Life's candy and the sun's a ball of butter because Funny Girl is here. On Broadway for the first time since its 1964 premiere, the musical that made the greatest star out of Barbra Streisand has gotten a new production with Beanie Feldstein in the title role. Funny Girl follows the life and career of Ziegfeld Follies star Fanny Brice, who rises to the peak of her fame just as she falls for Nick Arnstein, a gambler with a shady past. She puts everything on the line for love — but does it pay...
Hello, gorgeous! The first revival of Funny Girl has paraded onto Broadway. Beanie Feldstein leads the cast as Fanny Brice, alongside Ramin Karimloo as Nicky Arnstein and Jane Lynch as Mrs. Rosie Brice. The musicalized account of the real Ziegfeld Follies star Fanny Brice's life follows her fell into a whirlwind romance with the gambler Nicky Arnstein. Although she wagered that his past wouldn't affect their relationship, she may have bet over her head.Ahead of Funny Girl's official opening on...
Hello, gorgeous! The first revival of Funny Girl has begun Broadway performances, and the show will host a digital lottery for $47.50 tickets throughout its run. Funny Girl played its first performance at the August Wilson Theatre March 26 and opens April 24.The Funny Girl lottery will open at 10 a.m. each Monday for that week's performances. Entries close at 10:30 a.m. the day before each performance. Entrants can request up to two tickets. Winners will be emailed at approximately 11 a.m. when...
Don't rain on their parades! The full cast for the Broadway revival of Funny Girl has been announced. The classic musical will begin performances March 26 ahead of an April 24 opening at the August Wilson Theatre.New cast members include Peter Francis James as Florenz Ziegfeld, Ephie Aardema as Emma/Mrs. Nadler, Debra Cardona as Mrs. Meeker, Toni DiBuono as Mrs. Strakosh, Martin Moran as Tom Keeney, and Julie Benko as the standby for Fanny Brice. They join previously announced stars Beanie...
Life's candy and the sun's a ball of butter! Nearly 60 years after premiering to acclaim on Broadway, the classic musical Funny Girl is getting its very first Broadway revival in 2022. This turbulent love story is based on the real-life relationship between Ziegfeld Follies comedienne Fanny Brice and gambler Nicky Arnstein. The show traces the rise and fall of Fanny's career together with that of her and Arnstein's relationship, which ends up being more difficult than either would have bet on....
They're the greatest stars! Jane Lynch, Ramin Karimloo, and Jared Grimes will join the principal cast of Funny Girl alongside the previously announced Beanie Feldstein as Fanny Brice. Funny Girl performances will begin March 26, 2022 ahead of an April 24 opening night at the August Wilson Theatre.Karimloo will play the leading male role of Nick Arnstein. Karimloo is known for his Tony Award-nominated role as Jean Valjean in the 2013 Broadway revival of Les Misérables, in addition to roles in...
Don't rain on her parade! Beanie Feldstein will star as Fanny Brice in a new revival of Funny Girl, which is scheduled to start performances in spring 2022 at the theatre to be announced. "The first time I played Fanny Brice was at my third birthday party, in a head-to-toe leopard print outfit my mom made for me," Feldstein said in a statement. "So, it's safe to say that stepping into this iconic role, on Broadway and not in my family's backyard, is truly my lifelong dream come true. I am...
Today's #QuaranTune is a 1964 classic that reminds us just how precious people are...Written by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill, "People" first debuted in the 1964 Broadway musical Funny Girl and was performed by Barbra Streisand as the much-loved comedian, Broadway & Hollywood star Fanny Brice. The show tune quickly became eternally synonymous with Streisand's music career and has also been covered by a who's who of the music industry, most notably including the likes of Dionne Warwick, Aretha...
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