Funny Girl (musical)

Funny Girl
Original cast album
MusicJule Styne
LyricsBob Merrill
BookIsobel Lennart
BasisThe life of Fanny Brice
Productions
1964 Broadway
1966 West End
1966 Australasian tour
1996 US Tour
1999 Melbourne
2015 Menier Chocolate Factory
2016 West End revival
2016 Melbourne
2017 UK Tour
2022 Broadway revival
2023 US Tour

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.

Barbra Streisand starred in the original Broadway musical, produced by Brice's son-in-law Ray Stark. The production received eight nominations at the 18th Tony Awards. The original cast recording of Funny Girl was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2004.

A Broadway revival opened April 24, 2022, starring Beanie Feldstein as Brice.[1][2] Lea Michele stepped into the lead role that September, with rave reviews prompting a new Broadway cast recording two months later.

  1. ^ McPhee, Ryan (August 11, 2021). "Beanie Feldstein-Led Funny Girl Revival Confirmed for Spring 2022 Bow". Playbill.
  2. ^ Evans, Greg (October 6, 2021). "Jane Lynch To Join Beanie Feldstein In Broadway's 'Funny Girl' Revival; Ramin Karimloo, Jared Grimes Also Cast". Deadline. Retrieved March 19, 2022.