| Funny Girl | |
|---|---|
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| Music | Jule Styne |
| Lyrics | Bob Merrill |
| Book | Isobel Lennart |
| Basis | The 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 and Ramin Karimloo as Arnstein.[1][2] Lea Michele stepped into the lead role that September, with rave reviews prompting a new Broadway cast recording two months later.
- ^ McPhee, Ryan (August 11, 2021). "Beanie Feldstein-Led Funny Girl Revival Confirmed for Spring 2022 Bow". Playbill.
- ^ 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.