After an array of false starts and high-profile planned productions that collapsed thanks to financing issues and other woes (including a 1996 tour with pop star Debbie Gibson that was aiming for New ...
"Funny Girl basically tracks the life of Fanny Brice, who was a real-life person in the early half of the 20th century," said Hannah Shankman, the actress portraying Brice in the musical.
Both starred Barbra Streisand, who for 60 years has been so indelibly associated with playing comedian, actress and singer Fanny Brice, one of the nation’s biggest stars in the first half of the ...
Barbra Streisand is an American singer and actress. She first gained recognition playing Fanny Brice in the 1968 musical Funny Girl, which earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress. Her most ...