"Funny Girl" funny again (maybe)

[Lankypeters]

NYTimes reports first-ever Broadway revival of "Funny Girl" in 2012, Bartlett Sher, director of Lincoln Center "South Pacific" revival, at the helm. But he's not working with a "South Pacific" caliber script or score. Times says the original was a hit. It was a hit at the box office, but reviews of the show, if not Streisand, were mixed. I well remember the original. She was unlike anyone else I'd ever seen, but the show was pretty standard backstage story stuff. The first act takes off like a shot and has a strong through line. The second act meanders through Fanny and Nicky's marriage. Except for "People," the score is so-so. And is "People" really a great song?

 

Times also announced an "Annie" revival. Ho-hum.

[LurkerSpeaks]

I hope they consider Lea Michelle to tackle the role of Fanny Brice if it does make it to production.. She has the stage presence and the pipes to fit the role, in my opinion.

[Lankypeters]

Lea Michelle in "Funny Girl"?

 

Times item mentions Lea:

 

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/08/funny-girl-with-sher-at-helm-aimed-for-broadway-revival/?scp=1&sq=funny%20girl&st=cse

[+ purplekow]

Did Ms. Michelle do an audition for the part on the Tony's tonight?