Funny Girl

Musical

Writers: Isobel Lennart Jule Styne Bob Merrill

Context

Funny Girl, a musical romantic comedy, is the semi-biographical story of beloved comedienne Fanny Brice. Funny Girl, which features music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Bob Merrill, and a book by Isobel Lennart based on her short story, opened on Broadway on March 26th, 1964, at the Winter Garden Theater. It moved locations twice before closing on July 1st, 1967, at the Broadway Theater after 1,348 performances. The production famously starred Barbra Streisand as Fanny Brice, the role that put her on map, and included Sydney Chaplin as Nick Arnstein, Kay Medford as Mrs. Brice, Danny Meehan as

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