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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 .
Center Theatre Group announces its 2023-2024 season, which includes 'A Christmas Story, The Musical,' 'Hadestown' and other offerings. 'A Strange Loop,' 'Funny Girl' lead Center Theatre Group's ...
Funny Girl is a 1968 American biographical musical film directed by William Wyler and written by Isobel Lennart, adapted from her book for the stage musical of the same title. It is loosely based on the life and career of comedienne Fanny Brice and her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nicky Arnstein .
Funny Girl is the original Broadway cast recording of the musical of the same name, starring Barbra Streisand. The Funny Girl cast album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 in June 1964, [ 3 ] selling 250,000 copies by the following month. [ 4 ]
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At its best, "Funny Girl" distills the sound of Broadway's late golden age. Two hits from the show, “People” and “Don’t Rain on My Parade,” have a permanent place in the American songbook.
Isobel Lennart (May 18, 1915 – January 25, 1971) was an American screenwriter and playwright. She is best known for writing the book for the Broadway musical Funny Girl which premiered in 1964, [1] [2] although she also wrote scripts for successful Hollywood films featuring major stars, some of which received Oscar nominations.
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