4/9/2023 0 Comments Funny girls sonja teen model![]() ![]() And, you know, sold more than 70 million albums. That talented ingénue was quickly propelled to superstardom and went on to act in the 1968 film version. The last woman to originate the role of Fanny in a Broadway staging was, of course, Barbra Streisand. It’s clear from the get-go that the burden of anticipation and showbiz lore has not been kind to this “Girl.” This sorely lacking new production rains on the old musical’s parade. Fifty-eight years! But the mediocrity that salivating Fanny Brice fans are finally laying their eyes on isn’t particularly funny, or well sung, or well designed or well directed. They’ve waited a long, long time for the first-ever Broadway revival of the 1964 musical, which opened Sunday night at the August Wilson Theatre. The audience members at “Funny Girl” are not the luckiest people in the world. Two hours and 50 minutes with one intermission. ![]()
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