FUNNY GIRL on Broadway - Reviews & News Thread — Page 53

BalconyClub said: "It’s good enough. Fanny Brice is a comedy act, not a singing act. The show is called Funny Girl, not Singing Girl."

awfully perfect timing to drop Barbra singing "Being Good Isn't Good Enough"...a song, might I add, that Beanie would also never be able to sing. :/

Bill Snibson said: "Lumiere2 said:
Holy wow Jared Grimes - he deserves to win a Tony Award. His singing, dancing, acting, comedy, showmanship - and his DANCING. All of it. He's the best part of the whole show.

While I agree that Jared Grimes is a great talent and phenomenal tap dancer there is simply not enough to the part to warrant a Tony nomination let alone a win. If “Eddie Ryan” is the best part of Funny Girlthen the production has major problems.

"

Completely agree.

ljay889 said: "Correct. Beanie is dead in the eyes during every song. No feeling, no passion, no command of the songs."

#NotMyFunnyGirl

CarlosAlberto said: "if people are paying upwards of $200 for a Broadway show then mediocrity is not what should be served.

And those that did and felt cheated have every right to express their displeasure."

What should be served is whatever people want to pay to see. And audiences are clearly loving this production. Even the people who are writing negative responses acknowledge that.

I myself think this revival looks pretty bad. I also think the show isn't going to open or close based on the standards held by the people posting here. The constant obsession with badmouthing this production is childish.

joevitus said: "The constant obsession with badmouthing this production is childish."



This is a chat board. People are chatting. Nothing "childish" about expressing opinions. Freedom of speech, and all that.

WestEndGal said:

I still think Lea Michele would have been amazing in this role, and I have no shame in saying that. I’m not a particular Lea fan but she has the voice and acting skills imo - she had really good comic chops in Glee.


Do people not understand how passe Lea Michele is? She was an "IT GIRL" ten years ago. Mounting an expensive production around a has been would be a waste of time.

^^Wayman, check your PM...

WestEndGal said: "Okay, so which Beanie hater in this thread has submitted the blind item to Deuxmoi about her vocal abilities?! Money on it being someone here lol!

I haven’t seen Beanie in the show but I did see Funny Girl with Sheridan, and she was fabulous despite having a mediocre (relatively) voice, so I don’t necessarily think it’s a requisite for this show and it’s material that Fanny is an absolute top tier singer.

I still think Lea Michele would have been amazing in this role, and I have no shame in saying that. I’m not a particular Lea fan but she has the voice and acting skills imo - she had really good comic chops in Glee.


"

LOL I said the same thing about that Deuxmoi post. But whoever wrote it isn't exactly wrong...

Lunalaaaaaaaa said: "WestEndGal said: "Okay, so which Beanie hater in this thread has submitted the blind item to Deuxmoi about her vocal abilities?! Money on it being someone here lol!

I haven’t seen Beanie in the show but I did see Funny Girl with Sheridan, and she was fabulous despite having a mediocre (relatively) voice, so I don’t necessarily think it’s a requisite for this show and it’s material that Fanny is an absolute top tier singer.

I still think Lea Michele would have been amazing in this role, and I have no shame in saying that. I’m not a particular Lea fan but she has the voice and acting skills imo - she had really good comic chops in Glee.


"

LOL I said the same thing about that Deuxmoi post. But whoever wrote it isn't exactly wrong..."

Haha, maybe! I did think it was a bit mean spirited for someone to send that in as a blind item though!

DAME said: "jkcohen626 said: "I have been one to believe that some (not all) of you take unnecessary pleasure in attempting to rip Beanie apart and seem to spend all of your time coming back to this thread to constantly trash talk this show.

BUT, I do agree that it's silly to suggest that Funny Girl isn't about songs. It's a mid-tier show that was elevated to a classic by great songs and an INCREDIBLE performance."

Well.. there is some sadness on my part on letting myself spend close to $200.00 a ticket and being so disappointed. There is some sadness in me of waiting years and years for a first class revival of this show and being assaulted with this casting choice... and then not having it justified. There is some sadness in me of being part of a twilight zone kind of audience that was hooting and hollering at everything on that stage.. that made me feel old and out of sync. Is it me? So maybe I am guilty of getting some pleasure here .. but I am going to take a break.. at least till the reviews come out."



This was not a "casting choice" in my opinion. I think the revival was produced for Beanie Feldstein. There were no auditions that I heard of. It's her show, created for her.

The audience is not in a "twilight zone." They are enjoying the show from a different point of view: nostalgia and memories.

So I do think it is you. Your perspective and expectations are coming from a totally different place. Think of it this way: you visit a city you traveled to 50 years ago. Of course, things will be different: the restaurant you ate in has food that is not as good, the park has flowers that are not as colorful, the hotel is now run down.... but the memories and just being there make the experience a happy one, not a depressing one.

It's the lens through which you decide to view the event: happy or depressed. This FUNNY GIRL is apparently being enjoyed by many of those who are celebrating the songs they remember and the story they know instead of nitpicking as professionals are.

If you cannot accept this, be disappointed. is the glass half full or half empty. THIS audience is filled with people who see the glass as full.... and they are thrilled.

I thought the crowd at yesterday's matinee was reserved compared to reports from other performances. It was definitely skewed older, and that probably helped, but the only screaming I heard downstairs was from of group of women in the mid-center orchestra. Other than that, I thought it was polite applause for most of the songs, with a more enthusiastic response at the expected parts, such as for Jared Grimes' tap number, after "His Love Makes Me Beautiful" and "Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat," and at the end of Act 1. I was expecting some clapping at the beginning of "People," but there was none, and there was only a smattering at the beginning of "Parade."

Updated On: 4/21/22 at 04:58 PM