FUNNY GIRL on Broadway - Reviews & News Thread — Page 8

Hard to get a good sense of the set from that pic.

Am I reading the act 2 song list correctly that they've added the title song from the film as part of the finale?

Assuming they're using a similar outline to the West End revival (which, they are, if Who Are You Now? is a duet), I would expect both Funny Girl and Don't Rain On My Parade (Reprise) to be included as they were in London. Funny Girl transitions into the Don't Rain On My Parade (Reprise). After "at least I didn't fake it," they include a little reprise of Greatest Star in the middle, sort of as a self-pep talk, and it ends with the original ending of Don't Rain On My Parade (Reprise). Which, if we *have* to include the Funny Girl song in the score (which, truly, isn't needed), this is the way to do it. So Fanny doesn't end the show as a victim.

I'm just glad My Man didn't make the cut. The ways in which people have misinterpreted how the real Fanny performed that song in relation to her life is mind-boggling to me.

ErmengardeStopSniveling said:

"Hard to get a good sense of the set from that pic."

Here are a couple of sketches:

Thanks! Is that all from the deleted TikTok?

I figured she would have to delete it, so I just saved it to my camera roll.

TaffyDavenport said: "I figured she would have to delete it, so I just saved it to my camera roll."

Could you post or send the full video?

The posted musical number order for the second act gives credence to the discussion of reverting the show to its pre-Streisand concert structure. Having other characters sing suggests the content of scenes has been restored via the new book, and Fanny doesn't have to carry every sequence musically. A good thing for many reasons.

What the show has always needed is what the greatest Styne show offers: a reversal in the second act that kicks-starts the storytelling. When Rose and company enter burlesque, Gypsy moves into complex territory, Rose literally given competition for the spotlight, because the title character must emerge. It's one of the greatest structural shifts in musical theater, pushing Rose's arc into a psychological trauma. When Rose's Turn arrives, it feels both shocking and inevitable; this is where we have been heading all night. Funny Girl, a traditional bio musical in shape and impact, doesn't have that degree of surprise, only Fanny fighting for love and career jump-start. The absence of emotional suspense is what always damaged the show and the film: Fanny gets Nick and can only lose him again. It looks like using Nick's participation in the break-up -- his involvement in "Who Are You Now" at least gives a nod to a needed surprise: the show's downward romantic ebb costs both characters, not just Fanny. Of course it's not on par with the emergence of Gypsy Rose Lee. But it does suggest that this gifted and charismatic actor's being cast as Nick may be the show's secret weapon: the love story has a more developed prism. Unlike Sharif's Nick, who more or less weakly slides out of the story with his criminality, this Nick will pay emotionally. It's a good decision, to my thinking.

Sutton Ross said: "Could you post or send the full video?"


I don't feel comfortable doing that, sorry."

Thank you, Taffy. As someone who admitted he has a Tiktok dedicated to filming in the theater, I respect your decision.

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Oh, I didn't even think of that, but I get your point. I just don't want to blatantly spread something that Amber obviously deleted for a reason, and I only posted the one screenshot I did was because someone else had already posted a few without an issue. In any event, all secrets about this show will be revealed in 3 weeks, so I guess people will just have to be patient.

Sutton Ross said: "Could you post or send the full video?"


I don't feel comfortable doing that, sorry."

Thank you, Taffy. As someone who admitted he has a Tiktok dedicated to filming in the theater, I respect your decision.

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WTF does that have to do with anything? "Oh, he once filmed them raising the Phantom Chandelier during intermission, he can't be trusted!"

It's honestly pretty weird and creepy that you just remember that off the top of your head.

As far as this video, I'm disappointed I can't see it, but I totally get it Taffy! No pressure at all! Can't wait to get more sneak peeks as we get closer and then get to see the show!

Aso, I'm kind of surprised it was Amber considering she just got in some hot water at hamilton for improper filming a few months back! Hope it's all ok for her!

Sutton Ross said: "Oh, and Taffy doesn't need to be informed that you won't "pressure" them. Talk about weird."

Really grasping at straws with that one.

Sutton Ross said: "Shockingly, I can say whatever I want. It's my opinion, feel free to have another one. Have a great day, Josh Cohen!"

I 100% agree! Shows repost fan-taken photos within theatres to their social media constantly, so I'll continue to follow their example. I totally respect if you continue to choose your own path.

Also, IDK where you got that name from... but it's not my name.

Have a great day. Let's stop bickering and leave it at this.