Kelly Clarkson starring in a revival of Funny Girl?

I am a fan of Kelly's and I heard her say in an interview that she was in talks to do something on Broadway and mentioned a revival of Funny Girl as a possibility. I am also a huge fan of Barbra's and, while I am too young to have been able to see the Broadway version, I LOVED the movie. This was Barbra's big break and I think that Kelly would have HUGE shoes to fill. That is a lot of added pressure. I was just wondering what you all thought about this? I would think they would have to alter the role a bit for Kelly to do it, because I am not sure she could pull of a Brooklyn Jew, but I think it could be interesting. She does have an outstanding voice.

Anyway, I am new here and I wasn't sure if I should post or not. But I have been reading these boards for a while now and would love to hear your opinions. Thanks, in advance.

Updated On: 1/10/05 at 11:58 PM

I have no idea if she can act or not, but I'd love to hear her sing that score.

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Kelly is a vocal GODDESS. Not too sure about her acting skills either, though.

I can see Dame Edna put in a jolly good mood, Margo.


But, yeah, bad idea.

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Oh my gosh, no! That would be horrible. She has a good voice, but her acting (From Justin to Kelly anyone?) is pretty awful, and no one can fill Barbra's shoes!!

Bad, BAD idea.

Any attepmt to revive Funny Girl on Broadway would be a mistake. The legions of Barbra fans would never accept anyone else in the role.

That said, I'd love to hear Kelly Clarkson belt out some Kander & Ebb tunes - Colored Lights, World Goes Round, Maybe This Time...

Anything Liza can belt, she can belt better... on pitch, at least.

Kelly on Broadway - sure. Kelly in this role, god no. Nothing against her at all - she's very beautiful (with make-up) and talented - but I wouldn't buy her as a scrawny, homely Brooklyn Jew.

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I'm sure we'll be seeing Kelly on stage sooner or later, but she'd be quite dumb to take a role with such a legacy. You really need to be confident in your skills to take a role like that.

I don't know if she can act or not because I never bothered to see her From Justin to Kelly movie but I will say that, vocally, I think she could do it. She has an amazing voice and although her earlier songs were a bit too poppy for my taste she really could belt her songs out and I really liked that. I agree that she could really rock the part of Maureen. Ironically enough, I was looking around at Sephora wiht a friend and we asked this woman who was doing a temp job there for help and we got to talking about broadway and it turns out that she had just gotten a callback for Maureen in RENT on broadway. A little off subject but I thought it was kind of exciting. I hope she gets it, she was a really sweet person.

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whoever has agreed to shoot bwaysinger could you pass a bullet my way to? I don't know why anyone would even attempt a full grand scale revival. Although the original was over 40 years ago that is one legendary performance that I doubt anyone could match...AND I highly doubt that an amateur like Kelly Clarkson could pull off the characterization of Fanny Brice in Funny Girl.

Updated On: 1/10/05 at 01:00 AM

Actually I dont want to see a revival at all. But it doesnt seem like that will be the case. Just my 2cents.

Updated On: 1/10/05 at 01:15 AM

Oh, I would LOVE to see a revival of the show. Now that they're reviving Hello Dolly in a few years, maybe someone will get the guts to revive Funny Girl. What a brilliant score.

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UH-OH!