Linda Eder couldn't act funny in a gazillion years. Lea Michele today is not able to land a joke in a million years, watch her performances in "comedies" like GLEE and NEW YEAR'S EVE, post-season 1 Michele hasn't been able to deliver a joke in any of the work she's done. And if your defense is going to be about how those shows have less than stellar writing, well, guess what, most people think the book of FUNNY GIRL is pretty weak in the first place, so yes, you need someone who can actually be funny in the context of a not-so-well-written show. People love to bring up "Don't Rain on My Parade" and "People" as the pinnacles of a good Fanny; if that was all that was needed for a good Fanny Brice, then we'd see revivals of the show left and right. Watch Streisand in the film, her performance goes above and beyond those two songs; yes, she gives a spectacular vocal performance but more importantly, she's very funny, often while being dramatic at the same time. That's what a good Fanny needs, and that's why it'd be so hard to find someone who can sell the role.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
Updated On: 4/3/14 at 08:44 PM
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