Leigh Anne Larkin=Fanny Brice in 2012 PLEASE

[nicholas24]

Posted: 6/18/10 at 12:58pm

I would absolutely love to see the wonderful Leigh Anne Larkin as Fanny in the revival of Funny Girl.
She's got fantastic vocals, comic timing that cannot be denied, and a quality that, to me, SCREAMS Fanny.

I also LOVE that she's not an unknown, and she's not a Super TV or Music Star. She's done her supporting work and she's received brilliant reviews for them.

She would be stunning in the role, from the young girl with big dreams to the woman with heartache and loss.
I told her about my wish and she said she would be honored.

She is my number one choice.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 6/18/10 at 1:00pm

Totally and completely wrong for the role.

[AC126748]

Posted: 6/18/10 at 1:01pm

Leslie Kritzer, please.

[D2]

Posted: 6/18/10 at 1:05pm

It's going to be an unbearably long two years.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 6/18/10 at 1:06pm

How much you want to bet that the buildup will ultimately be longer than the actual production's run?

[newintown]

Posted: 6/18/10 at 1:07pm

I love Larkin's totally un-goyische quality. She's practically a one-woman Hadassah branch.

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 6/18/10 at 1:13pm

"It's going to be an unbearably long two years."

Not to mention redundant, monotonous, and shrill.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 6/18/10 at 1:15pm

funniest heading ever!

[bwaylvsong]

Posted: 6/18/10 at 1:21pm

Marla Mindelle for Fanny!

[BroadwayBound062]

Posted: 6/18/10 at 10:42pm

No no and no

[Drunk Chita Rivera]

Posted: 6/18/10 at 11:05pm

YES PLEASE!

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 6/18/10 at 11:37pm

Can we start the firing squad now please.

Please go read the script. Please do research on Fanny Brice. Please stop suggesting the most wrong people for the role in the business.

Thank You.

[Rotel1026]

Posted: 6/19/10 at 1:20am

I just did some research on wikipedia on Fanny and I'm thinking Whoopi Goldberg.

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 6/19/10 at 1:22am

After her all over the map, strange, odd, bizarre performance in A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC? No. Way.

[BroadwayBound115]

Posted: 6/19/10 at 12:10pm

what about Karen Olivo?

[timote316]

Posted: 6/19/10 at 12:56pm

Neil Patrick Harris!

[nicholas24]

Posted: 6/19/10 at 1:51pm

some people are so crazy Updated On: 6/19/10 at 01:51 PM

[bwaylvsong]

Posted: 6/19/10 at 2:21pm

How is Mindelle wrong for the part? Other than being a little too tall and attractive for the role, she's perfect- hilarious, hammy, unique, amazing stage presence, and a stunning voice that is somewhat similar to but not overtly like Barbra's.

[ggersten]

Posted: 6/19/10 at 2:36pm

Well, there is a Tony winner who played Fanny Brice in High School.....Parade is at 4:35
She is a Tony Winner

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 6/19/10 at 7:55pm

Wasn't Reba looking for a show to do? Here's the one.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 6/19/10 at 10:05pm

Harvey Fierstein

[iflip4musicals]

Posted: 6/19/10 at 10:09pm

this is of little importance now, but it's Leigh Ann, sans 'e' at the end. I did find that the OP, who mentioned knowing/loving/respecting her work misspelled her name...