Will "Funny Girl" return to Broadway?
#0Will "Funny Girl" return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/8/05 at 12:09pm
Will this show ever see Broadway again?
If so who would YOU cast?
#1re: Will 'Funny Girl' return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/8/05 at 12:13pm
I hope "Funny Girl" returns to Broadway, but I don't think it is possible to cast any of Broadway's stars in the role of Fanny because nobody is right for the role. I would love to see this show come back with a newcomer in the role.
#3re: Will 'Funny Girl' return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/8/05 at 12:15pmI would prefer Mrs. Idina Menzel as Fanny...she would be cast perfectly in that role.
#4re: Will 'Funny Girl' return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/8/05 at 12:21pmI could definitely see Idina in that role.
#5re: Will 'Funny Girl' return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/8/05 at 12:22pm
Idina Menzel doesn't play comedy well also i think she doesn't look the part.....i think she is far from Fanny Brice....
Maybe Kate Reidners(Sp?) or Stephanie D'Ambruzzo(Sp?) if they have the vocal power for it....
#6re: Will 'Funny Girl' return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/8/05 at 12:23pmStephanie D'Abruzzo wouldn't be able to sing the role.
#7re: Will 'Funny Girl' return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/8/05 at 12:29pm
okay physicality aside i think Sutton Foster would be Fabulous....but i think she is to "big name" for it....
i agree with a smaller level star getting the role....
#8re: Will 'Funny Girl' return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/8/05 at 12:31pmI thought of Sutton Foster, but I don't think so. You're right, too big a name.
#9re: Will 'Funny Girl' return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/8/05 at 1:13pmI love the show but it is an incred demanding role. Fanny is on for like 80% of the show. Not sure any one can sustain that 8 shows a week. Well, not any more!!!
#10re: Will 'Funny Girl' return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/8/05 at 1:13pmFUNNY GIRL is one of the only, perhaps the only, "diva" musical that is also a romance.........Yes, FUNNY GIRL will be revived on Broadway someday.
#11re: Will 'Funny Girl' return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/8/05 at 1:22pm
I was just watching an interview with Kelly Clarkson last night in which she said she was discussing doing a revival of this show. The interview took place in December...it's possible things have changed.
Updated On: 5/8/05 at 01:22 PM
#13re: Will 'Funny Girl' return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/8/05 at 2:06pm
Debbie Shapiro-Gravitte.
Ana Gasteyer
Better she should be funny than a recording artist.
And ps: Jewish-funny. Not just loud like a certain Yente...
BWayBoy88
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/23/04
#14re: Will 'Funny Girl' return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/8/05 at 2:10pmI know Ana Gasteyer played the role in a regional theater and I heard she was great. I can just see her in the role
#15re: Will 'Funny Girl' return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/8/05 at 2:52pm
I would cast an unknown.
I don't like when certain shows are cast just for a big name. Fanny Brice needs to be cast by look, voice, and comedic timing; not because Kelly Clarkson wants to do it, or because Idina Menzel is a Tony winner.
I like an idea someone mentioned to me, that some are waiting for Lauren Frost to turn 21 and then cast her. That is an interesting casting choice. I think she would be great, but I can hear all of the Barbra comparisons already.
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#16re: Will 'Funny Girl' return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/8/05 at 3:20pmI could see Sutton Foster----she has that slightly gawky, but incredibly talented look that would be perfect.
Thesbijean
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/9/04
#18re: Will 'Funny Girl' return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/8/05 at 4:32pmStephanie Block or Ana Gasteyer...anybody else would ruin the show...ruin IT!!!
#19re: Will 'Funny Girl' return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/8/05 at 7:55pmThis was the first broadway show I ever saw.....saw Streisand near the end of her run before Mimi Hines took over. Having seen Stephanie J. Block play Fanny, I think she would be perfect for B'way. Saw Block in FUNNY GIRL at Music Theatre of Wichita in 2001. She was great.
gravity87
Featured Actor Joined: 8/4/04
#20re: Will 'Funny Girl' return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/8/05 at 8:40pmOn Jim Curoso's Cast Party he play's a recording of Stephanie singin "Don't Rain on my Parade" it kicks a$$. check it out. she would be great in the role
bwaybaby891
Featured Actor Joined: 2/8/05
#21re: Will 'Funny Girl' return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/8/05 at 8:51pmHasn't everyone done Funny Girl in concert or regional theatre? In one concert they had Idina, Kristen and Susan Egan singing in the same night. Can we talk about really different voices. I think Idina might be able to pull it off with a little bit of work. I'm not sure I can see anyone on Broadway now doing that part. Who knows, maybe the next Barbra Streisand will get the part in the revival and will take the world by storm.
EternalJayJay
Chorus Member Joined: 3/23/05
#22re: Will 'Funny Girl' return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/8/05 at 10:07pmStephanie J. Block needs to play Fanny on Broadway. Having BEEN IN "Funny Girl" with her (in Thousand Oaks, CA), she just needs to play it on the Great White Way! She WILL do the role on Broadway and win the Tony for it!
#23re: Will 'Funny Girl' return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/8/05 at 10:11pmmy vote would have to go to miss leslie kritzer. she was fanny in the paper mill production, got RAVE reviews... and she is relatively unknown. but i would love to see this show back on broadway!
#24re: Will 'Funny Girl' return to Broadway?
Posted: 5/8/05 at 10:14pmstephanie block would be perfect.
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