Funny Girl
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Funny Girl is the story of Fanny Brice’s rise to fame and her stormy relationship with gambler Nick Arnstein.
Synopsis
Set in and around New York City just prior to and following World War I, the musical showcases Brice’s journey from a young, ambitious stage performer to a star of the Ziegfeld Follies.
Along the way, she encounters challenges and triumphs, falls in love, and experiences heartbreak.
Known for its powerful music, including the iconic song People and the show-stopping Don’t Rain on My Parade, Funny Girl is a story about perseverance, love, and the resilience of a woman who ahead of her time.
About the show
- Written by: Bob Merrill, Isobel Lennart, Jule Styne
- Premiered: 1964
- Genres & themes: 1960s, Biographical, Comedy, Drama, Two Act
- Setting: 1910s, 1920s, America, New York City
Songs from Funny Girl
- Overture
- If a Girl Isn’t Pretty
- I’m the Greatest Star
- Cornet Man
- Who Taught Her Everything?
- His Love Makes Me Beautiful
- I Want to Be Seen with You Tonight
- Henry Street
- People
- You Are Woman, I Am Man
- Don’t Rain on My Parade
- Sadie, Sadie
- The Swan
- Funny Girl
- My Man
- Finale