Hello all! Who's excited for another week of musical reviews? I know I am and I hope you all are too. So for this week, I thought I would review a classic, "Funny Girl!" "Funny Girl" is probably one of the first musicals I've ever seen so it definitely had been a while since I saw this. That's actually one of the reasons I decided to watch this this week. "Funny Girl" is about an aspiring Broadway actress, Fanny Brice, who sort of starts off as an "ugly duckling," struggling to find work on Broadway, but soon lands a lead role and becomes a major star. The show goes on to show her life after and her relationship with the very handsome Nick Arnstein.
Barbara Streisand made one of the biggest debuts in the history of films playing Fanny Brice in "Funny Girl." Although the musical slows down a bit in the second act, Streisand keeps the viewers glued with her brilliant performance. Terrific musical numbers comes one after another and Streisand switches gears effortlessly between comic gems like "I'm The Greatest Star" and "Don't Rain on My Parade." Big, bright, and splashy, "Funny Girl" is one of the last great old style musicals produced in Hollywood. Definitely recommend this musical!
I'm glad that you still enjoy watching these musicals. When was it that you started to find interest in musicals. I would love to hear some background story to this love that you have. Thanks for sharing.
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