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re: No need to revive "Funny Girl"

Posted by:	manfan 07:28 am EDT 09/10/14
In reply to:	re: No need to revive "Funny Girl" - pierce 12:54 am EDT 09/10/14

True. The bigger question is... Has anyone actually read Funny Girl lately? I was researching a season and read it this summer, I am a big fan of the film and of course, La Streisand. What a clunky bore. The book not Barbra. It should be called Funny Momma With Dull Codependent Daughter. Legendary show. Lengendary performance. Legendary score. No need to revive INDEED. Watch the DVD - at least you can fast forward or sleep through the scenes.

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re: No need to revive "Funny Girl"

Posted by:	Michael_Portantiere 11:02 am EDT 09/10/14
In reply to:	re: No need to revive "Funny Girl" - manfan 07:28 am EDT 09/10/14

The original stage production of FUNNY GIRL had such a phenomenally talented star in Barbra Streisand, and such great music by Jule Styne, that the show overall became a bit hit and is generally perceived as a good musical despite the fact that a lot of the lyrics are quite poorly written, as is much of the book. Similarly, the film version overcame these flaws thanks to Streisand's best screen performance, excellent direction, superb cinematography, and again, that great music. Plus, of course, the script was rather extensively rewritten.

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