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re: UGH! I can't think of a worse choice to re-invent this material...

Posted by:	pierce 02:18 am EST 11/03/15
In reply to:	re: UGH! I can't think of a worse choice to re-invent this material... - Michael_Portantiere 02:54 pm EST 11/02/15

You're right - Funny Girl shows Fanny Brice doing Baby Snooks on stage, while Funny Lady shows her doing Baby Snooks for a radio broadcast. And you're right about something else - although there are cutaway shots in Funny Girl of the audience enjoying "His Love Makes Me Beautiful," there are none while "The Swan" is being performed. In fact, during the latter number, you don't even hear any audience laughter - which was a wise decision, since the number isn't particularly funny. It may be nice from a visual standpoint, and Streisand looks great in a tutu, but it doesn't offer the rousing diversion that "Rat Tat Tat Tat" brought to the stage version's second act. I saw the uncut version of "The Swan" and thought it was a mess; the two versions shown in the film weren't any better (or funnier), but at least they were shorter. But I agree about Tommy Rall; seeing him onscreen is always a pleasure.

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