Members BetterForgotten Posted August 11, 2021 Members Share Posted August 11, 2021 (edited) Funny Girl is getting its first ever Broadway revival, starring Beanie Feldstein: Beanie Feldstein to Star in First Broadway Revival of ‘Funny Girl’ Edited August 11, 2021 by BetterForgotten 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members I Am A Swede Posted August 11, 2021 Author Members Share Posted August 11, 2021 It's never been back on Broadway before? Please register in order to view this content I understand that Barbra would be a tough act to follow, but it's been almost 60 years! A lot of shows that premiered after has already had revivals. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BetterForgotten Posted August 11, 2021 Members Share Posted August 11, 2021 A lot of story aspects from the show haven't aged that well to be honest, and it's only very loosely based on Fanny Brice's life. I think there's been revival attempts before, but either funding wasn't there or they've had issues finding someone to succeed Barbra. Funny twist of irony - Beanie was also in the Hello, Dolly! revival starring Bette Midler a few years back. Hello, Dolly!, of course, was the musical that completely shut Funny Girl out of the Tony awards in 1964 with Carol Channing besting Barbra for the Best Actress award. Barbra got her revenge when she was (mis) cast in the film version, however. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members BetterForgotten Posted August 12, 2021 Members Share Posted August 12, 2021 (edited) She's also done some UK promotion this week - here she is on Lorraine this week. I have to say she's gotten more open and comfortable in interviews over the years. She's less frosty and controlled than she used to be. Edited August 12, 2021 by BetterForgotten 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members I Am A Swede Posted August 12, 2021 Author Members Share Posted August 12, 2021 (edited) Maybe age has mellowed her..... Please register in order to view this content I'm just sad that she's fallen for the pressure to go under the knife. Edited August 12, 2021 by I Am A Swede 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BetterForgotten Posted August 23, 2021 Members Share Posted August 23, 2021 (edited) Barbra's 70's peak is something very special - she was regularly topping both the pop charts and box office at this point in her career. We've never really seen someone since who had such control over both entertainment industries to the same extent. Lady Gaga is trying so hard to follow in her footsteps but does not have the same STAR power or prowess. Here are her Grammy wins for 'Evergreen' - Best Female Pop Vocal performance (very strong category that year with Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton, Carly Simon, and Debbie Boone also nominated), and Sony of the Year (which was a tie with 'You Light Up My Life'). Edited August 23, 2021 by BetterForgotten 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members I Am A Swede Posted August 23, 2021 Author Members Share Posted August 23, 2021 She can try all she like, and she will continue to fail. There is never going to be someone like Babs again. Lady Gaga is not talentless at all, but in trying to replicate someone else, whether it's Madonna (like she did earlier) or Babs, she is only doing herself a disservice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members I Am A Swede Posted April 24, 2022 Author Members Share Posted April 24, 2022 A very happy 80th birthday to Ms Streisand, the Greatest Star! Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted April 24, 2022 Members Share Posted April 24, 2022 They better do the "Way We Were" sequel while Streisand and Redford are still alive. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted April 25, 2022 Members Share Posted April 25, 2022 The reviews for Beanie Feldstein in Funny Girl are… rough. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members j swift Posted April 25, 2022 Members Share Posted April 25, 2022 I could've predicted that the scale of the show would seem too small, or the casting of Jane Lynch as her mother, or it would look too dark, but I never thought they'd all be so critical of Beanie's vocal range - oof. Probably didn't help that they opened on Barbra's 80th birthday... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted April 25, 2022 Members Share Posted April 25, 2022 The casting struck me as odd—that part requires stratospheric vocal chops and a big presence, and I’d never known Beanie as a vocalist/entertainer—but she seems so likable and eager that I was really rooting for her to do well here. Man, I hope she knows not to read the reviews. She’s getting savaged. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted April 25, 2022 Members Share Posted April 25, 2022 I liked Beanie Feldstein in Booksmart, but everyone involved in this should've known better. Mound of salt, given the source: Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted April 25, 2022 Members Share Posted April 25, 2022 And she's also set to appear in a film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's "Merrily We Roll Along"?? Take it from me: some folks just ask for trouble. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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