Funny Girl
Musical - Original
Winter Garden Theatre (March 26, 1964 - March 12, 1966)
Majestic Theatre (March 14, 1966 - November 26, 1966)
Broadway Theatre (November 28, 1966 - July 01, 1967)
- First Preview: March 10, 1964
- Opening Date: March 26, 1964
- Closing Date: July 1, 1967
- Previews: 17
- Performances: 1348
Lyrics: Bob Merrill
Music: Jule Styne
Book: Isobel Lennart
Synopsis
Jule Styne, Bob Merrill and Isobel Lennart musicalize the life of Fanny Brice, who rose from the ranks of Brooklyn vaudeville to headline the Ziegfeld Follies, but found unhappiness in her marriage to gambler Nick Arnstein.
Opening Night Cast
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Barbra Streisand | Fanny Brice |
| Sydney Chaplin | Nick Arnstein | |
| Kay Medford | Mrs. Brice | |
| Danny Meehan | Eddie Ryan | |
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Jean Stapleton | Mrs. Strakosh |
| Roger De Koven | Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. | |
| Joseph Macauley | Tom Keeney | |
| Buzz Miller | Ben |
Opening Night Production Credits
| Isobel Lennart | Book | |
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Jule Styne | Music |
| Bob Merrill | Lyrics | |
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Garson Kanin | Director |
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Jerome Robbins | Production Supervisor |
| Carol Haney | Musical Staging |
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Awards
Tony Award
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Actor in a Musical | Sydney Chaplin | Nominee |
| 1964 | Actress in a Musical | Barbra Streisand | Nominee |
| 1964 | Choreography | Carol Haney | Nominee |
| 1964 | Composer and Lyricist | Jule Styne
Bob Merrill |
Nominee |
| 1964 | Featured Actor in a Musical | Danny Meehan | Nominee |
| 1964 | Featured Actress in a Musical | Kay Medford | Nominee |
| 1964 | Musical | Nominee | |
| 1964 | Producer of a Musical | Ray Stark | Nominee |
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