Funny girl / music by Jule Styne ; lyrics by Bob Merrill ; book by Isobel Lennart , based on her original story, 2001.

New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive

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Since 1970, the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (TOFT) has preserved live theatrical productions and documented the creative contributions of distinguished artists and legendary figures of the theatre. With the consent and cooperation of the theatrical unions and each production's artistic collaborators, TOFT produces video recordings of Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regional theatre productions, as well as dialogues between notable theatre personalities. ...

Brice, Fanny, 1891-1951

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Fanny Brice was born in Manhattan on October 29, 1891. She began performing in burlesque in 1908; by 1910 she headlined Ziegfeld Follies. In the 1921 Follies, she was featured singing "My Man", which became both a big hit and her signature song. From the 1930s until her death in 1951, Fanny made a radio presence as a bratty toddler named Snooks. She was famously portrayed by Barbra Streisand in the stage musical Funny Girl. ...

Lennart, Isobel

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Lennart (1915-1971) started working as a screenwriter in the early 1940s and is best known for writing the book and motion picture biography of Fanny Brice, "Funny Girl" which later appeared on Broadway. From the description of Papers, 1942-1969. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 30847104 ...

Ziegfeld, Flo, 1869-1932

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American theatrical producer. From the description of Florenz Ziegfeld Collection, 1893-1979 (bulk 1910-1930). (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 79415204 Florenz Ziegfeld was born in Chicago in 1867. He was sent to Europe to recruit talent for his father's show at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago, but returned instead with a circus strongman named Eugene Shadow who became the surprise hit of the season. Over t...

Merrill, Bob

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Bob Merrill, composer and lyricist. Michael Stewart, librettist. Helen Deutsch, author of source material. Wendy Wasserstein, adaptor. From the description of Carnival: typescript, 2002. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122378611 ...

Styne, Jule, 1905-1994

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Previews began Oct. 20, 1980, at the Palace Theatre, New York, N.Y. After 8 performances it closed without ever opening officially. Charles Kimbrough and Jack Weston were in the cast album released by Original Cast Records. From the description of One night stand / music and scoring by Jule Styne ; book and lyrics by Herb Gardner, 1980. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 764469120 Composer of "Gypsy" and other music. From the description of Autograph ...

Johanson, Robert

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Robert Johanson, adaptor and director; Charles Dickens, author of source material. From the description of Great expectations : typescript, 1992. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122640246 ...

Paper Mill Playhouse (Organization : Millburn, N.J.)

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