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    Funny Girl

    Broadway
    Musical
    Original

    Funny Girl Playbill - May 1964
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    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.
    People (126)
    • George Reeder
      George Reeder
      Nick Arnstein
      (Replacement)
      Ziegfeld Lead Dancer
      (Replacement)
      Ziegfeld Lead Dancer
      (Original)
    • Bud Spencer
      Bud Spencer
      Snub Taylor
      (Replacement)
      Dancer
      (Replacement)
      Trombone Smitty
      (Replacement)
    • Larry Fuller
      Larry Fuller
      Snub Taylor
      (Replacement)
      Dancer
      (Original)
      Paul
      (Original)
    • Joan Cory
      Joan Cory
      Cathy
      (Original)
      Showgirl
      (Original)
      Showgirl
      (Replacement)
    • Shellie Farrell
      Shellie Farrell
      Bubbles
      (Original)
      Dancer
      (Original)
      Bubbles
      (Replacement)
      Dancer
      (Replacement)
    • Robert Howard
      Robert Howard
      John, Stage Manager
      (Original)
      Singer
      (Original)
      Workman
      (Original)
      John
      (Replacement)
      Singer
      (Replacement)
      Workman
      (Replacement)
    • Marc Jordan
      Marc Jordan
      Mr. Renaldi
      (Original)
      Singer
      (Original)
      Stage Director
      (Original)
    • John Lankston
      John Lankston
      Adolph
      (Original)
      Singer
      (Original)
      Ziegfeld Tenor
      (Original)
    • Joan Lowe
      Joan Lowe
      Dancer
      (Original)
      Polly
      (Original)
      Dancer
      (Replacement)
      Polly
      (Replacement)
    • John Nola
      John Nola
      Dancer
      (Original)
      Dancer
      (Replacement)
      Paul
      (Replacement)
      Trombone Smitty
      (Replacement)
    • Rose Randolf
      Rose Randolf
      Mrs. Nadler
      (Original)
      Singer
      (Original)
      Mrs. Nadler
      (Replacement)
      Singer
      (Replacement)
    • Sharon Vaughn
      Sharon Vaughn
      Mimsey
      (Original)
      One of the Two Showgirls
      (Original)
      Showgirl
      (Original)
    • Alan Weeks
      Alan Weeks
      Dancer
      (Original)
      Five Finger Finney
      (Original)
    • Larry Brucker
      Larry Brucker
      Adolph
      (Replacement)
      Singer
      (Replacement)
      Ziegfeld Tenor
      (Replacement)
    • Lynette Bennett
      Lynette Bennett
      Cathy
      (Replacement)
      Jenny
      (Replacement)
      One of the Two Showgirls
      (Replacement)
      Showgirl
      (Replacement)
    • Ted Sprague
      Ted Sprague
      Dancer
      (Replacement)
      Trombone Smitty
      (Replacement)
    • Barbara Rhoades
      Barbara Rhoades
      Mimsey
      (Replacement)
      One of the Two Showgirls
      (Replacement)
      Showgirl
      (Replacement)
    • Virginia Kerr
      Virginia Kerr
      Mimsey
      (Replacement)
      One of the Two Showgirls
      (Replacement)
      Showgirl
      (Replacement)
    • Jim Ray-James
      Jim Ray-James
      Mr. Renaldi
      (Replacement)
      Singer
      (Replacement)
      Stage Director
      (Replacement)
    • Karen Ford
      Karen Ford
      Mrs. Meeker
      (Replacement)
      Singer
      (Replacement)
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    • Robert Howard
      Robert Howard
      John, Stage Manager
      (Original)
      Singer
      (Original)
      Workman
      (Original)
    • Marc Jordan
      Marc Jordan
      Mr. Renaldi
      (Original)
      Singer
      (Original)
      Stage Director
      (Original)
    • John Lankston
      John Lankston
      Adolph
      (Original)
      Singer
      (Original)
      Ziegfeld Tenor
      (Original)
    • Sharon Vaughn
      Sharon Vaughn
      Mimsey
      (Original)
      One of the Two Showgirls
      (Original)
      Showgirl
      (Original)
    • Alan Weeks
      Alan Weeks
      Dancer
      (Original)
      Five Finger Finney
      (Original)
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    Pro Info

    • First Preview
      Mar 10 1964
    • Opening Date
      Mar 26 1964
    • Closing Date
      Jul 1 1967
    • Previews
      17
    • Performances
      1,348 as of Oct 06, 2022
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    Awards

    Tony Award
    1964 Best Actor in a Musical Nominee
    1964 Producer of a Musical Nominee
    1964 Best Featured Actress in a Musical Nominee
    1964 Best Featured Actor in a Musical Nominee
    1964 Best Choreography Nominee
    1964 Best Actress in a Musical Nominee
    1964 Musical Nominee
    1964 Composer and Lyricist Nominee

    Shows That Opened That Season: 1963–1964

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