Funny Girl

About Funny Girl

The life of Fanny Brice, who rose from the Lower East Side of New York to become one of Broadway's biggest stars under producer Florenz Ziegfield. While she was cheered onstage as a great comedian, offstage she faced a doomed relationship with the man she loved.

Robert Delamere's Funny Girl is a 2018 music film. The film is filed under 1920s, 1910s, filmed theater, and based on real person.

Sheridan Smith appears as Fanny Brice, Darius Campbell as Nick Arnstein, Jennifer Harding as Emma, and Lloyd Davies as John. Released in October 2018, it runs 142 minutes.

The screenplay is by Bob Merrill and Harvey Fierstein. The film began as real events. American members can watch it on BroadwayHD and Broadway HD Amazon Channel.

Newsies, The Color Purple, and The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall make useful companions to Funny Girl, all filed under 20th century and based on play or musical.