Beanie Feldstein on playing Fanny Brice, the original "Funny Girl"
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2 жыл бұрынAfter 58 years, the very first revival of the musical "Funny Girl," about famed Ziegfeld Follies comedienne Fanny Brice, is opening on Broadway, starring "Booksmart" actress Beanie Feldstein. Correspondent Mo Rocca explores how Barbra Streisand's performance in the original stage production and 1968 movie made her a superstar; and talks with Feldstein about Brice's influence on generations of female comic actresses, and why she's been preparing to play Brice her entire life.
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@jerardwilliams4935 2 жыл бұрын
I never realized how much Glee performed the songs from “Funny Girl.”
@mimar3052 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Feldstein's performance looks like it should have been on an episode of "Glee." I give this Broadway production one month.
@kallen868 2 жыл бұрын
@@mimar3052 Yeah...it's not iconic. Doesn't touch it.
@ThatsJustMyBabyDaddy 2 жыл бұрын
🤔
@OMGmynameisLILI 2 жыл бұрын
Lea was meant for the role 🥲 but shes ... problematic 😂
@justinjun3896 2 жыл бұрын
What’s crazy to realize is that more time has passed between Streisand and Beanie than the 1938 clip and Streisand!
@edwardnashen5960 2 жыл бұрын
1938 clip??? Not 1968? Streisand wasn't born til 1942.
@Historian212 2 жыл бұрын
@@edwardnashen5960 The clip of Brice.
@JayYoung-ro3vu 10 ай бұрын
Indeed!
@buckmeister64 2 жыл бұрын
This segment makes me appreciate the genius of Streisand tenfold - what a singular talent. ❤️
@gemmab8626 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly! My favorite 🤩 musical of all-time and it’s because of Ms. Streisand!
@dennisalexanderreilly8624 2 жыл бұрын
I was lucky enough to see Funny Girl on Broadway in 1964, with Streisand. I didn't realize How lucky until now.
@Tina-qp7py 2 жыл бұрын
That's what I was thinking. Her acting and singing abilities are unsurpassed.
@iplaydrumsnguitar 2 жыл бұрын
I just saw her in Funny Girl two nights ago. She was incredible!!
@mimar3052 2 жыл бұрын
See much live theatre?
@camara1194 2 жыл бұрын
@@mimar3052 😂 dang
@buggiemara4902 Ай бұрын
Comment aged like milk.
@outinsider 2 жыл бұрын
I was 13 when I fell in love with Funny Girl and Barbra Streisand. I am 34 now. 80 years of Streisand! It's a good thing that her mother lived to be 93. Barbra Streisand is why I do professional theatre today. So excited for Beanie! I hope Barbra sees it and surprises Beanie!
@pmilana 2 жыл бұрын
Actually, Diana Kind lived to the age of 93. Still a nice long life.
@outinsider 2 жыл бұрын
@@pmilana Thank you for that correction. Still a good length. I'll edit my comment.
@barbraevergreen 2 жыл бұрын
I'm 29 and I'm obsessed with Barbra Streisand she's so inspiring and extremely intelligent. ❤️👑
@richardlee8495 2 жыл бұрын
despite all this effort, and hope, and anticipation, and adulation, i do not see how this can possibly work. i think i am not alone in this skepticism, having seen Streisand doing it on stage, and the movie, and actually observing her entrance through the awaiting throngs, with then-husband Elliot Gould, at the movie premiere in September, 1968, at that now-demolished Criterion movie theatre, just off Times Square in NY, where i saw the movie for the first of several times, the next day, at the first matinee. God, that sentence was long, wasn't it. but i had to be there. i remember thinking how pale-white her skin looked, and the curly hairdo, and the pale pink gown she wore, and the movie-star-is-born vision she embodied on that special night. glad i made the effort. i loved her then.
@josephsf2452 2 жыл бұрын
"Funny Girl" received horrible reviews on opening night, including the NYTimes and NYPost and Variety all said the show needed a star who could sing. Even the sets got bombed. Too bad, but I also had a feeling this wouldn't work. Most of the critics said the show was miscast, starting with Beanie.
@richardvergara 2 жыл бұрын
Nobody can forget Beanie's amazing performance in What We Do in the Shadows!!!
@kittymervine6115 2 жыл бұрын
indeed, that was my introduction to her!
@mimar3052 2 жыл бұрын
From the clip I've heard of her singing in FG, she should have stayed in the shadows.
@fadhilramadhani1847 2 жыл бұрын
@@mimar3052 LMFAOOOO
@judywhiting4684 2 жыл бұрын
@@mimar3052 Brilliant..very funny...and l agree....
@jameswynn2221 2 жыл бұрын
@@mimar3052 m
@jersey94133 2 жыл бұрын
I did see Streisand in Funny Girl on Broadway when I was 15. I am almost as excited to see Beanie in the role. She has ‘It’, that hard to define quality that makes you want to watch, in awe, as a performer gives her all and draws you into her camp cheering for her all the way.
@RichardWinfrey 2 жыл бұрын
You get it! A lot of these negative boomers writing all of the rude comments here about Beanie are clueless. The same tickets I paid $224 for in preview for last Saturday night are now going for over $1,000. If Beanie wasn't getting glowing reviews the show would be over already. It is amazing and Beanie is an absolute delight!
@jersey94133 2 жыл бұрын
@@RichardWinfrey I am so glad that you saw the show and loved it. And like Barbra, Beanie will rise about the lesser minds, outlast them, and go on with a brilliant career. Brava!
@doody244 2 жыл бұрын
Beanie is a talented girl no question about it. However her reviews are anything but glowing. They were downright negative. One common theme was her belting is strong but her voice strains with higher notes. The fact she’s leaving the show after only three months doesn’t bode well. Funny Girl may have been a set back but it happens. She’ll go on to do many more great things.
@maxalberts2003 2 жыл бұрын
Well, whatever "it" was, "it" is gone now.
@Roy-G-Biv 2 жыл бұрын
Beanie was excellent in “What We Do In The Shadows”! Love her!!
@kwameholmes5291 2 жыл бұрын
I don't understand. The role is for an extremely talented singer. They wrote it around Barbra's prodigious vocal talent. There are other singers who have that kind of talent, quite a few of them on Broadway. But Beanie isn't one of them. It's no shade. It's nothing personal. The only way this show works is with a voice that can do big belts, jazz, and delicately spun ballads. I would not pay broadway prices for this performance.
@nataliamontelongo2781 2 жыл бұрын
They rewrote it
@kwameholmes5291 2 жыл бұрын
@@nataliamontelongo2781 the music?
@thom7667 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed 💯
@twilde3754 2 жыл бұрын
Such an impressive talent!!! Best to you Beanie Feldstein!!!
@paulabdul4505 2 жыл бұрын
Laughed off stage 😂
@davidj8658 2 жыл бұрын
Really, then why did she leave early because of how poorly she did. Got the job because of her family and only because of that.
@jeffreywillstewart 2 жыл бұрын
I want all the Lea Haters who defend comments on Beanie's appearance to answer . If they met her in school or her brother would they go steady with her?
@laurenconrad1799 2 жыл бұрын
I can't even put my excitement into words. I've got fifth row seats at the end of May. I originally planned to see it earlier, but Beanie wouldn't be there that scheduled day and after reading all the internet reviews, it sounds like it really is worth seeing with Beanie. 🤩 ❤️
@ronronizetti2534 2 жыл бұрын
I've actually heard there are people actively picking those dates purposefully as word on the street is the understudy is the one to watch!
@mimar3052 2 жыл бұрын
Really?
@ampdesign 2 жыл бұрын
Great job video archivists. In the theater camp section, marveled at how Beanie's dad looks like Jonah. Genes
@thyrarutter2341 2 жыл бұрын
That kid can sing, I wish her all the best! She'll bring her own chutzpah to the role and own it. Break a leg Beanie!
@soupnfresh 2 жыл бұрын
Lol she can't sing. That's why she was fired.
@rmtmiller 2 жыл бұрын
Randy Rainbow in Funny Guy is my dream show!
@tommoncrieff1154 2 жыл бұрын
It’s relatively recently been revived elsewhere very successfully, such as in the West End, where Streisand’s 1966 run was only 14 weeks and is maybe not seen as quite so intimidating.
@thesmileyeffect 2 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite musicals featuring Barbra Streisand. I so want to see this on Broadway!
@christinetucci9227 2 жыл бұрын
She is a great talent and so lovely!
@tdirtyatl 2 жыл бұрын
Is there anyone working in show business who isn't related to somebody who's already famous?
@brendapartin1159 2 жыл бұрын
They don't have to suffer for it anymore... Now they just inherit it. They all look and sound alike to me.
@bettyfisher7942 2 жыл бұрын
Tdirtyatl. Yes! Ramin Karimloo who is playing Nicky Arnstein and you should be so lucky as to see him in this! He is a legend in his own right! The man is an incredible musical theater talent! Look up his history and story! 😉
@emilynorris4263 2 жыл бұрын
But she’s a great actress in her own right. She doesn’t need to use her name to get anywhere.
@tdirtyatl 2 жыл бұрын
@@emilynorris4263 There are thousands of talented people in the world. It's ridiculous to pretend the sister of a very famous actor didn't have huge advantages.
@emilynorris4263 2 жыл бұрын
@@tdirtyatl but then again not all of her success is down to who she is
@ChelseaUSA 2 жыл бұрын
WONDERFUL! 👏👏🤩💃🏻
@BroadwayGuy 2 жыл бұрын
I have tickets to see this May 20. I'm SO EXCITED-- and SO EXCITED For Beanie!!!
@RichardWinfrey 2 жыл бұрын
You will be amazed! The staging and the sets are lush! Beanie is hilarious and the script has been refreshed, so it isn't a rehash of all of those lines that were basically Streisand-isms. Everything about this show was terrific!
@Tina-qp7py 2 жыл бұрын
You're so lucky that you live there. I'm going to take a vacation and see a different play every day including this one.
@BroadwayGuy 2 жыл бұрын
@@RichardWinfrey : Thank You. That is refreshing to hear, since the reviews were venomously cruel.
@dylansmith1833 2 жыл бұрын
I literally saw this a couple nights ago! Beanie is a shining star! I knew some people were iffy about her playing Fanny, but if you take the time to see the show, you will not be disappointed!
@davidj8658 2 жыл бұрын
Wow you “literally” saw it. That’s so much better than figuratively seeing it or simply seeing it because it’s a simple statement of a fact. Amazing, literally.
@margaretstix1217 2 жыл бұрын
@@davidj8658 I suppose Dylan Smith could have seen it figuratively in a dream.
@maxalberts2003 2 жыл бұрын
@@margaretstix1217 Or symbolically during a psychotherapy session.
@kallen868 2 жыл бұрын
Honestly...I think she would also be a wonderful Mama Cass. Where is the Mamas and Papas musical?
@mademsoisellerhapsody 2 жыл бұрын
She has the build but lacks the vocal chops of Mama Cass.
@gatvreality 2 жыл бұрын
Beanie Fiedlstein's portrayl of Monica Lewinsky was literally just playing a version of herself.
@Mjt1262 2 жыл бұрын
Seeing this April 23. Can’t wait. Mazel Beanie ❤️❤️❤️
@stephaniestanley8041 2 жыл бұрын
I thought it opens the 24th
@RichardWinfrey 2 жыл бұрын
@@stephaniestanley8041 It's in "Preview" now. I saw it this past Saturday night. It was nonstop amazing! Beanie shines!
@Celluloidkid 2 жыл бұрын
WOW!! Congrats!!!
@marcackerman492 2 жыл бұрын
Barbra Streisand--she's one singular sensation.
@chrisspiers6310 2 жыл бұрын
Loved watching Barbra Streisand in the movie “Funny Girl”! Now, I’m going to re-watch it! 🍿🍿🍿
@nickbigd 2 жыл бұрын
I really loved her performances in Booksmart and Ladybird but I just am not convinced on this casting choice, and the clips didn’t help.
@universalheartstring 2 жыл бұрын
thank you
@maxalberts2003 Жыл бұрын
WHAT are these people TALKING ABOUT???? Miss Bryce was gorgeous.
@Amberszone 2 жыл бұрын
Wow what an 80th Birthday present THIS will be!! Maybe going for the insurance Barbra won’t be there but I have a FEELING!! Xxo
@michaelisennock8391 2 жыл бұрын
Mo's gasp at 3:57 is priceless...
@RichardWinfrey 2 жыл бұрын
Beanie Feldstein and the entire cast are an absolute must see! They have freshened up the script, the music, the staging, EVERYTHING! The original Funny Girl didn't get rave reviews, with exception to Streisand, but this revival is getting much positive acclaim! It's a once in a lifetime musical to see. Beanie "flickers and flares up" just like Babs did 58 years ago! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
@ericdoddatl1 2 жыл бұрын
I agree!! Absolutely wonderful
@edithlazenby5839 2 жыл бұрын
Finally!! Break a leg!!!! You are living a fantastic fancy of all Streisand Fans!!
@Pandapoop 2 жыл бұрын
Once they mentioned Jonah Hill, i couldnt not see his face and just think it was him in a wig.
@markbarnwell942 2 жыл бұрын
I bet Ben will be there opening night. She is a great talent. I hope this pushed her to the stratosphere.
@debbiecooper1677 2 жыл бұрын
she is going to do great
@loveinthematrix 2 жыл бұрын
Yay!!!!!!
@skippyruff3365 Ай бұрын
she seems very charming.
@YanaBana79 2 жыл бұрын
Just bought my ticket to see her in July!
@mimar3052 2 жыл бұрын
Good luck. This show will close in a month.
@SeizeTheDay95 2 жыл бұрын
I wish only good things for this girl! 😁
@MartinHomeVideo 2 жыл бұрын
Wow, this show getting some serious push 👍 First of all, not FG made Streisand famous, Streisand made this show famous. Creative team behind it was smart enough to realise her potential and tailored it around her talent. That’s why it’s so difficult for anyone else to take on that role. Beanie seems to have a good voice. Good luck. Too bad I can’t see it. As a side note: Fanny Brice deserve proper biopic. Chelsea Peretti would be awesome choice to portray her.
@douglastunnell6992 2 жыл бұрын
I do not think that Chelsea Peretti can sing. She may have the comic talent BUT does NOT have the entire package.
@Historian212 2 жыл бұрын
They’d need someone who can do serious credit to Brice’s accent and Yiddische attitude.
@MartinHomeVideo 2 жыл бұрын
Douglas Tunnell I said serious biopic, not a musical.
@willclancy4731 2 жыл бұрын
So glad this role went to Beanie, she’s so underrated and very talented!!!
@mimar3052 2 жыл бұрын
Totally miscast.
@willclancy4731 2 жыл бұрын
@@mimar3052 who’d you choose?
@mimar3052 2 жыл бұрын
A drag queen.
@mimar3052 2 жыл бұрын
@@michaelsinclair9010 Totally agree.
@Historian212 2 жыл бұрын
Well, ok. But before Fanny Brice (born Fania Borach), there was the Jewish star Sophie Tucker, aka “The Last of the Red-Hot Mamas,” who appeared with the Ziegfeld show for a short time. Tucker - born Sofia Kalish - was also more zaftig (plump/curvy) and brassier than Brice. And alongside both, there was a thriving Yiddish theater in NYC and other cities, that was the launching ground for a number of Jewish stars who went on to vaudeville, Broadway, movies, and eventually even to TV. Brice is truly important, but she was neither the first nor the only Jewish-obvious star of her era.
@carolineraimbeau1124 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah Beanie Feldstein! Such an honor for you and the entire cast to pay homage to Fanny Brice and Barbra Streisand. Wishing you a successful run on Broadway with Funny Girl. (Lifelong Barbra fan!)
@paulabdul4505 2 жыл бұрын
Well guess your wishes are no good since she was laughed off stage and given bad reviews lol
@michaelvonahnen3050 2 жыл бұрын
I like her !
@paulabdul4505 2 жыл бұрын
Gross
@Joe-xl4ub Жыл бұрын
Who would have imagined the drama to follow!
@billdavis1053 2 жыл бұрын
So good to see Broadway Veteran, Martin Moran in this cast. A consistent, dependable talent with a career on Broadway that spans decades. He is also a playwright and author and spectacular human being.
@travisgrant5608 2 жыл бұрын
No one and I mean NO ONE can ever live up to Barbra Streisand's performance. Why even try?
@LilacLeavesInAutumn 2 жыл бұрын
She is not trying to be Barbra.... she is Beanie. This is a NEW show.
@travisgrant5608 2 жыл бұрын
@@LilacLeavesInAutumn ... I saw the London revival before they are bringing it to the USA ... not so good. Disappointing. An entirely different take on Fanny Brice. A lot of breaking the fourth wall and constant mugging to the audience by the leading actress. Her singing voice was just ok ... not great. The entire production certainly didn't live up to the original Broadway touring company which I saw oh so many years ago back in the 1960s. But, if anyone has never seen Funny Girl on stage or the movie they might enjoy this version ... sorry, but I did not.
@LilacLeavesInAutumn 2 жыл бұрын
@@travisgrant5608 thanks for the reply
@paulabdul4505 2 жыл бұрын
@@LilacLeavesInAutumn beanie was laughed off stage and rightfully so
@kittymervine6115 2 жыл бұрын
I'm ready to go, I love Beanie already!
@paradeorange2900 2 жыл бұрын
did i miss where they mentioned she was Monica Lewinsky on thst clinton affair mini series a few moths ago?
@mikenotaro2792 2 жыл бұрын
Beanie. Don’t Look Now But your Talent And Guts Are Showing … You Go !
@keithe50 2 жыл бұрын
Her “gut” is always showing…neither Babs or the real Fanny were obese.
@danielle7663 2 жыл бұрын
@@keithe50 stfu nobody asked plus ur probably fatherless
@jojoco6737 2 жыл бұрын
Oh my. I’m salivating. This is going to be a must see. One ticket please!
@chrisspiers6310 2 жыл бұрын
Congratulations to Beanie!🎉
@brianseeber5749 2 жыл бұрын
I saw the show on the third day of previews, March 29. Sorry to say, I left at intermission. Lifeless. A road tour to shake this production down would have helped immeasurably. It seemed like community theater to me, not Broadway. "People" is a case point. Three choices: get someone to do a killer Streisand impression; get the director to work with the star to create something phenomenal, proprietary to the star, and different from Streisand so that there is no comparing going on; or cut the song. Choice that was made: settle for a faint impression of a great song on the level of community theater. A great disappointment. I saw others leave as well. I hope something changes before April 24.
@YamiSamslayin 2 жыл бұрын
What do think of Lea Michele?
@brianseeber5749 2 жыл бұрын
@@YamiSamslayin Her rendition of Don't Rain OMP is just what I am talking about ... all her own and no time for comparison. I wish she had been given the opportunity.
@Beautifullytragic6 2 жыл бұрын
I still want Jessica Vosk to star in it. ⭐️
@cobabs 2 жыл бұрын
❤️👏🏻🎊
@chrisfinch8637 2 жыл бұрын
You couldn’t go wrong with Barbra Streisand, and now the same is said for Beanie! Way to go!
@KeairaKusanagi 2 жыл бұрын
Beanie was awesome in "What we do in the shadows"
@bsusak09 2 жыл бұрын
Casting really messed this one up.
@lewstone5430 2 жыл бұрын
Glad I wasn’t the only one thinking this.
@beaellie9766 2 жыл бұрын
@@lewstone5430 ditto
@stephaniestanley8041 2 жыл бұрын
The physicality of the actress is a departure from Fanny's, but the voice delivers
@briankooker2627 2 жыл бұрын
in many other parts also.
@QueenofNonSequitur 2 жыл бұрын
I have a feeling that Mrs Brolin will be there.
@ronronizetti2534 2 жыл бұрын
Not happening! You don’t know Babs very well 😶
@myothercarisadelorean8957 2 жыл бұрын
She was great as Monica Lewinsky
@lewstone5430 2 жыл бұрын
That’s gross.
@jeffgrubstein9441 2 жыл бұрын
Saw the show last Wednesday. It was good not great. The August Wilson theater is too small for a production like this. The scenery reminded me of a high school production. Choreography was excellent though. Costumes were ok. Beanie grows on you and she really belts it out at the end. No chemistry though with Nick Arnstein. He was way too hot for her. Jane Lynch was being Jane Lynch. Would have loved to see Lea Michelle do it.
@johnboy32064 2 жыл бұрын
I have tix for the show on 5/22. Can’t wait! Really thought this was gonna be Lea Michelle but perhaps Beanie is a truer representation of Brice. She seems destined for this. This takes balls.
@davidj8658 2 жыл бұрын
Nope, nepotism only, Lea’s much more deserving.
@edw8889 2 жыл бұрын
Beanie is adorable and talented
@ericdoddatl1 2 жыл бұрын
Beanie was Awesome!!! Loved her voice, her acting..her version of Fanny Brice is sensational!! Dont listen to the BS on social media!
@andys013 2 жыл бұрын
Her voice is too weak to spend $200 on a ticket to see this, but she seems nice, if privileged.
@lindag4544 2 жыл бұрын
my mom took me to my first broadway show when I was about 12 (just me my sisters were too young…;) funny girl with Streisand -amazing, listened to the records daily for at least 2 years. Was skeptical of any revival, but my sister convinced me…we going in a few weeks…
@paulabdul4505 2 жыл бұрын
She was laughed off stage
@MrQbenDanny 2 жыл бұрын
Had the great and magnificent AMY WINEHOUSE lived a wonderful drug free life, surrounded by people who didn't exploit her and robbed her money, she would have made a sensation Funny Girl. La WINEHOUSE, was also a great belter, and had that devastating stage presence who could re-design the famous role with her unique sound. AMY had the ability to make you laugh and cry in 16 bars. Picture her singing "My Man". The killer score will be Barbra's forever because her luminous sounds can't be re-created, just ask Julie BUDD. B.F. will be a lively, lovely Fanny, whose best quality is to be herself.
@TruthSerum101 2 жыл бұрын
My Man isn't in the show, but I know what you mean.
@MrQbenDanny 2 жыл бұрын
@@TruthSerum101 The suffocating P.C. police will destroy many great scripts and songs from classic shows which will surely keep H.F. in high rewrite demand. The ONE song that everyone waits for, has hummed repeatedly while vacuuming, doing dishes, showering, and identifies with is taken out for fear of militant protests by people who know nothing about what great theater is like. Pity the coward producers and great collaborative minds who are feeding the BLOB crowd from the Steve McQueen horror classic. How many times has H.F. butchered the famous "MY MAN", song waiting for the knock, knock, on his door? Too many to count 😪. To make things even worse, they hired the PERFECT MAN, Karimloo, to play the leading man, denying a perfect moment for Beanie to shine to Brava shouts singing MY MAN. I'd love to give some "Truth Serum", to the artistic staff and ask them what they really think. I have May tickets.
@TruthSerum101 2 жыл бұрын
@@MrQbenDanny LOL@Truth Serum. My Man was not cut by Harvey. It was never in the show to begin with, and it was not written by the show's composers. Thus, It wasn't in the London revival either. It's an old French song (Mon Homme) that became a hit in the U.S. for Fanny Brice in 1921. In the movie, it was used in the place of The Music That Makes Me Dance.
@MrQbenDanny 2 жыл бұрын
@@TruthSerum101 All the more reason to put in the show, no copyright nonsense. The show is in previews, there's still time to put it in for Beanie. My Man makes FUNNY GIRL better, but do they dare?
@margaretstix1217 2 жыл бұрын
@@TruthSerum101 My Man may not be in the show, but Amy still would have done a fabulous version of it. She lived it.
@barbaraarnstein179 2 жыл бұрын
Congratulations, Beanie!
@paulbrennan4714 2 жыл бұрын
I saw this Harvey Fierstein reworked Funny Girl in London - and it was pretty forgettable. It almost feels like the Emperor's New Clothes here. People who've paid to see the show are convincing themselves that Feldstein is the new Streisand. There are way more talented people on Broadway who cold have played this role beautifully. A little too old now but Shoshana Bean comes to mind. Beanie Feldstein seems like a nice person but these clips look like AmDram in comparison to Streisand.
@Hello-xp5wz 2 жыл бұрын
I love Barbra & Beanie xo Jewish Women Everywhere
@DaijahD. 2 жыл бұрын
Ben platt must be SO happy for her!!!
@beccawolfe777 2 жыл бұрын
Always loved this and hope to see it live!
@frankiebowie6174 2 жыл бұрын
I hate to be the elephant in the room, but Fanny Brice was skin and bones at that age. The book jokes about it.
@lewstone5430 2 жыл бұрын
This woman is the “fat positive” Fanny Brice.
@frankiebowie6174 2 жыл бұрын
@@lewstone5430 You weren’t supposed to notice that.
@jessicavictoriacarrillo7254 2 жыл бұрын
To be fair Barbara isn't exactly flat in that area
@frankiebowie6174 2 жыл бұрын
@@jessicavictoriacarrillo7254 Barbra was a slip of a thing too.
@chuckcummins9149 2 жыл бұрын
Could not have said it better ... but wish her every success ... there's always two ways of seeing things ... this will be another approach ..and if she's as good as they say .. the more power to her !!
@andygranick 2 жыл бұрын
She was so good in Hello, Dolly.
@sarahlee9106 2 жыл бұрын
loved her in "Lady Bird".
@romstar 2 жыл бұрын
Good luck 🍀 to Beanie -she has some extraordinary shoes 👠 to fill!😩😭🙏❤️🍀👠👠
@kcbh24 2 жыл бұрын
Don't worry. She won't.
@mikegarcia597 2 жыл бұрын
Poor thing. It’s not her fault she was picked. She just showed up for the job.
@motionsickness9610 Жыл бұрын
Nepotism certainly played a part!
@andrewm5402 2 жыл бұрын
Sorry, no one could ever come close to Streisand. Certainly not what is shown here. This looks like an earnest high school performance
@justindodge8140 2 жыл бұрын
That's exactly what it is. It was a disappointment for sure!
@mimar3052 2 жыл бұрын
My thoughts exactly!
@Red7Eric 2 жыл бұрын
If someone is so wedded to one interpretation of any performance that they couldn’t possibly enjoy another, they are always free to not buy a ticket.
@mimar3052 2 жыл бұрын
@@Red7Eric Yes but the "willing suspension of disbelief" has limits too.
@moviebuff5230 2 жыл бұрын
That is exactly what it felt like, but I enjoyed it anyway. Just hearing the overture made it worth going
@viniciusbarbalhovarela3626 2 жыл бұрын
Probably the most difficult role Broadway have ever seen, I hope she can make good history. Being Fanny after Barbra it’s almost impossible
@camara1194 2 жыл бұрын
I would argue that Elphaba is
@viniciusbarbalhovarela3626 2 жыл бұрын
@@camara1194 talking about technical matter, I completely agree that elphaba is the most difficult, but to be the main role in a production that only have being done once and performed by the master of musical theater can lead to a bigger difficulty. Throughout the years Wicked have become a piece about the best singer, for me Funny Girl is the most challenging because it requires not only amazing vocal ability but to be a master in acting.
@josephsf2452 2 жыл бұрын
the majority of the critics gave it a bad review, saying the show was miscast
@wsddrama8735 2 жыл бұрын
HOW ABOUT MORE ON THE ACTRESS PLAYING NOW? this wasn't advertised as a bio on brice or barbara.
@peacenow4456 2 жыл бұрын
Barb was young but had sophistication.
@princepeterwolf 2 жыл бұрын
The title of this video should be corrected into "Beanie Feldstein on how nepotism still rules hard among the elite"
@veronicacpage922 2 жыл бұрын
I’m glad I saw this, it’s great. She’s nasally in a different way from Barbra that I do not like.. headache don’t like BUT she’s got the notes and energy and is funny. Right on and Hello Gorgeous!!
@veronicacpage922 2 жыл бұрын
I do hope she gets a vocal Coach to make the whine go away though.
@darrylwhite2061 2 жыл бұрын
Break a leg Beanie!!! You got this! The Universe has deemed it so!!
@corneliuswhite5139 2 жыл бұрын
It's time.
@nondescript2892 2 жыл бұрын
I saw the reworking in London a few years ago...a scaled down production emanating from the Menier Chocolate Factory that got pushed into the West End with high ticket prices, low production values and a shrill rickety "orchestra"..what a dissapointment that was...the curse of this show is Streisand : either you play Barbra doing a character called Fanny Brice that has almost nothing to do with the real person or you play the real Fanny who will always be a dissapointment..that stuff is totally unfunny today...either way it's an uphill battle....best production I saw was a dutch version years ago..they made one little adjustment : she wasn't jewish! 🤣
@OceanbornAngel 2 жыл бұрын
I wonder what Barbra Streisand thinks about this revival of Funny Girl?
@yettatelebendanyc3524 2 жыл бұрын
I am sure she wishes Beanie well. She is very gracious. Plus, she is very interested in politics and causes and is on twitter trying to make positive changes. I would not be surprised if she stays away and lets Beanie shine.
@nealhurwitz 2 жыл бұрын
xoxoxo
@liduck52 2 жыл бұрын
Okay, she's not Streisand, but should there be no revival of The Music Man because Robert Preston isn't around any more?
@maxalberts2003 2 жыл бұрын
This show is going to be the biggest bomb since Hiroshima.
@maxalberts2003 2 жыл бұрын
Three months later: told you.
@mollycblaeser 2 жыл бұрын
I've always wondered why Beanie's face seemed somewhat familiar -- I had no idea Jonah Hill is her brother! So proud of her, break all the legs!
@MANCAVE-xz1bp 2 жыл бұрын
BRAVO! They finally got someone who was more like Fanny to play the role. I LOVE Streisand and she will always be the OG but this young lady has the chops. I hope Babs is proud of her. You KNOW she won't stay away from this but if she does, it would be more out of respect for Beanie not wanting to overshadow her. That's how classy Barbara is.
@beaellie9766 2 жыл бұрын
"...this young lady has the chops..."???? I disagree.
@ronronizetti2534 2 жыл бұрын
Barbra has no interest I assure you!
@MANCAVE-xz1bp 2 жыл бұрын
@@michaelsinclair9010 ANYONE who plays Fanny will ultimately be compared to Streisand. Compared to her no one can compare. The real Fanny really couldn't sing well either. This musical is a more realistic version of who she was as an entertainer and comedian.
@MANCAVE-xz1bp 2 жыл бұрын
@@michaelsinclair9010 After you have sat in the audience THEN you can critique. We just saw it before it officially opens at the end of the month.
@MANCAVE-xz1bp 2 жыл бұрын
@@michaelsinclair9010 You have not seen the musical yet you denigrate this lovely young woman because she does not fit your ideal of who should play the lead. A critic is someone who has actually SEEN the performance. They are THEN able to make what they consider a fair and honest evaluation of the show and its cast. You cannot watch a video with a few clips and say she can't carry the show. So my advice to you is to see the play and then tell everyone what you think. Don't sit at home and watch videos and critique an entire show based on freaking KZfaq videos.
@ryzardt 2 жыл бұрын
She reminds me of lady Gaga to look at. Who else is getting that?
@judywhiting4684 2 жыл бұрын
Sorry..it aint gonna fly..actually "little theatre"would have found a more DYNAMIC STAR....It looks horribly miscast....Brice was NOT beautiful..BUT she was glamorous..wore fab clothing...same for Streisand...not gorgeous but had stunning style.and ...hmmm. She could SING!!!!......
@KL-sw5xi 2 жыл бұрын
ZERO Tony nominations. Sad.
@maryann4827 2 жыл бұрын
Neither Gaga nor Beenie can hold a candle to Barbara.
@bobbybubby7977 2 жыл бұрын
Barbra
@IntriguedLioness 2 жыл бұрын
I will admit I'm not the biggest musical fan. I grew up in New York City in the era of "cats" and hearing the same songs constantly all the time nearly droned me out of the city entirely. But THIS musical and Beanies voice!! She will lovingly be referred to as THAT ",Funny Girl" I'm sure, just as the previous generation had Barbra Streisand!
@kcbh24 2 жыл бұрын
No. It's Barbra forever.
@rayyanez3527 2 жыл бұрын
As IF !!!!
@rayyanez3527 2 жыл бұрын
Are U Kidding 😂😂😂
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