Lauren Ambrose is Broadway's New 'Funny Girl'

L.A.'s Center Theatre Group has finally filled the coveted role of legendary vaudeville diva Fanny Brice in director Bartlett Sher's revival from the classic bio-musical "Funny Girl," opening in Feb 2012 in the Ahmanson Theatre, just before a spring Broadway bow.This is the very first Broadway revival from the reveal that skyrocketed Barbra Streisand's career in to the stratosphere in 1964 and won her an Oscar on her film debut within the 1968 screen adaptation. Cast because the irrepressible Jewish celebrity within the new manufacture of the Jule Styne-Bob Merrill-Isobel Leonnart tuner is Lauren Ambrose, who gained two Emmy nominations and 2 SAG honours on her role in "Six Ft Under." Her Broadway credits include "Awake and Sing!" and " "Exit the King." She's performed major roles in a number of films and tv series.There is huge curiosity regarding who does be cast within this role, that is strongly connected with Streisand. For some time, hints circulated in media that Jum Michele of "Glee" were built with a strong shot at generating the plum job, following her knockout rendition of their signature showstopper "Don't Rain on my small Parade" finally year's Tony Honours. The Ahmanson published open audition requires the part following this pre-Broadway run was introduced. This is amongst the acclaimed Broadway blockbusters to possess heretofore never been elevated there, although it was surpassed in the Tonys in 1965 through the 'Hello, Dolly!" juggernaut. Composer Styne's sublime focus on "Funny Girl" appears second simply to his masterwork, "Gypsy." CONTINUE Reading through ON BLOG STAGE