Let’s dispose at once of the ugly-duckling myth. It has been commonly said that the musical “Funny Girl” was a comfort to people because it carried the message that you do not need to be ...

The national tour of the musical “Funny Girl” opens at Proctors in Schenectady on Tuesday. It’s based on the life of comedienne Fanny Brice, one of the most important figures in 20th century ...

Hannah Shankman, left, as the titular “Funny Girl” Fanny Brice and Stephen Mark Lukas, right, as Nick Arnstein. The musical is based on real-life comedienne Brice and her rise to fame and ...

With music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Bob Merrill and book by Isobel Lennart, Funny Girl has become one of the most beloved Broadway classics, famous for skyrocketing Barbra Streisand to stardom.

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — The national tour of the musical “Funny Girl” opens at Proctors in Schenectady on Tuesday. It’s based on the life of comedienne Fanny Brice, one of the most important ...