Funny Girl
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Music by Jule Styne. Lyrics by Bob Merrill. Book by Isobel Lennart. Directed by Ron Daum.
Title Sponsor: Marilyn and Ron Nutting. Directorial Sponsor: The Springs Living in Lake Oswego.
Based on the life and career of Broadway star, film actress and comedienne Fanny Brice (a role made famous by Barbara Streisand on Broadway and in the 1968 film adaptation), and her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nick Arnstein. Praised by critics as having “irresistible charm, wit and warmth,” the show features a host of iconic and timeless musical numbers including “People,” “I’m the Greatest Star” and “Don’t Rain On My Parade.”