The announcement last week that Katerina McCrimmon would star as Fanny Brice in the national tour of “Funny Girl,” the Broadway musical about a trailblazing Jewish comedian, has ignited criticism from ...

“Funny Girl” may be the rare Broadway musical that is better remembered for its film version than the original stage production. Both starred Barbra Streisand, who for 60 years has been so indelibly ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Consider yourself warned: “Funny Girl” makes a few jokes at Cleveland’s expense. But don’t blame Katerina McCrimmon, the actress who plays the indomitable Fanny Brice in the ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. It seemed the role of real-life vaudeville comedienne Fanny Brice was destined for ...

(JTA) The announcement that Katerina McCrimmon would star as Fanny Brice in the national tour of “Funny Girl,” the Broadway musical about a trailblazing Jewish comedian, has ignited criticism from ...

With a blend of audacious humor, soaring ambition and passionate romance, the character of Fanny Brice demands a multi-faceted performance by the leading lady of "Funny Girl." "She gets to be deeply ...

The Broadway tour of “Funny Girl” at the Citizens Bank Opera House, makes it abundantly clear what Fanny Brice (Hannah Shankman) is getting herself into. Within the first 15 minutes of the musical, ...

Some Jewish performers and their allies in the theater community say the production had advertised itself as “specifically seeking actors of Jewish heritage.” (JTA) — The announcement this week that ...