This is about the film. For the original musical, see Funny Girl (musical).
Funny Girl.
Funny Girl is a musical film based on the stage musical of the same name.
Cast[]
Singing cast[]
- Barbra Streisand - Fanny Brice
- Omar Sharif - Nick Arnstein
- Kay Medford - Rose Brice
- Mae Questel - Mrs. Strakosh
Non-singing cast[]
- Anne Francis - Georgia James
- Walter Pidgeon - Florenz Ziegfeld
Plot[]
Set in and around New York City just prior to and following World War I, the story opens with Ziegfeld Follies star Fanny Brice awaiting the return of husband Nicky Arnstein from prison, and then moves into an extended flashback focusing on their meeting and marriage.
Fanny is first seen as a stage-struck teenager who gets her first job in vaudeville and meets the suave Arnstein following her debut performance. They continue to meet occasionally over the years, becoming more romantically involved as Fanny's career flourishes and she becomes a star. Arnstein eventually seduces Fanny, who decides to abandon the Follies to be with him.
After winning a fortune playing poker while traveling aboard the RMS Berengaria, Nicky agrees to marry Fanny. They move into an expensive house and have a daughter, and Fanny eventually returns to Ziegfeld and the Follies. Meanwhile, Nicky's various business ventures fail, forcing them to move into an apartment. Refusing financial support from his wife, he becomes involved in a bonds scam and is imprisoned for embezzlement for eighteen months.
Following Nicky's release from prison, he and Fanny agree to separate.
Musical numbers[]
- "I'm The Greatest Star" - Fanny
- "If A Girl Isn't Pretty" - Fanny, Mrs. Strakosh and Rose
- "Rollerskate Rag" - Fanny and the Rollerskate Girls
- "His Love Makes Me Beautiful" - Fanny and Company
- "People" - Fanny
- "You Are Woman, I Am Man" - Nick and Fanny
- "Don't Rain On My Parade" - Fanny
- "Sadie, Sadie" - Fanny and Nick
- "The Swan" - Fanny
- "Funny Girl" - Fanny
- "My Man (Mon Homme)" - Fanny
- "Second Hand Rose" -Fanny
- "I'd Rather Be Blue Over You (Than Be Happy With Somebody Else) (As I'd Rather Be Blue)" - Fanny
- "People" (Reprise) - Fanny