Fanny Brice is the role of a lifetime ... Me Beautiful,” but I was sad to miss “The Swan” scene from the movie. Also Izaiah Montaque Harris as the tap-dancing Eddie Ryan had incredible ...

If it feels almost churlish to have this magnificently mounted, absurdly extravagant movie musical — with William Powell, Myrna Loy, and even Fanny Brice as herself — this low on this list to ...

Every morning, the leading lady awakens in her Los Angeles abode and begins her daily ritual: downing three cups of black coffee and then launching into her four-hour beauty regimen. After applying ...

Burke’s path to greatness parallels Fanny Brice’s story in “Funny Girl,” too ... “Queen of the Ring” might’ve shaken its old-school movie-of-the-week styling and delivered a lasting impact. Ash ...

The life of Fanny Brice, famed comedienne and entertainer of the early 1900s: her rise to fame as a Ziegfeld Girl, her subsequent career, and her personal life, particularly her relationship with Nick ...

But probably only Burke is recalled today as she later did many sound movies and is best remembered for being ... to headline a Broadway show in the Follies of 1914, an impetuous Fanny Brice in an ...

It’s based on the life of comedienne Fanny Brice, one of the most important figures in 20th century entertainment. Brice first appeared on stage in 1908 and continued in various form of ...

The Greatest Star Comes to Ohio It seems an impossible feat to follow in the shadow of the legendary Barbara Streisand who originated the iconic role of Fanny Brice in the 1964 Broadway production ...

Sort of like the actors who portray the "Funny Girl" and her husband. Hannah Shankman, who brings to life Fanny Brice in the musical tour opening Tuesday at the Saenger Theatre, is a neighbor ...

Michele’s tour follows the 38-year-old’s sold-out debut at Carnegie Hall in October and a year-long run in her dream role as Fanny Brice in the recent Broadway revival of Funny Girl ...

Without a marquee star. That's not a bad thing at all, especially when you've got a Broadway veteran like Hannah Shankman in the role of entertainer Fanny Brice. The musical made Barbra Streisand ...