Fania Borach (October 29, 1891 – May 29, 1951), known professionally as Fanny Brice or Fannie Brice, was an American comedienne, illustrated song model, singer, and theater and film actress who made ...

CHICO — You definitely don’t want to rain on this parade. This week I interviewed “Funny Girl” lead actress Leahana Mishelof, lead actor Owen Hansen and director Brian Holderman. The show, which is ...

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Broadway, radio and film entertainer and comedian Fanny Brice (1891-1951) was the stuff of legend — a star in producer Florenz Ziegfeld’s Follies who went on to become Broadway's ...

Melissa Manchester, left, as Mrs. Brice and Hannah Shankman, right, as Fanny Brice in “Funny Girl.” The national tour runs though April 6 at Proctors. Hannah Shankman, left, as the titular “Funny Girl ...

Fanny Brice was a major star on Broadway from 1910 through the mid-1930s. She was also a radio star with her character Baby Snooks and appeared in several early talkie films, finally playing herself ...

The Capital Region is welcoming home one of its exceptionally talented actors this week when Proctors presents the national tour of "Funny Girl" through Sunday. Annabelle Duffy is a 2019 graduate of ...

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 ...

Nominated for eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, this musical biography of Fanny Brice, returns to the Footlite stage for the third time. In the Ziegfeld Follies, in Hollywood films, and on ...

I’ve read one review of the touring show of “Funny Girl” stating Hannah Shankman didn’t have the “star power” needed to play Fanny Brice. I’m not sure who that critic saw, because Shankman had the ...

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 ...

It's not quite "life imitates art," but it's a neighbor to that concept. Sort of like the actors who portray the "Funny Girl" and her husband. Hannah Shankman, who brings to life Fanny Brice in the ...

A big, bright touring version of "Funny Girl" opens Tuesday for eight performances at Bass Concert Hall on the University of Texas campus. Without a marquee star. That's not a bad thing at all, ...