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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Sometimes, the choices we make today echo for years to come. At least, that’s what my dad used to tell me growing up. I’ve learned that his sage advice often rings true regarding big decisions like ...

Has the ominous, nerve-jangling news coming out of Washington left you hankering for a midwinter dose of old-fashioned song-and-dance, coupled with a good wallow in soggy sentimentality? You’ll find ...

Fanny Brice was a bagel on a plate full of onion rolls. She stuck out. This was (part of the reason) she was so great. A century ago, Brice was the pioneering Jewish comic of Broadway and radio. “She ...

“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 ...