Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Meet Your New Funny Girl

That's right folks, Claire from Six Feet Under, Lauren Ambrose, has been cast in the revival of Funny Girl, the role that Barbra Streisand made indelible.  Not Lea Michele.  Not Idina Menzel.  Not a Broadway star.  Lauren Ambrose. 

Excuse me, I need a moment to absorb this. 

I saw Lauren Ambrose on Broadway in the play Exit the King in which she overacted like crazy.  Nice hair, though.   

Can she sing?  I guess so:



Can she belt?  Seriously people, this role invented belting.  Barbra belting.  Beautiful, artful, powerful belting.  Not just loud, but gorgeous.      

I will maintain an open mind.  Funny Girl is scheduled to open in LA at the Ahmanson on February 1.  I need an LA reader to commit to seeing her.  Anybody?  Anybody?  Maybe a guest post?  Maybe I need to be planning a trip to LA?    

h/t LC Reader Ray and LC NY Bureau Chief Doug

2 comments:

Sean said...

she's also in Torchwood Miracle Day

Doug said...

I salute any actor brave enough to take on Barbra, Fanny, and "Funny Girl." Plus, I will forever love Lauren Ambrose for her Claire on "Six Feet Under," one of my all-time favorite TV shows.

Chief, you need to have your executive assistant begin playing with your schedule. A trip to NYC is a MUST! "Funny Girl," "Evita" with Our Ricky, "Mormon," "Follies" with Our Bernadette...! It all makes my Broadway Musical Queen head spin!