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Where's this generations Gower Champion?

This needs a strong musical comedy director if it's ever going to work in today's age.

Also, this needs GAGA if it's ever going to work today.

Jessie Muller's a nice thought but the Carousel Revival was stacked with Broadway "stars" and look how it did.

You need a S*T*A*R as Fanny. So ***S***T***A***R***, no production.

It's gotta be Gaga or they shouldn't waste their time.

Broadway World's Fireman.

Updated On: 10/23/18 at 12:48 PM

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Funny Girl Broadway Revival? Lady gaga?#53
Posted: 10/23/18 at 1:03pm

I would love to see Jessie Muller, but I don't think she could sell it. Then again, she sold Waitress.

Also, Sher does well with musical drama classics. I don't think Funny girl would be that great with him.

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Funny Girl Broadway Revival? Lady gaga?#54
Posted: 10/23/18 at 1:24pm

GreeneStreet said: "I would love to see Jessie Muller, but I don't think she could sell it. Then again, she sold Waitress.

Also, Sher does well with musical drama classics. I don't think Funny girl would be that great with him."

Sara's score sold Waitress. As much as I love Jessie...it was not her that set that show up to be the success that is has been.

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Funny Girl Broadway Revival? Lady gaga?#55
Posted: 10/23/18 at 2:20pm

Jessie would be great but would she sell?

What about Idina or Lea? If we want a FUNNY girl, Rachel Bloom?

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Funny Girl Broadway Revival? Lady gaga?#56
Posted: 10/23/18 at 2:40pm

WillyTheSalesman said: "Jessie would be great but would she sell?

What about Idina or Lea? If we want a FUNNY girl, Rachel Bloom?"

The mere suggestion renders me suicidal.

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Funny Girl Broadway Revival? Lady gaga?#57
Posted: 10/23/18 at 2:47pm

BroadwayConcierge said: "If this is actually happening, why is Rosie talking in such bizarre vague terms about it?

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Rosie-ODonnell-Reveals-More-FUNNY-GIRL-Revival-Details-20181023"

Who's paying for this? I haven't seen/heard anything about any producers attached to this (though I imagine if Gaga came out and publicly said she wanted to do Funny Girl on Broadway the money wold materialize very quickly).

This continues to seem like wishful thinking on Rosie's part, possibly to use this as some sort of comeback vehicle.

My name is neither "adam" nor "greer."

Updated On: 10/23/18 at 02:47 PM

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Funny Girl Broadway Revival? Lady gaga?#58
Posted: 10/23/18 at 2:48pm

Not that this would ever happen, but I would love to see a Streisand directed FUNNY GIRL with Jessie Mueller as the star. Now I think that would sell!

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Funny Girl Broadway Revival? Lady gaga?#59
Posted: 10/23/18 at 2:49pm

Rosie now says Mayer is directing and Gaga is a maybe.

http://www.newnownext.com/rose-o-donnell-lady-gaga-funny-girl/10/2018/

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Funny Girl Broadway Revival? Lady gaga?#60
Posted: 10/23/18 at 2:57pm

Where did she say Gaga is a “maybe?” Gaga was a dreamcast, I would be shocked if she actually did it.

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Funny Girl Broadway Revival? Lady gaga?#61
Posted: 10/25/18 at 11:35pm

KH**** said: "I have two words. JESSIE. MUELLER."

I had Rachel Shukert on my Barbra podcast 'Hello, Gorgeous' and we talked about a Funny Girl revival and I brought up Jessie Mueller because she's always been my first choice. But Rachel said no because she isn't Jewish and thinks that's essential for whoever plays the role in terms of identity of the character and story. After considering that, I think she's may be right.

"J52--if you really don't understand how Kristin can be too old to play Fran while Bernadette is NOT too old to play Desiree, then I'm afraid you know nothing about the two shows, about theater, about actresses or about life."

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Funny Girl Broadway Revival? Lady gaga?#62
Posted: 10/25/18 at 11:49pm

I'd go for a George C. Wolfe directed Funny Girl with Jessie Mueller, Bobby Cannavale, and Rosie O'Donnell, produced by Scott Rudin. Set by Santo Loquasto and costumes by Catherine Zuber and new orchestrations by Larry Hochman.

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Funny Girl Broadway Revival? Lady gaga?#63
Posted: 10/26/18 at 12:10am

No one should touch the original orchestrations.

I'm only half kidding.

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Funny Girl Broadway Revival? Lady gaga?#64
Posted: 10/26/18 at 1:45am

I use to think "YASSSSS" to Mueller, but now that I think about, is she funny? I know she'd be great, but would she really make this a must-see kind of thing? Not sure. But with Gaga's Vegas residency happening, I don't see her doing Broadway for awhile. Seems odd to agree to do a Vegas residency when you've got a hot movie coming out and have so many projects probably being presented to you.

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Funny Girl Broadway Revival? Lady gaga?#65
Posted: 10/26/18 at 2:04am

^Ya but wouldn't you, if you were getting over 1 million per show?

(And her Vegas agreement was made WAY before any of her current film success)

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Funny Girl Broadway Revival? Lady gaga?#66
Posted: 10/26/18 at 2:33am

Oh no, monetarily, yes, makes sense, but looking at the Vegas people... Seems like she's settling.. Especially since this movie was on the horizon, etc.

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Funny Girl Broadway Revival? Lady gaga?#67
Posted: 10/26/18 at 3:29am

Keep in mind thst Gaga suffers from chronic pain. Touring has become too much for her, it seems. Vegas makes sense if she wants to continue performing her music without the strain of touring the world. The residency is two years but has long breaks between shows. She will have time to promote a new album or even film a movie.

I don’t see Broadway for at least three years.

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