With music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Bob Merrill and book by Isobel Lennart, Funny Girl has become one of the most beloved Broadway classics, famous for skyrocketing Barbra Streisand to stardom. This bittersweet comedy is the story of the indomitable Fanny Brice, a girl from the Lower East Side who dreamed of a life on the stage. Everyone told her she'd never be a star, but then something funny happened-she became one of the most beloved performers in history, shining brighter than the brightest lights of Broadway. Michael Mayer's bold new production marks the first time Funny Girl has returned to Broadway since its debut 58 years ago.
When Lea Michele launches missile-like into 'Don't Rain on My Parade,' she doesn't just bring down the house. She brings down the whole darn block.... Face it, though: This is the Lea Michele Show, and her presence has the effect of setting the playhouse in order. 'I'm the Greatest Star,' with its pulse-quickening affirmation of a young woman of enormous appetites and gifts, is delivered now with the full-throated confidence that leads easily to the conclusion that, yup, this is a star. Equally potent are Fanny's torchy 'The Music That Makes Me Dance,' and a finale in which Fanny pulls herself out of an emotional cellar, proof of the preternatural resilience that defines a mortal who thrives in the limelight.
Michele's version of Fanny Brice instead recalls 'Funny Lady.' And anyone who knows the career of La Streisand knows that to bring up the 1975 big-screen sequel to the 1968 classic 'Funny Girl' is not exactly a compliment. Even Kevin Kline's Babs-loving character in 'In & Out' had to admit the 1975 movie musical in which the star reprised her Oscar-winning role as an older Fanny Brice is dreadful. 'She was under contract!' he apologizes to the bride he has just jilted at the altar when he belatedly comes out of the closet on their wedding day.
Price: $47.50
Where: https://www.luckyseat.com/shows/funnygirl-newyork
When: Digital lotteries will begin each Monday at 10 a.m. ET and close the day prior to the performance at 10:30 a.m. ET. Winners will be notified at approximately 11 AM ET the day prior to the performance via email and SMS. Once notified, winners will have a limited time to claim and pay for their ticket(s).
Limit: 2 per customer
Information: ottery entrants must be 18 years or older. Tickets are non-transferable. All sales final. No exchange, no refunds. Ticket limits and prices are at the sole discretion of the show and are subject to change.
Price: $42.50
Where: August Wilson Theatre box office
When: On the day of the performance, only if the show is sold out.
Tickets Per Person: Limit 2
Information: Tickets will be in standing positions at the back of the orchestra. Subject to availability. Available when the show is sold out.
Videos