NewsPHOTO CALL: Mimi Hines, Tovah Feldshuh, Julia Murney, Karen Mason, Katie Rose Clarke, Ashley Brown and More Sing Funny Girl at 54 BelowMimi Hines, who succeeded Barbra Streisand as Fanny Brice, was among the cast of the Funny Girl concerts, which were held March 26 as part of 54 Below's 54 Sings… series.
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Matthew Blank
March 27, 2014
Funny Girl concerts were presented March 26 — 50 years since Streisand opened the musical by Bob Merrill (lyrics), Jule Styne (music) and Isobel Lennart (book) at Broadway's Winter Garden Theatre — at 7 PM and 9:30 PM.
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Mimi Hines, Tovah Feldshuh, Julia Murney, Karen Mason, Katie Rose Clarke, Ashley Brown and More Sing Funny Girl at 54 Below
The 54 Sings… series will continue with Applause, featuring original stars Len Cariou, Penny Fuller and Lee Roy Reams, April 13 at 7 PM and 9:30 PM; and Time and Again May 11 at 7 PM and 9:30 PM.
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