When is funny girl set

Funny Girl opened on Broadway in and starred Barbra Streisand. The show was heavily nominated at the Tony Awards, but was up against Hello, Dolly! Years later, the film adaptation became even more acclaimed, winning Streisand a Best Actress Oscar. Renewed interest in Funny Girl emerged in , when the songs as performed primarily by Lea Michele and references to the show were used heavily in the musical television series Glee. In , the official West End revival debuted, starring Sheridan Smith.

Related Stories. Newswire Powered by. Close the menu. Rolling Stone. Log In. To help keep your account secure, please log-in again. You are no longer onsite at your organization. Funny Girl will take you back to the world of comedy in the Swinging Sixties which was of course thoroughly male-dominated. Most British stand-ups were in the mould of Bernard Manning telling their old-fashioned and crude mother-in-law jokes in smoke-filled theatres, pubs, and working men's clubs, and the majority of TV sitcoms had male leads too.

Back then it would have been near impossible for a woman to become the biggest star in comedy, yet that's just the journey talented Barbara Parker, played by Gemma Arterton, takes in Funny Girl.

Based on the bestselling novel Funny Girl by Nick Hornby , the story follows the amusing and emotional adventures of Barbara Parker from Blackpool as she hits the big time and achieves unlikely comedy success in the s by becoming a major TV sitcom star. So here's all we know so far about Sky's new comedy-drama Funny Girl, plus take a look at the first look picture of Gemma as Barbara see above Funny Girl is coming to new channel Sky Max in as it's only just started filming.

We'll of course update with US and international news on Funny Girl when we hear. There's no trailer yet for Funny Girl as the prodcution has only just started. We can't wait to see all the s comedy glory so we will definitely post as soon as one arrives. She wants more out of life however than just being a beauty queen in a seaside town.

Barbara wants to be someone famous! The bright lights of London are calling, and she sets off to find out who that someone is. After a series of setbacks, Barbara soon finds herself in unfamiliar territory — going for an audition for a TV comedy show.

She gets the role and becomes part of a ground-breaking new sitcom which has an impact on British comedy for decades to come