Fanny Brice was one of our greatest stars, long ago. When I was 13, I had a chance to choose a Broadway musical to see. Being 13, I chose a musical I knew, which was 'Hello Dolly' with Ginger Rogers. I wish I had chosen 'Funny Girl' but I didn't know it well and, in retrospect, it was probably a little grown up for me. But, boy, to have seen a very young Streisand....
I just listened to one of the first songs of the show, where Fanny is trying to convince producers that she should be given a chance. Such clever lyrics. I hope Annie likes this card. I used today's sketch for it. Annie has certainly 'lived her song.'
Finally, I'm including this for the ABC20 I is for Imperial Theater in NYC. The theater was built in 1923 and hosted musicals and plays. The great Mary Martin made her Broadway debut there in 1938, doing Cole Porter's Leave It to Me!
Thanks for the challenges.
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