New Haven's Lauren Ambrose Got the Part: She's New "Funny Girl"
New Haven born and raised actress Lauren Ambrose (TV's "Six Feet Under") will be the play Fanny Brice in the revival of the musical "Funny Girl." The new production is slated for L.A.'s Ahmanson Theatre with a limited run from Jan. 15 to Feb. 26. Though no Broadway theater has been named, it is expected that if the show does well there it will head to New York. "Funny Girl" was on Broadway in 1964 and mad…