I was once congratulated for performing the feat of making people laugh despite the fact that I am a woman. Why is gender such an issue in comedy?As a female comic, I've always had an aversi…
Fresh from her performance as Mabel in the London Musical Theatre Orchestra's performance of Mack and Mabel at the Hackney Empire, Natasha Barnes spoke to Love London Love Culture about her …
What would you rather see: Fanny Brice singing on a tugboat in New York harbor, or a real live Fanny Brice in the Ziegfeld Follies? Funny Girl, the original 1964 Broadway musical, is a real …
Musical star Natasha J Barnes, who famously took over to rave reviews from Sheridan Smith in Funny Girl in the West End, will get her first starring role in the first London revival in 20 ye…
Zoe Ann Bown is an actor who first appeared on my radar when I saw the recent tour of The Sound of Music last year. I was delighted by Zoe's performance, she stood out for me for all the bes…
The toast of the West End has been celebrated in Wolverhampton this evening as Natasha J Barnes (Understudy for Sheridan Smith in the show last year) gave a performance to remember as Fanny …
Opening on Broadway in 1964 and more often known for the 1968 motion picture starring Barbara Streisand and Omar Sharif, Funny Girl is a biographical show based on the book of the same name …
As Barbra Streisand celebrated her 75th Birthday on the 24th April, it seemed appropriate to watch her most iconic role performed on stage by a performer who is equally as talented " Natasha…
By Douglas Mayo
It was a delight to revisit Funny Girl tonight. It’s a wonderfully rich evening in the theatre and the partnering of Barnes and Campbell is pure theatre magic.
This pos…
"Funny Girl" will be screened at Laemmle's NoHo 7, Los Angeles from May 25, 2017.The film is directed by William Wyler and stars Anne Francis, Barbra Streisand, Kay Medford, Omar Sharif and …
This version from Chocolate Factory Productions returns to the original " with some updates " and is now touring after an acclaimed West End run. Much of the publicity has centred on Sherida…
'I'm the greatest star, I am by far, but no one knows it' is the claim by aspiring vaudeville music show actress Fanny Brice at the top of Funny Girl. Fanny is no ordinary showgirl- no 'Miss…
Revisiting Funny Girl, now on tour after its tumultuous (but always impressive) London run that had started at the Menier Chocolate Factory, it's almost impossible to believe how Michael May…
Palace theatre, Manchester Smith is never less than astonishing as she kicks off a UK tour of the musical based on Fanny Brice's rollercoaster vaudeville life"That's where I live, on stage,"…
After 16 years away, Tony and Grammy Award winner Heather Headley returned triumphantly to Broadway last summer inThe Color Purple. Having originated the role of Nala inThe Lion Kingand awar…
By Douglas Mayo
Producers have announced casting for the UK tour of Funny Girl following its acclaimed season at London’s Savoy Theatre last year. Playing opposite Sheridan Smith is Ch…
Sheridan Smith, who is set to reprise her role as Fanny Brice for a National UK tour of the hit musical FUNNY GIRL, will lead an upcoming six-part drama series titled CLEAN BREAK for ITV.
