Wayland resident to star in ‘Funny Girl’ at Concord Players

Wayland Town Crier 10/23/19: Wayland resident to star in ‘Funny Girl’ at Concord Players. Anyone with even the faintest knowledge of Broadway musicals knows that Barbra Streisand is inextricably identified with Fanny Brice, the central character in the Broadway musical “Funny Girl.” It is the role that catapulted her to stardom. Her tender and achingly beautiful rendition of the show’s celebrated ballad, “People,” placed her at the zenith of American popular vocalists, a position she has yet to yield. So, can a talented young performer step into the role of an icon whose life was immortalized by an iconic performer more than 50 years later? A smart one can.

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