This article is about the film. For the British drama television series, see Funny Woman.
1975 musical film directed by Herbert Ross
Funny Lady
Theatrical poster
Directed by
Herbert Ross
Written by
Jay Presson Allen
Arnold Schulman
Produced by
Ray Stark
Starring
Barbra Streisand
James Caan
Roddy McDowall
Ben Vereen
Carole Wells
Omar Sharif
Cinematography
James Wong Howe
Edited by
Marion Rothman
Maury Winetrobe
Music by
John Kander
Fred Ebb
Peter Matz
Production company
Rastar
Distributed by
Columbia Pictures
Release date
March 12, 1975 (1975-03-12)[1]
Running time
136 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$8.5 million[2]
Box office
$40.1 million[3]
Publicity photo for Funny Girl to Funny Lady, a live TV special promoting the film, hosted by Dick Cavett (March 9, 1975)[4]
Funny Lady is a 1975 American biographical musical comedy-drama film and the sequel to the 1968 film Funny Girl. The film stars Barbra Streisand, James Caan, Omar Sharif, Roddy McDowall and Ben Vereen.
Herbert Ross, who helmed the musical sequences for Funny Girl, replaces William Wyler and the screenplay written by Jay Presson Allen and Arnold Schulman, based on a story by Schulman, is a highly fictionalized account of the later life and career of comedienne Fanny Brice and her marriage to songwriter and impresario Billy Rose. The primary score was by John Kander and Fred Ebb. The film was nominated for numerous awards including Golden Globe nominations for Streisand as Best Actress and Best Actor for Caan. Streisand revisited the soundtrack to the film in her 2016 concert.
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