The Broadway classic ‘Funny Girl’ hits the stage in Seattle

The movie version made Barbra Streisand a star in 1968. #k5evening

SEATTLE — The Broadway classic musical that made a star out of Barbra Streisand almost 60 years ago is coming to Seattle. 

“Funny Girl” starts a six-day run at the Paramount Theatre starting Tuesday. Evening spoke with the show’s leading lady Hannah Shankman about the show.

“‘Funny Girl’ is an incredible story. It’s based on a real person named Fanny Brice. She was a Jewish comedian in the early part of the 20th century. She basically paved the way for all the incredible comedians you know today, like Jerry Seinfeld, Joan Rivers, Sarah

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