Funny Girl (musical) was halted 15 minutes in. She was replaced by her understudy, Natasha J Barnes, who continued to play the role until Smith's eventual return on July 8. A UK tour of the Menier production began in February 2017, at the Palace Theatre, Manchester. After vey favourable reviews, both Smith and Barnes returned to the role of Fanny Brice and alternative venues throughout the UK tour. A production of "Funny Girl" was also performed at John Cooper Studio, York from 25 to 28 July 2018. Streisand's label, Columbia Records, declined to produce the cast album, so Capitol Records released it. It
Opening Night (Glee) Opening Night (Glee) "Opening Night" is the seventeenth episode of the fifth season of the American musical television series "Glee", and the 105th episode overall. It was written by Michael Hitchcock and directed by Eric Stoltz, and it aired on Fox in the United States on April 22, 2014, and features Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) opening as Fanny Brice in "Funny Girl" on Broadway. Archive footage of Finn Hudson (Cory Monteith) is used in this episode. Out-of-town visitors arrive for Rachel Berry's (Lea Michele) official Broadway opening night in "Funny Girl", including Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison), Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch),