I'd Rather Be Blue I'd Rather Be Blue "I'd Rather Be Blue" (or I'd Rather Be Blue over You (Than Be Happy with Somebody Else)") is a song from the 1928 Warner Bros. musical film "My Man", in which it was sung by Fanny Brice.<ref name="Fanny Brice - I'd Rather Be Blue / If You Want The Rainbow (You Must Have The Rain) (Shellac) at Discogs"></ref> The song was written by Fred Fisher and Billy Rose. 10" 78 rpm shellac record – Victor 21815, United States The song was performed by Barbra Streisand in the 1968 film "Funny Girl". Her version reached number 19
Funny Girl (musical) the hands of the director Joil Newman who exchanged the female role of Fanny with Funnie Brice, a male. The actor Julio Cesar Arturo Valverde Monje was hired to play the iconic character. The first tour started in Buenos Aires, Argentina at the Teatro Opera, and the cast then traveled to Brazil, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Panama. The cast then traveled to the rest of South America with the "Funny Girl" South America Tour 2.0. Opening night was on October 15, 2015. A new London production opened at the Menier Chocolate Factory on November 20, 2015 in previews, officially on December