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
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),