Funny Lady Awards: It was also nominated for six Golden Globe Awards: The soundtrack peaked on the "Billboard" Album Chart at number 6 and was certified gold. A majority of the songs were written by Kander and Ebb. Funny Lady Funny Lady is a 1975 American biographical musical comedy-drama film directed by Herbert Ross and starring Barbra Streisand, James Caan, Omar Sharif, Roddy McDowall and Ben Vereen. A sequel to the 1968 film "Funny Girl", it is a highly fictionalized account of the later life and career of comedian Fanny Brice and her marriage to songwriter and impresario Billy Rose. The screenplay
Funny Girl (musical) cover the "Funny Girl" songs (several of which were to appear on their shelved 1965 album "There's a Place for Us") to tie-in with the September release of the feature-film version of the musical. Funny Girl (musical) Funny Girl is a 1963 musical (opened on Broadway in 1964) with a book by Isobel Lennart, music by Jule Styne, and lyrics by Bob Merrill. The semi-biographical plot is based on the life and career of Broadway star, film actress and comedian Fanny Brice featuring her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nick Arnstein. Its original title was "My Man." The musical