Funny Girl (film) they did. Later, the publication of a still depicting a love scene between Fanny and Nicky in the Egyptian press prompted a movement to revoke Sharif's citizenship. When asked about the controversy, Streisand replied, "You think the Egyptians are angry? You should see the letter I got from my Aunt Rose!" Anne Francis was cast in a new role as the lead chorine in the Ziegfeld Follies. Choreographer Herbert Ross, who staged the musical numbers, had worked with Streisand in "I Can Get It for You Wholesale", her Broadway debut. Principal photography began in August 1967 and was completed by
The Back-up Plan (Glee) role as Fanny Brice in "Funny Girl." She travels to LA under the guise of being sick to audition for a television pilot, "Song" "of" "Solomon", against the advice of her roommate Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer). In California, she auditions with The Rose, and is informed it is not a musical. The audition goes uncomfortably awry, partially due to the unfamiliar galactic jargon. Sidney, the producer of "Funny Girl", calls to tell her to be at the theater at 7:30 as her understudy has injured herself. Rachel is horrified to discover the state of the traffic jam her taxi is