Fanny Brice Covington, was slated to open in November 2010, directed by Ellen Dempsey. Fanny Brice Fania Borach (October 29, 1891 – May 29, 1951), known professionally as Fanny Brice or Fannie Brice, was an American illustrated song model, comedienne, singer, theater, and film actress who made many stage, radio, and film appearances and is known as the creator and star of the top-rated radio comedy series "The Baby Snooks Show". Thirteen years after her death, Brice was portrayed on the Broadway stage by Barbra Streisand in the 1964 musical" Funny Girl"; Streisand also starred in its 1968 film adaptation, for which
Opening Night (Glee) another "Funny Girl" song, "Who Are You Now?", performed by Michele and Lynch and NONONO's "Pumpin Blood", performed by Michele, Rivera and Riley. 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