I'm the Greatest Star I'm the Greatest Star "I'm the Greatest Star" is a popular song from the 1964 musical "Funny Girl". The show tune was composed by written by Jule Styne with lyrics by Bob Merrill. Barbra Streisand performed it in the role of Fanny Brice, first in the Broadway cast, then again in the 1968 film adaptation. The song was first included on the original Broadway cast recording album "Funny Girl", which was a best-seller in 1964. A review in "Talking' Broadway" notes that Brice "comes out swingin' with 'I'm the Greatest Star. Howard Taubman wrote in "The New York Times" "Miss
Edward S. Feldman Fanny Brice, Feldman handled advertising and publicity for the Broadway production of "Funny Girl" throughout its run. Feldman's first credit as a film producer was the 1971 melodrama "What's the Matter with Helen?" starring Debbie Reynolds and Shelley Winters. Additional credits include "Save the Tiger", "The Other Side of the Mountain", "Two-Minute Warning", "The Last Married Couple in America", "Hot Dog...The Movie", "Witness", "The Golden Child", "Wired", "Green Card", "The Doctor", "Forever Young", the live-action "The Jungle Book", the live-action "101 Dalmatians" and its sequel, "102 Dalmatians", "The Truman Show", and "". For television, Feldman produced several films and miniseries,