"Funny Girl" Cancelled: Broadway, Soap Operas Affected by Bad Economy
The economy is bad, and maybe worse than we thought. On Thursday evening, the producers of the revival of “Funny Girl” on Broadway–set for this winter–announced they were aborting plans. They simply cannot raise the required $12 million, a high price for a revival. Lauren Ambrose and Bobby Cannavale were set to star as Fanny Brice and Nicky Arnstein. The show would have opened on April 12th, a…