Red River Theatres to celebrate 50th anniversary of Streisand classic ‘Funny Girl’ - The Concord Insider

Fifty years ago, young Barbra Streisand won an Oscar for playing a star who took Broadway by storm 50 years before her, the legendary comedienne Fannie Brice. Against Hollywood’s advice, producer Ray Stark insisted that 25-year-old Streisand repeat her stage role in the movie of Funny Girl, packagi…