Just found this REALLY interesting Barbra FUNNY GIRL footage from Broadway. Heres what we figured out: it was filmed as a silent movie and the audio was tacked on later from the final Barbra performance recording. Plus, theres a lot of skipping of Barbras actual songs (!) and a lot of focus on the songs I dont need to see (i.e. Henry Street!) so we realized it was shot by an ensemble person who wanted to film his/her fellow dancers. Its still so cool to see how the show was staged and watch Barbra in action. My favorite part wound up being the back stage footage...its clear these ensemble men were gay. What was it like for them, being gay in 1964. So fascinating and moving for me to see them. Watch! https://youtube/watch?v=vGdpOhpsFmE
Posted on: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 03:13:33 +0000