Funny Girl (New Broadway Cast Recording)

Funny Girl (New Broadway Cast Recording) is the cast recording for the 2022 Broadway revival of the musical of the same name, starring Lea Michele. Released digitally on November 18, 2022, the album's physical release followed January 20, 2023, on the Sony Masterworks Broadway label. The album reached number one on the US Billboard Cast Albums chart.

Funny Girl (New Broadway Cast Recording)
Cast recording by
Lea Michele / various artists
ReleasedNovember 18, 2022 (2022-11-18)
StudioPower Station
GenrePop
Label
  • Gemini
  • Accidental Jacket
  • Sony
ProducerEvan McGill
Lea Michele chronology
Forever
(2021)
Funny Girl (New Broadway Cast Recording)
(2022)

Production

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Recording for a new Funny Girl album started at Power Station Studios in Manhattan during fall 2022,[1] produced by Gemini Theatricals, Accidental Jacket, and Masterworks Broadway.[2] In a surprise announcement at a performance of Funny Girl on November 16, 2022, Lea Michele announced the release of the album; the announcement was live streamed on Instagram.[3] The release would be the first Broadway cast recording since the original cast recording which was released 58 years prior.[4] The album was released on November 18, 2022, digitally, while a physical CD version was released on January 20, 2023.[5]

Although Beanie Feldstein opened the Broadway revival as Fanny Brice, she is notably absent from the Funny Girl recording.[6]

Tracklist

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No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."Overture"Orchestra4:12
2."Who Are You Now?"Lea Michele0:52
3."If a Girl Isn't Pretty"
3:41
4."I'm the Greatest Star"Michele3:32
5."Eddie's Tap"Grimes1:54
6."Cornet Man"
  • Michele
  • Cast
2:23
7."His Love Makes Me Beautiful"
  • Michele
  • Daniel Beeman
  • Cast
4:41
8."I Want to Be Seen with You"2:05
9."Henry Street"
  • Feldshuh
  • Grimes
  • Cast
2:39
10."People"Michele3:37
11."You Are Woman, I Am Man"
  • Michele
  • Karimloo
3:13
12."Don't Rain On My Parade"Michele2:38
13."Sadie, Sadie"
  • Michele
  • Karimloo
  • Cast
4:08
14."Who Taught Her Everything She Knows?"
  • Feldshuh
  • Grimes
3:02
15."Temporary Arrangement"
  • Karimloo
  • Cast
2:46
16."Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat"
  • Michele
  • Cast
5:12
17."Who Are You Now? - Reprise"
  • Michele
  • Karimloo
4:17
18."You're A Funny Girl / Beekman Call"Karimloo2:02
19."What Do Happy People Do?"Cast0:48
20."The Music That Makes Me Dance"Michele3:02
21."Dream Ballet"Orchestra1:48
22."Finale Act 2"Michele4:42

Charts

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Chart Peak

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US Billboard Cast Albums[7] 1

References

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  1. ^ Green, Jesse (January 19, 2023). "How Do You Measure a Season on Broadway? In Cast Albums". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  2. ^ Art Smith, Paul (November 18, 2022). "Funny Girl Broadway Cast Recording with Lea Michele Available Now". Broadway Direct. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  3. ^ Quinn, Dave (November 17, 2022). "Broadway's 'Funny Girl' Revival Gets a Cast Album Featuring Lea Michele — and It Drops at Midnight!". People. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  4. ^ Carras, Christi (November 17, 2022). "Lea Michele announces 'Funny Girl' Broadway cast album: 'I'm so proud of it'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  5. ^ Wood, Becca (November 17, 2022). "A recorded 'Funny Girl' cast album featuring Lea Michele is coming!". Today. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  6. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (November 17, 2022). "'Funny Girl' to Release Cast Album With Lea Michele". Variety. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  7. ^ "Week of December 3, 2022 - Cast Albums". Billboard. December 3, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2023.