Academy News (AMPAS): "Funny Girl" Monday Nights With Oscar Returns

In more Academy news, the “Monday Nights With Oscar” series returns to the Academy Theatre at Lighthouse International in New York city after being put on hold for most of the year due to renovations.  The AMPAS series will resume on November 15th with a showing of “Funny Girl,” starring Barbara Streisand.

“Funny Girl,” was released in 1968 and is based on a Broadway musical that debuted earlier that decade in 1964.  Along with Barbara Streisand the film also stars, Kay Brice, Walter Pidgeon, Lee Alan, and Omar Sharif.  William Wyler directed the film by screenplay writer Isobel Lennart.  Barbara Streisands performance as Fanny Brice in the movie earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress that year.  Kay Brice’s contributing performance in the movie also earned an Academy Award nomination and the film received 8 Academy Award nominations in total.

Admission to the screening of “Funny Girl” for the “Monday Nights With Oscar” series is 5 dollars a ticket to the general public and 3 dollars with a student ID or membership to the Academy.  Tickets may be purchased online, by mail, or at the box office.  The Lighthouse International theatre is located at 111 East 59th Street in New York City.  The show will begin at 6:30 and there is no reserved seating available.  To obtain more information on the event please visit www.oscars.org and click on the events calendar, or you can call (212) 821-9251

John Bobst