Lea Michele belts Fanny Brice’s big opening number, “I’m the Greatest Star,” from the forthcoming original cast recording for the new Broadway revival of Funny Girl.
, capturing Fanny as she lays out her showbiz dreams after being told in not-exactly-subtle terms on “If a Girl Isn’t Pretty” that she doesn’t have the looks for it. “I’m the greatest star,” Michele bellows, “I am by far/But no one knows it/That’s why I was born/I’ll blow my horn/Till someone blows it.”
“I relate so much to Fanny’s drive and ambition as it’s something I felt my entire life, and I connect to everything she says throughout this song,” Michele says. “This is our moment in the show where everyone gets on board and begins rooting for this young girl to achieve all of her dreams. She knows she is the greatest star, now they know she’s the greatest star, and then soon the whole world will know.
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