Funny Lady (1975)

Storyline

1930s in New York. The famous singer Fanny Brice has divorced her first husband Nicky Arnstein. During the depression she has trouble finding work as an artist but meets Billy Rose, a newcomer who writes lyrics and owns his own nightclub. Funny Lady, the 1975 Herbert Ross romantic musical melodrama sequel (“Streisand & Caan, How Lucky Can You Get!”; the sequel to “Funny Girl”) starring Barbra Streisand (as Fanny Brice), James Caan (as Billy Rose), Roddy McDowall (child star who successfully made a transition to playing adult roles), Ben Vereen, Carole Wells, and Omar Sharif (“as Nicky Arnstein”)