Funny Girl (New Broadway Cast Recording)

For the original Broadway recording featuring Barbra Streisand, see Funny Girl (Original 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
Released	November 18, 2022 (2022-11-18)
Studio	Power Station
Genre	Pop
Label	Gemini Accidental Jacket Sony
Producer	Evan McGill
Lea Michele chronology
Forever (2021) Funny Girl (New Broadway Cast Recording) (2022)

Production

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

No.	Title	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"Overture"	Orchestra	4:12
2.	"Who Are You Now?"	Lea Michele	0:52
3.	"If a Girl Isn't Pretty"	Tovah Feldshuh Jared Grimes Cast	3:41
4.	"I'm the Greatest Star"	Michele	3:32
5.	"Eddie's Tap"	Grimes	1:54
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"	Michele Ramin Karimloo	2:05
9.	"Henry Street"	Feldshuh Grimes Cast	2:39
10.	"People"	Michele	3:37
11.	"You Are Woman, I Am Man"	Michele Karimloo	3:13
12.	"Don't Rain On My Parade"	Michele	2:38
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"	Karimloo	2:02
19.	"What Do Happy People Do?"	Cast	0:48
20.	"The Music That Makes Me Dance"	Michele	3:02
21.	"Dream Ballet"	Orchestra	1:48
22.	"Finale Act 2"	Michele	4:42

Charts

Chart	Peak position
US Billboard Cast Albums[7]	1

References

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.