In case anyone's interested: a few weeks ago someone texted me
this slime tutorial (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEeuwNSBlnQ) about "a girl who falls in love and becomes an actor," led until recently here in NYC by a woman whose almost-too-perfect (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHt-MY4mYwc) affinity for the material was finally rewarded (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/11/theater/lea-michele-funny-girl.html), and duly applauded (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/29/theater/funny-girl-review-lea-michele.html), last year after more than a decade of being sidelined for reasons about which I could never seem to work up any real curiosity.
But then,
Funny Girl itself has always left me cold. Even before this year's strike-related work stoppage, back when money wasn't so tight, I still couldn't bring myself to spend any on seeing this revival in person (it closed here last month, not long after recouping (https://variety.com/2023/legit/news/funny-girl-lea-michele-broadway-recoups-capitalization-1235689364/) its investment, and is now out on tour (https://funnygirlonbroadway.com/) with no one I've heard of). Still, "free, in my PJs, and desperate for entertainment" fit the bill after my friend sent me the link last week – and, for what it's worth, watching this very-good capture did inspire my first-ever mild glimmer of appreciation for the story, and particularly for its two leads, who capably carry an otherwise only-okay production. (In fairness to the creative team, even with stars as ideal as Michele and Karimloo -- plus Feldshue, indispensable as Rosie -- and book refurbishment by Harvey Fierstein, I'm still not sure there really
is such a thing as a better-than-okay production of
FG).
...Gee, still not sold? ;D This glossily pro-shot trailer might do the trick: