IDINA MENZEL Funny Girl "Cornet Man" 

About two years ago, it was reported that Menzel was close to signing to do the FG revival that has now gone to Beanie Feldstein. Perhaps Idina aged out; Jessie Mueller and Idina would have been my top choices to head a FG revival, but it's now unlikely that either of them will ever do it.

Menzel is in her fifties. Nuf said.

Was thinking the same thing! She would have been a great Fanny Brice back when this was filmed in 2002.

in a recent interview, she said she almost did it but she thought she was too old

Thanks so much, glad you liked it!

So glad to hear it. Several numbers from the 2002 "Funny Girl" concert (Sutton Foster, Lillias White, Kristin Chenoweth, Julia Murney, Carolee Carmello) were on RU-vid when I looked, but no Idina.

From time to time I try to be timely.

Yes, and I believe she did the title song. Don't remember how she fared, so I will just have to watch.

2002, one year before "Wicked."

Ok ... she’s amazing!!!!

There is no way on earth that Idina Menzel looks more like Fanny Brice than Streisand. That is patently absurd.