When asked whether she would like to reprise the role on Broadway, Smith told the BBC, "I'd be daft if I said no. I would love to, that's my dream. But would they take a Lincolnshire girl to do a New York-Brooklyn girl? There's so many American girls who could play this part, so I'm just grateful to be doing it here. Who knows how long this journey will last, but I will love every second of it."
No plans for a Broadway transfer have been announced.
About taking on the role originated onstage by Barbara Streisand, who also preserved her work on screen, Smith explained, "There is only one , so the key to it is putting your own stamp on it and to remember that the story is about Fanny Brice. It's her biography β� and not Barbra Streisand's β� which people get confused about."
The production will conclude its Menier Chocolate Factory run March 5, 2016. It is then slated to , beginning performances April 9.
Funny Girl has music by with lyrics by . The book is by Isobel Lennart; it has been revised for this production by four-time Tony winner Fierstein.
