Margaret Styne, the widow of Broadway composer Jule Styne who oversaw an estate and legacy that includes the much anticipated upcoming revival of Funny Girl, has died.A longtime presence in the Broadway community, her death was announced by Jule Styne, Inc.
in a Facebook post Feb. 15 that was more widely shared in a tweet today by Funny Girl producers Sonia Friedman, Scott Landis and David Babani and director Michael Mayer.
Their revival of the classic musical, starring Beanie Feldstein, Jane Lynch, Ramin Karimloo and Jared Grimes, begins previews March 26 at the August Wilson Theatre, with opening night set for April 24.Additional details regarding Styne’s death were not made public in keeping with her wishes.“Over the years, Margaret Styne has always been a passionate advocate, supporter, and colleague to all of us working on Funny Girl,” said the producers and director in a joint statement posted on social media. “She was a force of nature, a brilliant storyteller in her own right and represented her husband Jule Styne’s genius legacy with creativity and imagination.
We’ll miss her dearly, but her spirit will be imbued in our Broadway production of Funny Girl.”Born Margaret Brown in Torquay, England, she began a successful modeling career in 1953 and soon after began acting.
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