Funny Girl - help or hinder?

[daviddh]

for the most part ,imo, this branching out back fired. people ,including me were put off by this pushing of Ross out front. on Bob Hope the Supremes comes out wearing white short dresses, Diana is the ONLY one singing while the other two just dance around her,
ridiculous.
her talent was already there and obvious to me.

[sup_fan]

for the most part ,imo, this branching out back fired. people ,including me were put off by this pushing of Ross out front. on Bob Hope the Supremes comes out wearing white short dresses, Diana is the ONLY one singing while the other two just dance around her,
ridiculous.
her talent was already there and obvious to me.

i think that's the Hollywood Palace episode in 67 where Cindy had her debut. they're wearing the short white dresses that were part of the FG photo shoots. diana is perched in a chair or something and wheeled out, while M and C stand next to her. it was the opening medley or song, mostly sung i think by Sammie Davis Jr. maybe Diana sings a quick line or something. but it's relatively quick

however your point is well stated. often they would be SO over the top in emphasizing Diana over the other two. and given how talented diana was and how mesmerizing on stage, it just wasn't necessary. and yeah, it came across as gratuitous.