Tags: Musical.
Funny Face is a 1927 musical composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin and book by Fred Thompson and Paul Gerard Smith. When it opened on Broadway on November 22 1927 as the very first show on the newly built Alvin Theatre it starred Fred Astaire and his sister Adele Astaire. It was in this show that Fred Astaire first danced in evening clothes and a top hat.Originally called Smarty it first opened in Philadelphia on October 11 1927 to poor reviews.