Doesn’t she have the tv show the mayor to be on right now?
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nealb1 said: "She doesn't want to be Fanny Brice - she wants to be Barbra Streisand......"
^^^THIS!
I can't stand the girl, but I want a Funny Girl revival ASAP! And, before someone says "Do we all really need to come here and bash Lea Michele?" I say, yes. It's what unites us all.
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Now that wouldn’t be a bad idea. A Barbra Streisand bio musical starring Lea Michele
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I actually really love Lea as an actress; her singing and acting is great and I think she'd be amazing as Fanny. Her personality is another thing entirely, though. Overall I'd see it and probably love it. She does really need to work on her comedy though, in the mock performance of Greatest Star on Glee, she was phoning it. A lot.
BrodyFosse123 said: "Odd no one mentioned this but Lea Michele was on Bravo's WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE last night: Wednesday October 11, 2017 and was asked when she plans to return to Broadway and she stated that she spoke to Ryan Murphy a few days ago regarding FUNNY GIRL. Last week she performed a few FUNNY GIRL songs in a small concert in Central Park and she realized that FUNNY GIRL is how she wants to return to Broadway so she wants to get this off and running though she realizes it'll be tough getting it going."
Too late. Oak has already been cast. But they might consider making a change if she lobbies hard enough. I'm sure no one would mind.
Is that supposed to be a picture of Lea Michele's character in the TV show when she stars in FUNNY GIRL? I'm so happy I have never seen an episode of GLEE in my life.
“I knew who I was this morning, but I've changed a few times since then.”
She (and everyone else) seems to forget that the reason it didn't happen before is that producers didn't want to work with her and they couldn't get the money. I have a hard time believing anything has changed.
The Lady Gaga Funny Girl idea is amazing. That kind of event what surpass Bette Midler in Hello, Dolly! But yes it’s hard to imagine it ever happening.
What about Lauren Ambrose?1?1?1?1!’
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
I thought her rendition of "Don't Rain On My Parade" really worked the first time they did it on Glee and her version of "My Man" which was performed out of context (I think as an audition song) made me cry. But even as a fan, everything in that last season or two when they were performing Funny Girl on the show... was rough.
Oh please. Whatever one's personal opinion of Lea and her "evilness" she is the perfect Fanny Brice. Girl can sing like nobody's business and is a good actress with expert timing. She has the specific look required for Fanny, and is as much a box office draw as say, Lauren Ambrose. Her only problem is that she is actually almost TOO obvious for the role.
Owen22 said: "Oh please. Whatever one's personal opinion of Lea and her "evilness" she is the perfect Fanny Brice. Girl can sing like nobody's business and is a good actress with expert timing. She has the specific look required for Fanny, and is as much a box office draw as say, Lauren Ambrose. Her only problem is that she is actually almost TOO obvious for the role."
Your opinion.
Mine is -
She can't act
She is not funny
Her voice sounds like nails down a chalkboard.
Annaleigh Ashford on the other hand would be perfect.
Yes yes a million times yes !!! These people on this board have made up issues with lea Michele in their head as if they know the girl lol her voice is AMAZING !!! Shes perfect for this role !!!!!! I'll be first in line for tickets !