Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
#1Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/15/22 at 6:05pm
Beanie just used her IG to announce that she resumes performances on 6/16, but, also that her last performance in Funny Girl will be 9/25. This will make just barely a 6 month run.
Will the show continue? If so, who will replace her? Since producers have not been hyping Julie’s,performances, doubt it will be her.
PipingHotPiccolo
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/22
#2Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/15/22 at 8:13pm
The show clearly intends to continue-- to the extent they were nervous they could survive without Beanie's name/likeness, her absences lack of impact on the grosses probably disabused them of that notion. The announcement clearly contemplates their intent to continue without her.
#3Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/15/22 at 8:56pm
Already hearing rumors of Lea Michele replacing.
I can’t wait to see how this turns out.
hearthemsing22
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/14/20
#4Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/15/22 at 8:59pm
TotallyEffed said: "Already hearing rumors of Lea Michele replacing.
I can’t wait to see how this turns out."
No way. Promote Benko!! 
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#5Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/15/22 at 9:03pm
TotallyEffed said: "Already hearing rumors of Lea Michele replacing.
I can’t wait to see how this turns out."
Twitter rumors, maybe. No way in hell would Lea Michele REPLACE anyone, let alone Beanie Feldstein. Lea ORIGINATES roles. She doesn’t do replacement gigs.
#6Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/15/22 at 9:04pm
BrodyFosse123 said: "TotallyEffed said: "Already hearing rumors of Lea Michele replacing.
I can’t wait to see how this turns out."
Twitter rumors, maybe. No way in hell would Lea Michele REPLACE anyone, let alone Beanie Feldstein. Lea ORIGINATES roles. She doesn’t do replacement gigs. "
Hop back in the DeLorean, old man. This isn’t 2006.
FranklinDickson2018
Stand-by Joined: 4/6/18
#7Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/15/22 at 9:17pm
No. Just no to Lea Michele. I believe Julie Benko deserves this. She brought the show to an entire new level, charmed audiences and kept the box office grosses very high. All who see her have proclaimed a new star. I don't believe Ms. Michele would have it in her to be an ensemble player --- part of an acting team....... I hope this is just Twitter rumors. Would be so unfair to Ms. Benko. One would also think that in terms of salary --- Benko's salary demands would be less insane than Lea Michele.
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#8Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/15/22 at 9:57pm
Loretta Swit?
bk
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/03
#9Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/15/22 at 10:11pm
WHAT a surprise! How are they spinning this? Seriously. There's no way this person had a six-month contract.
Emmeline Carter
Understudy Joined: 1/26/22
#10Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/15/22 at 10:16pm
If they wanted to star cast the role Rachel Bloom would be amazing!!
#11Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/15/22 at 10:38pm
bk said: "WHAT a surprise! How are they spinning this? Seriously. There's no way this person had a six-month contract."
It's already spun. No more spinning required.
Contracts are made to be modified, in this case to the mutual satisfaction of the parties. Everybody benefits.
#13Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/15/22 at 11:11pm
Not sure why this is news. Lynch said last month on The View that hers and Beanies contracts were until the end of September.
#14Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/16/22 at 12:03am
She should just leave now, give Julie the summer to play Fanny and then bring in a name for fall. Julie will sell just fine over the summer. Get a name for the slower months.
Hire Rachel Bloom for Fanny and Tovah to play Fannys mom. They already have a great working relationship. Lynch was wildly miscast.
PipingHotPiccolo
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/22
#15Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/16/22 at 12:39am
Bettyboy72 said: "She should just leave now, give Julie the summer to play Fanny and then bring in a name for fall. Julie will sell just fine over the summer. Get a name for the slower months.
Hire Rachel Bloom for Fanny and Tovah to play Fannys mom. They already have a great working relationship. Lynch was wildly miscast."
Well now you've gone and ruined me because anyone other than Tovah Feldshuh as Mrs. Brice just doesn't make any sense.
As for "they've decided to recast her to save the show"-- good god, people are living on their own planet.
#16Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/16/22 at 2:13am
It will not be Benko. It will not be Michele.
OMG U Guyz
Stand-by Joined: 9/18/17
#18Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/16/22 at 3:45am
They need a name to keep going so it won’t be Julie. Hopefully she’ll get to originate a role on Bway in the near future.
Theatrefanboy1
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/2/15
#19Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/16/22 at 7:42am
See too bad they couldn’t close down. And reopen as a new production (for award consideration) with Lea Michele and Rosie ODonnell.
Duckie4
Understudy Joined: 8/7/18
wiggum2
Broadway Star Joined: 9/21/03
#21Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/16/22 at 9:17am
bk said: "WHAT a surprise! How are they spinning this? Seriously. There's no way this person had a six-month contract."
Didn't Catherine Zeta Jones and Angela Lansbury have a 6 month contract in A Little night Music?
#22Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/16/22 at 9:49am
wiggum2 said: "bk said: "WHAT a surprise! How are they spinning this? Seriously. There's no way this person had a six-month contract."
Didn't Catherine Zeta Jones and Angela Lansbury have a 6 month contract in A Little night Music?"
They both had a 7 month contract (End of November-June), but in that circumstance it was well known. Half of the drama that Tony season was "Why award a production that's closing the week after the Tony's?". Also Catherine's performance was not nearly universally panned, after all she did win the Tony. The drama surrounding her performance happened later in the run after she caught laryngitis and her voice did not recover.
rg7759
Broadway Star Joined: 5/6/16
#23Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/16/22 at 9:56am
Barbara, the pope, the Obamas and Oprah have all announced they will attend on 9/26
#24Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/16/22 at 10:16am
PipingHotPiccolo said: "Bettyboy72 said: "She should just leave now, give Julie the summer to play Fanny and then bring in a name for fall. Julie will sell just fine over the summer. Get a name for the slower months.
Hire Rachel Bloom for Fanny and Tovah to play Fannys mom. They already have a great working relationship. Lynch was wildly miscast."
Well now you've gone and ruined me because anyone other than Tovah Feldshuh as Mrs. Brice just doesn't make any sense.
As for "they've decided to recast her to save the show"-- good god, people are living on their own planet."
The idea of Tovah ruined me for anyone else as well, but I think Jackie Hoffman could be fun too! Or could we give Andrea Martin honorary Jew status?
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#25Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/16/22 at 10:25am
Wave your little hand and whisper "So long Dearie"
#26Beanie’s Last Performance 9/25
Posted: 6/16/22 at 10:29am
brettystar said: "It will not be Benko. It will not be Michele.
"
Exactly - everyone knows it will be Betty Buckley taking over the role, with Glenn Close replacing Jane Lynch.
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