Does anyone know if beanie is on today?

[AP1979]

Posted: 7/23/22 at 2:41pm

Not sure if this is the correct place to ask but I am just trying to find out if anyone knows if beanie in performing today 7/23. Thank you!

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 7/23/22 at 2:53pm

She’s been back this week.  Looks like Julie isn’t permitted to post about her performances anymore so her heads-up have stopped.  Ephie doesn’t go on unless Julie can’t.  

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 7/23/22 at 3:05pm

You can usually check social media for that, I usually check the Broadway understudies Twitter page, but it's not usually hours and hours beforehand.

Looks like Julie isn’t permitted to post about her performances anymore so her heads-up have stopped.

That is lame AF. She did nothing wrong. 

[RippedMan]

Posted: 7/23/22 at 3:18pm

BrodyFosse123 said: "She’s been back this week. Looks like Julie isn’t permitted to post about her performances anymore so her heads-up have stopped. Ephie doesn’t go on unless Julie can’t."

That makes Beanie look petty. Not a good look.

[Auggie27]

Posted: 7/23/22 at 3:42pm

Unless I’m following the wrong postings, the last tweet on Broadway understudies was circa Clayton for Jackman. Are there multiples? 

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 7/23/22 at 3:45pm

Broadway Covers is the more up-to-date account to follow.

https://twitter.com/broadwaycovers

Updated On: 7/23/22 at 03:45 PM

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/23/22 at 4:00pm

Jesus, Beanie. Putting a stop to Julie letting people know she’s on? Good riddance. 

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 7/23/22 at 4:09pm

To be fair, I think the Daily Beast article is what put an end to it. If it hadn't been so publicly revealed that Beanie was bothered by Julie's updates, I doubt they would've stopped. It's probably just a gesture by the production to save face, and spare her feelings a little in these last weeks.

Updated On: 7/24/22 at 04:09 PM

[Amos Hart2]

Posted: 7/23/22 at 4:10pm

Pure speculation on my part, but I suspect that, at this point, Beanie's plan is to stay under the radar, finish her run, and move on to her next project.

[joevitus]

Posted: 7/23/22 at 6:00pm

shocktheatre said: "Amos Hart:

Pure speculation on my part, but I suspect that, at this point, Beanie's plan is to stay under the radar, finish her run, and move on to her next project.

What an utter disaster. Who is gonna hire this neurotic mess? Will medical journals interview her for her heroic triumph over "tonsilitis" and her Olympian return to the "stage"?



"

Curioius how everyone who wants her out of there is indignant that she's not going on..

[JBroadway]

Posted: 7/23/22 at 7:14pm

joevitus said: "Curious how everyone who wants her out of there is indignant that she's not going on.."

 

Like the old joke goes: 

“How was the restaurant?”

“Awful! The food was barely edible. And such small portions!” 

 

Jokes aside though, do we have any real-life indication that Feldstein is responsible for Benko’s lack of tweets? I’ve heard of producers implementing rules like that in the past, but I think they rarely bother with it nowadays because they figure it doesn’t make much of a tangible difference. But given the circumstances, I can understand the producers feeling incentivized to put a stop to it. 

If I missed some genuine piece of evidence that the decision came from Feldstein, then please correct me. Otherwise, this strikes me as yet another malicious assumption that people now seem to be immediately accepting as fact.

[BroadwayRox3588]

Posted: 7/23/22 at 7:32pm

JBroadway said: "joevitus said: "Curioushow everyone who wants her out of there is indignant that she's not going on.."



Like the old joke goes:

“How was the restaurant?”

“Awful! The food was barely edible. And such small portions!”



Jokes aside though, do we have any real-life indication that Feldstein is responsible for Benko’s lack of tweets? I’ve heard of producers implementing rules like that in the past, but I think they rarely bother with it nowadays because they figure it doesn’t make much of a tangible difference. But given the circumstances, I can understand the producers feeling incentivized to put a stop to it.

If I missed some genuine piece of evidence that the decision came from Feldstein, then please correct me. Otherwise, this strikes me as yet another malicious assumption that people now seem to be immediately accepting as fact."

I seriously doubt it. They're just looking for an excuse to bag on Beanie.

[inception]

Posted: 7/23/22 at 7:33pm

Ms Feldstein is performing tonight.

I am in the theatre  & will finally get to make up my mind for myself, instead of reading all the nastiness on this forum.

[HogansHero]

Posted: 7/23/22 at 7:39pm

I am willing to bet house seats to Lea's first performance that no one can confirm Beanie has responsibility. 

Logically, producers are not keen on the info being out there because it is demonstrable that when people know in advance it increases the number of returns. So yes some producers are chilling the social media thing, without help from other actors.

[Auggie27]

Posted: 7/23/22 at 7:53pm

A longtime board friend, who now posts less often, simply stopped reading Funny Girl posts circa the week before the Tonys. I recommend it to anyone upset by whatever is perceived to be unfairly disparaging content. 

Updated On: 7/23/22 at 07:53 PM

[shocktheatre]

Posted: 7/23/22 at 8:12pm

A (hopefully comped) theatergoer sez:

"Ms Feldstein is performing tonight.

I am in the theatre  & will finally get to make up my mind for myself, instead of reading all the nastiness on this forum."

Let us know your raves. I hear they sell earplugs at intermission.

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 7/23/22 at 8:16pm

It always feels good to put a troll on "ignore."

[shocktheatre]

Posted: 7/23/22 at 8:32pm

TaffyRiverside shares with us:

It always feels good to put a troll on "ignore."

Thank you Taffiny! You certainly know best on these matters!

[dramamama611]

Posted: 7/23/22 at 9:14pm

inception said: "Ms Feldstein is performing tonight.

I am in the theatre & will finally get to make up my mind for myself, instead of reading all the nastiness on this forum."

And while seeing for yourself is always best, it's not like the critics liked her and that its just posters here.

I do not personally know anyone (most NOT board members) that have enjoyed either Beanies performance or the production. 

[Dollypop]

Posted: 7/23/22 at 11:17pm

Auggie27 said: "A longtime board friend, who now posts less often, simply stopped reading Funny Girl posts circa the week before the Tonys. I recommend it to anyone upset by whatever is perceived to be 

 

Updated On: 7/24/22 at 11:17 PM

[ashley0139]

Posted: 7/24/22 at 12:23am

I saw her tonight to form an opinion for myself. She was...good. Certainly not worthy of all the vitriol here, but also certainly not worthy of leading the Funny Girl revival. She is likeable and has good comedic timing. There were some real gem moments. But the singing, which of course for this show should be spectacular, was not great. I'm glad I saw her to make up my own mind and since I will not see Lea, I'm good with seeing it now. The audience had disproportionate love for her and the show and it's hard to tell if people know about the drama and are trying to make up for it, or just really don't know what it should be and are reacting to it being Beanie Feldstein and the first Funny Girl revival. Anyway, I wouldn't go back and see it again.

[SouthernCakes]

Posted: 7/24/22 at 12:32am

I think that’s the general review. She’s fine. But this is Broadway.

 

and reading all the articles it seems like beanie felt she wasn’t “supported by the producers” on her days off when Benko performed. Which is a weird thing to say 

[PipingHotPiccolo]

Posted: 7/24/22 at 12:32am

JBroadway said: "
Jokes aside though, do we have any real-life indication that Feldstein is responsible for Benko’s lack of tweets?"

Of course not. Its the usual suspects, making it up as they go along. Its kinda sad how many people here seem to genuinely enjoy the manufactured vitriol. 

 

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 7/24/22 at 12:37am

ashley0139 said:

"The audience had disproportionate love for her and the show and it's hard to tell if people know about the drama and are trying to make up for it, or just really don't know what it should be and are reacting to it being Beanie Feldstein and the first Funny Girl revival."

The latter. Audiences have been reacting to her that way from the beginning.

 

[AP1979]

Posted: 7/24/22 at 1:02am

Thanks you guys for the responses. I promise it wasn’t a loaded question. I ended up going and she was on tonight.