Posted: 6/17/22 at 11:19am
BrodyFosse123 said: "Ouch! Kinda sad when I was genuinely poking fun at the typical scenario you’d assume from the cliché snooty rich kids AND it actually was true. And they say it’s rude to generalize. Gotta say it - there’s a reason for stereotyping as it’s never far from the truth. I was baffled when I saw countless news outlets mentioning this wedding and thinking my joke was being used as reliable news. Kudos they truly were reporting a wedding that did indeed take place so it was true. 
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A number of us here over the past few months have pretty much observed as people who understand theater and human nature, what was going to happen with Beanie (the time off the week after the event did suggest a pre-scheduled event she had no control over, but an attachment to. The August dates are likely for something similar).
Beanie never had what it takes to carry a show. No knives, no grudges, no grievances involved - just eyes and ears and a certain amount of experience. For my part, I called mid-July for her leaving when she was still out with Covid. The news came out that it would be September. However, if your suggestion about an announcement for the replacement happens in mid-July, I would say that we all seem to be on the same page.
Not that it matters, but I do hope it's Julie not Lea. Once again, I have no personal knowledge of Lea except for a few videos I've watched on YouTube (just FG songs). JMO, she is a Babs wannabe who doesn't hit the mark. the show is about Fanny Brice, not Barbra Streisand and anyone who even mimics her in the slightest is going to be called on it. Her singing is maybe 65% singing and 35% shouting and tends to be behind the music most of the time. She also doesn't seem to be very nice even when singing to a friendly audience (not talking about the Glee or Tony performance, this was at a concert). Fanny must be loveable, first and foremost - this is what they saw in Beanie.
Julie Benko may not have the name, but she has the talent and the ability to become Fanny when she performs according to those who were able to see her perform (I only heard some bootlegged audios). She may not be box office, but I think they will find a box office problem with Lea, if only for a different reason. I would go with the likeable, talented standby instead of more drama. Again, JMO.
One other note - I would assume there are talks about Jane as well - we all knew she would be leaving in September. I suspect that deal might already be sealed or at least in the works. If this turns out to be a "name," which is likely what they were looking for, this could make the Lea issue moot and possibly guarantee Julie the lead.
Updated On: 6/17/22 at 11:19 AM
She was, of course, the lead in Spring Awakening. 
