Posted: 5/3/18 at 5:21pm
I don't necessarily like her as a person, but I will agree that she has talent. I can't see her as Fanny (she's not proven to be funny), I can't see her as Elphaba in the movie (we need a true powerhouse singer). I think that the way that would benefit her the most, would be to come back to Broadway in something original that is written for her skill set and abilities.
Posted: 5/3/18 at 5:25pm
I hope no one took her Equity name while she's been gone.
Posted: 5/3/18 at 5:31pm
MadsonMelo said: "Lea Michele can act and sing circles around Lady GaGa."
LOL
Posted: 5/3/18 at 5:34pm
MadsonMelo said: "Lea Michele can act and sing circles around Lady GaGa.
But you know, people just don't like her. I think she would be great as Elphaba and Fanny Brice, but at this point both projets seems odd to cast her after such a long time."
Ignoring the GaGa thing (because I'm not convinced she's funny either), but I have not seen Lea Michele once indicate that she is the type of comedienne the role of Fanny Brice requires. She wants to sing the score because she wants to be Barbra, but there's so much more to that role than just singing it.
Posted: 5/3/18 at 5:41pm
Lady Gaga is respected more by the entertainment industry than Lea Michele ever will be. She’s a multi-Grammy Award winning music icon; respected and praised by music legends from Tony Bennett, Elton John to even having a personal relationship with Barbra Streisand — things Lea Michele has been wishing for to no avail. She’s also won a Golden Globe for her acting in Ryan Murphy’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL and has been invited by the Academy Awards to attend and perform on the awards show.
Regardless of anything she’s done in her career, Broadway nerds know her from SPRING AWAKENING and the now-fizzling masses for FOX TV’s GLEE. No one gives a rat’s ass about her CD releases nor anything she’s done post- GLEE. She’s a D-Level personality that literally is quickly morphing into THE COMEBACK’s Valerie Cherish. And... we DON’T need to see THAT!
Posted: 5/3/18 at 5:54pm
I'd rather see Gaga as Evita (as long that's okay from a racial standpoint, I don't really where to stand on that, but I digress) and have Jessie Mueller as Fanny. Gaga just seems more suited for Evita, imo.
And neither for WannaBabs, Lea Michele.
Posted: 5/3/18 at 6:01pm
If they do revive Funny Girl, there is no other choice for Fanny other than Jessie Mueller.
Posted: 5/3/18 at 6:21pm
BrodyFosse123 said: "Lady Gaga is respected more by the entertainment industry than Lea Michele ever will be. She’s a multi-Grammy Award winning music icon; respected and praised by music legends from Tony Bennett, Elton John to even having a personal relationship with Barbra Streisand — things Lea Michele has been wishing for to no avail. She’s also won a Golden Globe for her acting in Ryan Murphy’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL and has been invited by the Academy Awards to attend and perform on the awards show.
Regardless of anything she’s done in her career, Broadway nerds know her from SPRING AWAKENING and the now-fizzling masses for FOX TV’s GLEE. No one gives a rat’s ass about her CD releases nor anything she’s done post- GLEE. She’s a D-Level personality that literally is quickly morphing into THE COMEBACK’s Valerie Cherish. And... we DON’T need to see THAT!"
That’s the tea.
Posted: 5/3/18 at 6:32pm
MadsonMelo said: "Lea Michele can act and sing circles around Lady GaGa.
But you know, people just don't like her. I think she would be great as Elphaba and Fanny Brice, but at this point both projets seems odd to cast her after such a long time."
Uhh..have you heard Lady Gaga sing? Like really sing? Moral of the story: you’re wrong.
Posted: 5/3/18 at 6:34pm
This thread reminds me that we haven't had a good BWW reading by Jesse Tyler Ferguson lately.
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Posted: 5/3/18 at 10:03pm
Jessetenny said: "If they do revive Funny Girl, there is no other choice for Fanny other than Jessie Mueller."
Precisely.
Posted: 5/3/18 at 10:07pm
I worked with Lea during Les Mis at the Hollywood in 2008 and on the fifth season of Glee and I honestly don't see the issues people have with her. Yes, I can see how she can be perceived to be a diva but in a lot of ways she is also just extremely professional with expectations and I can see how that can be easily misinterpreted.
Posted: 5/3/18 at 10:09pm
That's not it at all. She treats people badly. VERY badly.
Posted: 5/3/18 at 10:10pm
I have personally never experienced that which is not to say that it has never happened. Of what I have seen and experienced she is an extremely professional and talented woman and I would work with her again.
Posted: 5/3/18 at 10:12pm
Posted: 5/4/18 at 3:40am
We can all have our preferences, but a showbizz world where Kanye West and Kim Kardashian and Nicki Minaj are considered A-list starts and people like Lea Michele are D-list, shows me A-list is nothing to be proud of nowadays.
Posted: 5/4/18 at 8:45am
We can all have our preferences, but a showbizz world where Kanye West and Kim Kardashian and Nicki Minaj are considered A-list starts and people like Lea Michele are D-list, shows me A-list is nothing to be proud of nowadays.
Huh? Kim and Kanye are pop culture figures - they are not remotely considered A-List stars in any form. Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper — those are considered A-List stars. Lea Michele is no where near in her career to be considered an A-List level star. Regardless of what else she’s done in her career, she’s solely known for an old TV series called GLEE. She hasn’t followed it up with a major Oscar winning film or Grammy Award winning album. I find it interesting how everyone who has worked with Ryan Murphy continue to do so by appearing in one of his numerous FX series except her (SCREAM QUEENS was a joke compared to his other award winning projects at FX).
Posted: 5/4/18 at 9:21am
Kanye West absolutely is, or was, an A-lister until recently; a rap superstar for two decades in spite of his eccentric and unpredictable behavior, he was a frequent contender for the title of "best rapper of his era." Granted, his decline into paranoid narcissism and recent foot-in-mouth statements may tarnish that in the future, but you can't say he wasn't an A-list star beforehand.
Posted: 5/4/18 at 9:22am
What really strikes me is the comment "nobody likes her" or something to that effect. We forget Broadway World is a closed system, feeding and cannibalizing opinions from these, here message boards. And we find ourselves living in it's bubble. I get it. I didn't go see Carousel in previews because of reports on here. Then I read the reviews and advanced from the group think and went to see it myself and it was mostly wonderful.
Most people (outside this bubble) have probably forgotten about Lea Michelle until reminded. Most people probably have no opinion of her unless they are aficionados of her shows. And I'm sure those people are split between those who think she's one of our current great entertainers or who equate her with Rachel Berry and think she's over-confident and self absorbed (something a woman, not classically beautiful, should be). You may not remember but a lot of the same critiques were thrown at Streisand (who, admittedly, was always and will always be way more popular than Michelle.)
Yes, people had horrible experiences with her in her youth (can it really be ten years since Spring Awakending?) that get reported again and again and again on here to the point the negativity is becoming silly. There was an anti-Michelle thread that was just recently revived. It's seeming like a lot of people have a lot invested in the hating-Lea Michelle-on-Broadwayworld.com-industry.
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Posted: 5/4/18 at 10:19am
The only thing I’m going to say is that she’s probably been invited to take part in the RAGTIME reunion concert happening this Fall, which will be technically be on Broadway.
So is the Olive Garden in Times Square. 
Posted: 5/4/18 at 2:57pm
The thing is, does anyone like Lea Michele?
Posted: 5/4/18 at 3:05pm
I remember watching this Ham4Ham a few years ago and Lea wanted to be one of the Schuyler sisters:
Also, a few years ago didn't Lauren Ambrose get the role in Funny Girl despite Lea wanting it? Ultimately that Bway production got cancelled due to investors backing out due to the recession.
