Lea Michele as Fanny - Funny Girl — Page 11

Dark_Vader said: "BrodyFosse123 said: "Tovah is such a legend and super-adorable. I did not know she originated the role of "Yentl" on stage.

Tovah originated the role in the 1975 Broadway play YENTL. Barbra Streisand’s 1983 musical film isn’t based on this play at all. Streisand’s film and the play only share the same source book YENTL, THE YESHIVA BOY."

Thank you. I found info on the web regarding both adaptations of Yentl via BarbraArchives and IBDB.

I did not mention Barbra Streisand or her film in my original post."

And that's very true. And it is the same character. In fact Barbra said something to the effect that Tovah was her Yentl buddy. I'm sure someone will have the exact quote.

I did not know until that interview that Tovah's real name was Terri Sue. And that she switched to her Hebrew name as a professional name.

TaffyDavenport said: "Jordan Catalano said: "Oof. Curious to know who’s on book."

It's Barbara Tirrell as Mrs. Meeker, from what I'm seeing on TikTok."

Can you please post the link?

Dark_Vader said: "SoCalDirector said: "Dark_Vader said: "BrodyFosse123 said: "Tovah is such a legend and super-adorable. I did not know she originated the role of "Yentl" on stage.

Tovah originated the role in the 1975 Broadway play YENTL. Barbra Streisand’s 1983 musical film isn’t based on this play at all. Streisand’s film and the play only share the same source book YENTL, THE YESHIVA BOY."

Thank you. I found info on the web regarding both adaptations of Yentl via BarbraArchives and IBDB.

I did not mention Barbra Streisand or her film in my original post."

And that's very true. And it is the same character. In fact Barbra said something to the effect that Tovah was her Yentl buddy. I'm sure someone will have the exact quote.

I did not know until that interview that Tovah's real name was Terri Sue. And that she switched to her Hebrew name as a professional name."

I just found that out as well when I was doing my quick research on Tovah. She recently penned a memoir entitled "Lilyville" which she briefly mentions in the interview I included in my original post. I also came across this lovely picture of Tovah standing underneath the Eugene O'Neill marquee with her parents during the run of "Yentl".

"Very cool. Thank you for sharing this.

TaffyDavenport said: "kennin said: "TaffyDavenport said: "Jordan Catalano said: "Oof. Curious to know who’s on book."

It's Barbara Tirrell as Mrs. Meeker, from what I'm seeing on TikTok."

Can you please post the link?"

Can't find the TikTok, but here's the Broadway Covers post, which misspelled her name:

https://twitter.com/broadwaycovers/status/1568647212749537280"





https://www.bretadamsltd.net/content/client/female-actors/barbara-tirrell/

Now it’s official, she has indeed tested positive and will return on 9/20.


https://www.instagram.com/p/CiWOckouFok/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

BarnabyTucker said: "Doesn't there come a point where producers owe a duty to their employees to put their health over profits? It seems like COVID is spreading like wildfire through this company and that everyone either has it or is a sitting duck waiting for it to hit them.

Obviously they're keeping the doors open for the sake of revenue--and they're likely not going to take a hiatus unless Michele tests positive--but shouldn't the safety and well-being of everyone working at the August Wilson trump investors' interests? Quite frankly it's amoral to hire temporary covers when they should just shut the show down for 10-days to keep everyone safe and get the show back on track.

As always, major kudos to the Covid safety team working on this show and my heart goes out to the actors, crew members, and employees who likely fear going to work because they're just waiting to contract COVID and bring it home to their families.

Sign me up as being one of those who can't wait for the eventual "tell all" book about this terribly misguided venture."

I agree - eleven actors out should be enough cause for alarm. The rest of the cast going in are just sitting ducks. It is completely irresponsible for the producers to put them at risk of potentially getting sick as well.

I think New Yorkers in general are ok not wearing a mask indoors nowadays. I see it everywhere (movie theater, office, restaurants, stores, subway, dinner parties, etc.) What I’m saying is it’s possible for actors to get the virus outside the theater too (ie going to a bar or a friend’s party, etc.) unlike last fall when several places in nyc were still mandating masks.
I recall seeing COMPANY this past spring when several covers were on due to several members of the cast getting Covid —- and this was during the mask mandate.

im curious what the testing policy is nowadays for actors and theater staff who test positive and out for 5 days. Do they have to test again and get a neg result or are they exempt for 3 months (90 days)?

The fact that there are still people attributing covid cases on Broadway to the lack of a mask mandate is, quite frankly, comical, at this point.

binau said: "I don’t know if this is morally ‘right’ or not but the UK has kind of moved on from the pandemic. And we sometimes joke that because of the vaccine the symptoms of a cold are worse than covid right now. When will be the time we just ‘move on’ in NYC and let the protocols for managing COVID infections be like other infections pre pandemic…or do we really need to continue this heavy-handed approach?"

Unfortunately, I wouldn't hold my breath for it happening anytime soon. Apparently unvaccinated kids in NYC still aren't allowed to play varsity sports.

Updated On: 9/11/22 at 09:23 AM

Yes thank you by NYC I meant Broadway specifically.

Famebroadway2 said: "So she is out for my performance next Saturday and all regular priced tickets for the next few months are gone. Does anyone know how long she is in the show for? I want to grab tix for Jan, but not sure if they ever announced an end date for her contract."

I believe she is in the show for 6 months.