Lea Michele as Fanny - Funny Girl — Page 24

gypsy101 said: "Robbie2 said: "Review: Lea Michele rides waves of love in Broadway’s ‘Funny Girl’

Come Tony Awards time next spring, the committee is going to have an issue. Lea Michele’s show-stopping lead performance in director Michael Mayer’s revival of “Funny Girl” will be a formidable competitor for best lead performance by an actress in a musical. But since she’s technically (and famously) a replacement for Beanie Feldstein in that same role, she won’t be eligible.”


maybe a Special Tony could be in order for Lea, for adding luster to the broadway season (or however they worded it that time Barbra won her special one back in the day)"

The show itself should win for adding excitement to the Broadway season.

Penna2 said: "gypsy101 said: "Robbie2 said: "Review: Lea Michele rides waves of love in Broadway’s ‘Funny Girl’

Come Tony Awards time next spring, the committee is going to have an issue. Lea Michele’s show-stopping lead performance in director Michael Mayer’s revival of “Funny Girl” will be a formidable competitor for best lead performance by an actress in a musical. But since she’s technically (and famously) a replacement for Beanie Feldstein in that same role, she won’t be eligible.”


maybe a Special Tony could be in order for Lea, for adding luster to the broadway season (or however they worded it that time Barbra won her special one back in the day)"

The show itself should win for adding excitement to the Broadway season."

Award for Best Drama in a Musical

1. Has there actually ever been any mention that the committee is even considering a Best Replacement? (It's foolish financially and a bit mean, anyway.)

2. What backlash? Because she was a witch a few years ago? Its not a congeniality award.

My hope remains that she earns enough brownie points from all of this where some other producer/director/ creator decides to cast her in something new and fun where she can originate a new role.

100%

Surprise, some people don't care/aren't invested in Lea as much as you don't care/aren't invested about others. Maybe stop complaining about the behavior of others if your own behavior isn't going to change.

"My hope remains that she earns enough brownie points from all of this where some other producer/director/ creator decides to cast her in something new and fun where she can originate a new role. 100%"

I totally agree. Would be fun to see her branch out and do something in an original show/music.

Entertaining the idea of a pro-shot I wonder if Ryan Murphy and Co. would want to bring back Jane Lynch? Though I prefer Tovah BY FAR, I understand how a GLEE reunion could help promote it.

The Pesky Pescatarian said: "You beat me to it, CatLady3! LOL! I had a giggle over this part: "Her well-seasoned acting chops (she’s been on Broadway stages since she was 9) allows her to calibrate Fanny’s mix of raw ambition, neediness, nerve and vulnerability. Some of Fanny’s insecurities, beneath her bravado, are rooted in her issues of class, education and looks. Michele is clearly a beauty that a period wig can’t hide, but we nevertheless sign on to the delusion."

The "too pretty" will never not be hilarious to me. Where were these people 10 or 12 years ago? They were eating girlie up in the comment sections not that long ago.



Agreed! Even now I still see a lot of comments calling her ugly on social media. It's kinda similar to people now saying her talent was never in question and that everyone knew she would do well - because people here and elsewhere were really critical about her talent and any mention of her being in Funny Girl was met with rants about her lack of vocal ability and acting (among other things like behavior).

For people who saw both Beanie and Lea, it would be interesting to compare how you rate each performance on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the best.

goodlead2 said: "For people who saw both Beanie and Lea, it would be interesting to compare how you rate each performance on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the best."

The theater critics have seen both and given their reviews already. Not sure why people keep bringing Beanie into this.


Just enjoy the show with Lea Michele. No need to make anyone feel worse than they already do.

goodlead2 said: "For people who saw both Beanie and Lea, it would be interesting to compare how you rate each performance on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the best."

Beanie, is this you, girl?

Updated On: 10/11/22 at 07:19 PM

DAME said: "The LA Times review is up.

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-10-11/review-lea-michele-funny-girl-broadway-revival-review

"Michele’s performance in “Funny Girl” is one of the top five musical theater performances I’ve seen in my lifetime. The last time I was this overcome at a curtain call was after Patti LuPone turned “Rose’s Turn” into a gloriously harrowing nervous breakdown in the 2008 Broadway revival of“Gypsy.”""

Beat me to it! Very clickbaity but well-deserved title.