Lea Michele as Fanny - Funny Girl — Page 45

This production has to be hands down Broadway’s biggest success story post COVID.

Updated On: 1/10/23 at 10:07 PM

Hilary Duff and Molly Bernard Rave After Seeing Lea Michele in 'Funny Girl' : 'It Was Made for You'

"Lea, what a treat to see you in this role!" Hilary Duff wrote on Instagram after she and her Younger costar Molly Bernard took in a performance of the Funny Girl revival on Broadway

https://people.com/theater/hilary-duff-molly-bernard-rave-lea-michele-funny-girl/

MemorableUserName said: "CarlosAlberto said: "This production has to be hands down Broadway’s biggest success story post COVID."

The Music Man was a bigger hit, and didn't waste several months on a subpar version that needed to be retooled to turn it into a hit. That has to be considered more of a success."

I think CarlosAlberto was talking about the "story" of which the one final number under the bottom line is only a part.

Music Man success recipe:

1. Find enough money to rent a large theater and hire two guaranteed box office magnets

2. Profit

Funny Girl success story:

1. comedy of errors

2. drama

3. more drama

4. even more drama

5. dramatic turnaround

6. some profit!!

Updated On: 1/17/23 at 11:15 AM

bryan2 said: "Saw Lea on Saturday night, astonishing!! She was magnificent , one of the best performances I have seen in 40 years of seeing musicals and I have seen all the best! I now count her in the same category as the best .. all I can say is Barbra who lol !! Amazing"



Astonishing she is - The must see performance on Broadway not to be missed!

Also, she dresses impeccably fashionable all the time!

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11716097/Lea-Michele-looks-ready-business-robe-coat-leather-pants-way-perform-Funny-Girl.html

Noticed a change on the FG website. It now says, "We are currently on sale through May 28th, 2023 and expect future dates to be released/announced later in February!" So, it would seem the show won't be closing in May, as has been speculated. Also, Amber Ardolino announced that March 26 will be her final performance.

Updated On: 2/8/23 at 01:05 PM

That's also shown on the main website. It's a new addition to the dates she's missing.

Per the scheduling section, as of today: "Ms. Michele will not perform Thursday 3 /16 through Sunday 3/19"

bear88 said: "That's also shown on the main website. It's a new addition to the dates she's missing.

Per the scheduling section, as of today: "Ms. Michele will not perform Thursday 3 /16 through Sunday 3/19""

OMG thankfully when I was deciding I went with March 15th

I saw Lea Michele yesterday when I saw a seatgeek ticket at $99. Omg. Believe the hype. I saw this in June with Julie Benko and while she was lovely, I left thinking Funny Girl was irredeemable as a musical because of the extremely weak book.

Lea Michele made the book ALMOST tolerable. She exudes such strength and determination that even her slavish devotion to Nick seems more like a blip in the road. The curtain comes down and you just know Fanny will be alright.

Michele's voice is amazing. Omg. It's like she was born to sing this score. Her acting was also very on point. I genuinely laughed many times.

Also, Tovah is such a step up over Jane Lynch. For one, she's a believable Jewish mama. Better at the comedy.

The whole show just has this wonderful energy.

Saw her last night. She is astounding in the role. I saw a preview with Beanie and it’s a completely different show. The rest of the cast and show seems to be having a much better time than when I saw it.


As for Michele, I’d heard so much that my expectations were incredibly high, and she exceeded all of them. The voice is incredible but her acting and comedic timing surprised me. This is a must see performance, and if I’m back in NYC while she’s still in it, I’ll go back. One of the best individual performances I can remember. If you’re able, just go.

TaffyDavenport said: "Noticed a change on the FG website. It now says, "We are currently on sale through May 28th, 2023 and expect future dates to be released/announced later in February!" So, it would seem the show won't be closing in May, as has been speculated. Also, Amber Ardolino announced that March 26 will be her final performance."

Pure speculation, imagination, & fantasy...

But say Ramin leaves for LND, but Lea extends through to Labour Day... what if Jonathan Groff were to step in for the summer as Arnstein before going on to Merrily? Would that be too crazy?

alovingfan said: "She is even better now than at the beginning of her run. And she was already brilliant in it. Question.. As much money as this is making; Could it be possible the cast album ends up being the big money maker here?"

The recording is a huge hit.

I've always found Ramin merely serviceable in FG, even with Lea, although I think he fared better in the beginning, when the rest of the show was a wreck. He's a totally dependable actor, with a very nice voice, but I haven't seen a real spark in his performance in any of the 3 times I saw him. His line readings have been identical every time, which feels to me like he's just going through the motions on a job, and I've never seen what I'd describe as "joy" in his performance, which is probably akin to the Porkalob 75%.

Updated On: 2/12/23 at 02:13 PM