Lea Michele as Fanny - Funny Girl — Page 47

Jakeevan942 said: "Closing Date of September 3 confirmed, with current principal cast staying through the summer."

I'm guessing that 6 days is too small of a window to reuse the Broadway set

How can I contact seat geek? I’m an idiot and didn’t check to see who was out on 8/20 and I want to change for another date.

steven22 said: "How can I contact seat geek? I’m an idiot and didn’t check to see who was out on 8/20 and I want to change for another date."

I sent Jujamcyn an email. We’ll see what happens. Ugh I’m such a bozo.

Not gonna lie, I've been putting off buying a ticket and booking a flight because I was waiting for this announcement. Mainly because my inner saboteur convinced me that knowing my luck I would pick a date when she'd come down with the plague or something. lol But she's just gotta be there for her last few shows...right?

Next thought, will I have to hock an organ to pay for said ticket? Hmm?

jBREAKING NEWS: Tony nominee Ramin Karimloo is expected to execute a stunning feat when he commutes between Trieste and New York to perform in both Phantom of the Opera Italy and Funny Girl on Broadway!"

Does anyone else think it will be impossible for Ramin to perform in both shows? He took time off to do the show I saw him at in Fort Lauderdale on Sunday and that show was in the same country as Times Square. Will he be splitting time by a few weeks in one country and a few weeks in another country? I'm asking because a relative wants to see him perform in the musical because the relative really like the solo show in Fort Lauderdale. I want to make sure I get tickets for a date he will be in Funny Girl.

Hopefully this clears up any confusion on performance schedules... this is taken directly from the Funny Girl website:

"One final extension! Barring an unforeseen absence, Ms. Michele is scheduled to perform seven shows a week now through September 3rd, 2023! She will not be performing on Thursday evenings. The marvelous Julie Benko will perform as Fanny on Thursday evenings.

There are otherwise a handful of changes to this schedule in 2023:

Ms. Michele will not perform Thursday 3 /16 through Sunday 3/19

Ms. Michele will not perform the 8pm show on Wednesday April 26th.

Ms. Michele will perform on Thursday 5/11 at 7pm
Ms. Michele will perform on Sunday 5/14 at 2pm
Ms. Michele will not perform on Sunday 5/14 at 7:30pm

Ms. Michele will not perform June 5th through June 11th

Ms. Michele will not perform on Monday 7/3 at 7pm
Ms. Michele will not perform on Sunday 7/23 at 2pm

Ms. Michele will not perform August 18th through August 20th

Also note - Ramin Karimloo will not perform Sunday 4/30 through Sunday 5/7 and again June 27th through July 17th. Tovah Feldshuh will not perform June 27th through July 13th, July 28th through 30th and August 17th through August 23rd.

Otherwise, we can confirm that all of our other principals remain scheduled to perform all eight (8) performances a week barring an unforeseen absence."

What an incredible run this turned out to be!

Hopefully they get Julie to lead the tour.

poisonivy2 said: "I was one of those that thought act 2 of Funny Girl was irredeemable when I saw it with Julie. How could a smart, talented woman be so weak and submissive about Nick? It just didn't work and left a bad taste in my mouth.

Fast forward to seeing it with Lea a few weeks ago. She made it work. The book is still very weak, but Lea projects such strength and determination that Nick seems like a mere blip in the journey of Fanny. When the curtain comes down on Lea, you know Fanny will not just be alright, she will thrive.

One day, Lea will make an amazing Mama Rose. She has this incredible determined, strong vibe about her."

If you read Fanny's bio you will find she was completely enamored of Nicky - even more than the show suggests. She never quite got over him until just before she died, and even then it took her a moment to finally leave him emotionally. Lea does an amazing job of showing Fanny's different colors.

Updated On: 3/2/23 at 03:48 PM

Did they film the entire show? I mean just thinking through how many clips are in that YouTube video, they had to set up A LOT of shots, some of those scenes had multiple angles. Think a pro-shot may be on its way?

Though I think it would do better in a smaller house, I hear Merrily We Roll Along will play the August Wilson next.

Has Barbra attended this production yet? Do we think there's any chance she'll go see Lea before the show closes?

I wouldn't assume that. As Ramin said, it would probably be awkward for her because everyone would be watching her reaction.