Lea Michele as Fanny - Funny Girl — Page 48

WestEndGal said: "I know Playbill insta commenters seem to generally hate Lea, but it does amuse me that there are lots of misguided “ha, that’s what Lea deserves for her racism” comments on the post about FG closing, as if the reason is because the show is doing badly under Lea, whereas it’s more likely because Lea doesn’t want to continue indefinitely and the show will not survive with another performer as Fanny!"

Exactly-they’re trying to link her past behavior to closing when it has literally nothing to do with that. 

New Clips of Lea Michele Starring in Funny Girl on Broadway

Lea will be out tonight and for both shows tomorrow, resulting in the entire week off, since she already had Thursday-Sunday absences scheduled. Julie will be filling in for all performances.

https://twitter.com/FunnyGirlBwy/status/1635696854565257227

I’m in the same situation. I had an amazing seat  I paid $140 for in the front row. Now the same seat for any Lea performance is $445.00 I hope they honor an even exchange. Have you got this far and know if they charging escalated prices for even same seat exchanges?

Auggie27 said: "Last spring, could anyone fathom this production lasting until September 2023? She saved a sinking ship. And committed to a full year. There’s no bad news here."

Anyone who says they knew it would do this well for this long is lying. While I assumed there would be an initial surge of interest when Lea went in, I’m very surprised that the demand has gone on as long as it has.

While I’m no fan of hers I do give her credit for what she has accomplished with this show. I’m very curious to see what she does with this new box office power she has. She’s definitely going to wind up with producers courting her, so it will be interesting to see if she’s able to pick the project that will snag her that Tony she’s been dreaming of for so long. 

TaffyDavenport said: "Lea will be out tonight and for both shows tomorrow, resulting in the entire week off, since she already had Thursday-Sunday absences scheduled. Julie will be filling in for all performances.

https://twitter.com/FunnyGirlBwy/status/1635696854565257227"

Nah, she's just taking another entire week off.

There’s a giveaway happening to win a trip to see the show. 

hearthemsing22 said: "Auggie27 said: "Had my tax appointment in NYC today, and my accountant was talking about her absences. Two of her friends had tickets when Michele called out, weeks apart. Both had paid dearly for house seats. We can all appreciate the challenges of the role, Covid-era health issues, winter's seasonal grip, and myriad other factors. But it's too bad this long run is being (slightly) tainted with this attendance record. I noticed that Instagram deletes the real time notices (thought today's covers three consecutive performances) after the fact; we can't keep a running count.



May I ask why you need a running count? Do you track this yourself? They do it by having a check-in at the theater. Theater fans, show fans-they do not need to keep track unless they do it by themselves. So may I ask-why would you need it??"

Good question. My first thought was back to high school when absences are counted against your grades...or HR where absences are counted against your job performance. Not sure about Broadway. I have to admit, I would be (and have been) upset when a performer didn't perform when I spent a lot of time and money to see them. However, ratioing the number of performances she's done against how much time she's been out (unscheduled) isn't all that much or is it? I'm thinking in her 6 months with the show, she's been out a lot less than Beanie, but then I'm not keeping track.

The high school absence parallel doesn't really hold. Many people at this very site inquire daily about "attendance records" for billed stars to gauge the likelihood of an actor showing up on a certain day, particularly the question of matinees*. It's certainly not the show's Instagram account requirement, agreed, but it's odd to surmise that it's an unrealistic question, since it's the sort that's floated here since I joined in 2003. It's already being asked about Groban (out last night) about Great Comet before seats are purchased. 

*Just popped up about the chances for Easter Sunday in another thread

Updated On: 3/17/23 at 02:08 PM

Auggie27 said: "The high school absence parallel doesn't really hold. 

The way it struck me and why I used the analogy is there seems to be a need to keep track of how many times someone is out as if that has something to do with their performance. And, yes, I've seen that as a matter of interest - most particularly with Beanie. Her being out was a break for Julie, but her performance was the reason she was replaced, not her absences...and now with Josh Groban. Not sure why it's important to anyone, but just because it's not my thing doesn't mean others can't keep track. More like baseball/sports stats than attendance records, I guess.

hearthemsing22 said: "There is absolutely no way to know when someone will be out, unless it is explicitly stated at the beginning of the run."

Some scheduled absences are not announced at the beginning of the run, but are later revealed in advance of when they will actually occur.  Vacations and new concert events are just two examples.