Lea Michele as Fanny - Funny Girl — Page 5

Auggie27 said: "Nobody wants to hear this but Ephie Aardema sang it similarly two weeks ago tomorrow afternoon and received damn near the same response. A powerful singer who focuses the number thus earns the reaction. I’m happy for all three current Fannys. Any of them will satisfy the audience and the show looks ready to coast into hit status. Bravo to all. We need hits. Always. The production must be pinching itself."

Who?

Impeach2017 said: "Auggie27 said: "Nobody wants to hear this but Ephie Aardema sang it similarly two weeks ago tomorrow afternoon and received damn near the same response. A powerful singer who focuses the number thus earns the reaction. I’m happy for all three current Fannys. Any of them will satisfy the audience and the show looks ready to coast into hit status. Bravo to all. We need hits. Always. The production must be pinching itself."

Who?"

The post specifically mentions the "three current Fannys." Context would indicate she is one of them. (She's the understudy.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOt6KFXp2tI

Ah. all is right in the world.

Thanks for reminding me about the ending of “Musicl - it was nice to hear that belted ending. I had forgotten about that.

After reading all of these comments I wonder if those people who were so vocal about "Don't let her anywhere near the WICKED film" may be having second thoughts about those remarks. Not that it will change anything at this stage but maybe she wouldn't have been that bad of a choice. We'll never know ... just happy to see such a "positive" response for a show that has been dealing with so much "negativity" ever since it was first announced.

Aaaaaaand I’ve now started playing lottery every day for this show. Sounds like Michele can’t be missed!


Also, The New York Times reports that she’s committed to the show into next year.

Updated On: 9/7/22 at 12:21 PM

I think Lea would have been nominated but Joaquina would have still won but who knows.

It is true it was hard to hear some of the words due to the large applause she received whenever she started or ended a song.

it makes me wonder if any producers reached out to Lea back 5-7 years ago to do a Funny Girl revival.

Does the Box Office issue refunds if Lea Michele is out? I realize she just started, but wondering if anyone had experience with this situation when Beanie was in? I'm trying to squeeze it into a work trip next month but really only want to see it if Lea's in since it will be tough to make it work. Thanks!

Let's not forget that people also love a comeback story. All of the profiles on Lea mention her bullying past and her mea culpa, part of which is just showing up, working professionally and trying to assimilate herself into an already established company. So while she is delivering a vastly improved performance, she is also giving audiences a narrative to feel good about. It's a humble move to be a replacement in a show.

It's great PR for the show. I think it will have legs.

In hindsight, the Beanie press was pretty bad. It was a lot of her talking about herself and clips of other cast members talking about how great she was. Seemed like overkill.