Lea Michele as Fanny - Funny Girl — Page 75

I’m just ready for this revival to finally close! This show has been under a curse for a year and a half. Still won’t forgive the producers for what they did to Beanie! I know people will be talking about this for years to come, but I would prefer if we just let this revival travel into the sunset and forget it ever happened! Don’t get me wrong, the show itself was excellent, it’s just the drama backstage that needs to be forgotten. I’m sorry if this may sound absurd, but I’ve just never seen anything like this before. No one should have to go through what Beanie went through. Anyway, I’ve made my peace. Happy closing to Funny Girl!

Barbra must have been strong as a horse. (Hope she spills “everything” in her bio.)

JSquared2 said: "TaffyDavenport said: "Beanie is a (wealthy) adult woman who took a role that she shouldn't have, and suffered the consequences. She'll be fine.

Seriously?? So now we're saying that only POOR people can star on Broadway? Should EPAs start requiring people to bring their tax returns and bank statements and should credit checks be run at the callbacks? We know you're a Benkohead -- but stop being ridiculous -- only a few more shows to go!

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WTF are you talking about? Time for you to go on ignore.

soxboy22 said: "Barbra must have been strong as a horse. (Hope she spills “everything” in her bio.)"

To be fair, Barbra performed a truncated version of the show whenever she felt like she wanted the show to be easier. Would just not sing full sections of numbers.

JSquared2 said: "TaffyDavenport said: "Beanie is a (wealthy) adult woman who took a role that she shouldn't have, and suffered the consequences. She'll be fine.

Seriously?? So now we're saying that only POOR people can star on Broadway? Should EPAs start requiring people to bring their tax returns and bank statements and should credit checks be run at the callbacks? We know you're a Benkohead -- but stop being ridiculous -- only a few more shows to go!"

No, not necessarily poor, but those without strong connections to the Broadway powerful producers. Also, no Tony-winning star friends and family who made it in Hollywood. Nepotism should be prohibited in the arts industry and casting should be talent based only. It seems like the same exact people are being cast in multiple shows, it doesn't feel right. Some are very talented, some aren't, but the more exposure to the NYC theater you get, the more obvious it becomes.

Updated On: 8/30/23 at 03:26 PM

DJD4 said: "TaffyDavenport said: "Beanie is a (wealthy) adult woman who took a role that she shouldn't have, and suffered the consequences. She'll be fine.

I feel worse for people who spent hundreds of dollars to see that amateurish performance. I paid $129, and I felt gypped."

I don't necessarily agree that an optimistic, young, and very talented actress should have to "suffer the consequences" of people not liking her in a role. The poor girl got horrible hate and vitriol, I don't think that was deserved. But yes, she should "suffer the consequences". Wouldn't be surprised if she never returned to broadway again."

That "poor girl" also signed on to play the lead in an eagerly-anticipated revival of a Broadway show, and gave an absolutely embarrassing performance that was a chore to sit through. I, personally, don't think her performance should have made it past the rehearsal room, but it did, and the performance was, justifiably, criticized by critics and theatergoers alike. This is BROADWAY we are talking about - the stakes are high, and the ticket prices are even higher, and people are going to be critical.

bwayphreak234 said: "DJD4 said: "TaffyDavenport said: "Beanie is a (wealthy) adult woman who took a role that she shouldn't have, and suffered the consequences. She'll be fine.

I feel worse for people who spent hundreds of dollars to see that amateurish performance. I paid $129, and I felt gypped."

I don't necessarily agree that an optimistic, young, and very talented actress should have to "suffer the consequences" of people not liking her in a role. The poor girl got horrible hate and vitriol, I don't think that was deserved. But yes, she should "suffer the consequences". Wouldn't be surprised if she never returned to broadway again."

That "poor girl" also signed on to play the lead in an eagerly-anticipated revival of a Broadway show, and gave an absolutely embarrassing performance that was a chore to sit through. I, personally, don't think her performance should have made it past the rehearsal room, but it did, and the performance was, justifiably, criticized by critics and theatergoers alike. This is BROADWAY we are talking about - the stakes are high, and the ticket prices are even higher, and people are going to be critical.

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so she should have quit during rehearsals? she should have known that people weren't gonna like her and just nipped it in the bud? If the producers knew that she wasn't up to par for the role (which is debatable but I understand why she was miscast), then they should've recast the role early on. But they didn't, and now she is getting hate for simply playing a role that she wanted to play. I understand that the stakes are high and broadway is very critical, but the producers chose to cast her and then subsequently embarrass her after damage had already been done. So yes, the "poor girl" did not deserve to go through this.

Dylan Smith4 said: "I’m just ready for this revival to finally close! This show has been under a curse for a year and a half. Still won’t forgive the producers for what they did to Beanie! I know people will be talking about this for years to come, but I would prefer if we just let this revival travel into the sunset and forget it ever happened! Don’t get me wrong, the show itself was excellent, it’s just the drama backstage that needs to be forgotten. I’m sorry if this may sound absurd, but I’ve just never seen anything like this before. No one should have to go through what Beanie went through. Anyway, I’ve made my peace. Happy closing to Funny Girl!"

You might be the only one talking about the producers for years to come. Everyone besides you who paid money to see Beanie will still be asking for refunds for years to come.

I had actually forgotten how mad I am that I paid almost $200 for a bad community theater production. Why did you have to remind me?

broadwayboy223 said: "Didn't Barbra also change keys if she wasn't feeling it? I heard there were "matinee keys" that would be lowered lol."

Per Bob Avian, who was a dancer in the original 1964 Broadway production of FUNNY GIRL, there were 3 different versions of the show Barbra performed: Version A, Version B, and Version C. A was the full show, which was always the evening performances. At matinees she either did Version B (no second verses to her songs) or Version C (shorter scenes, no second verses to her songs). At the half hour call, the cast was informed which version was being performed at that performance.

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so she should have quit during rehearsals? she should have known that people weren't gonna like her and just nipped it in the bud? If the producers knew that she wasn't up to par for the role (which is debatable but I understand why she was miscast), then they should've recast the role early on. But they didn't, and now she is getting hate for simply playing a role that she wanted to play. I understand that the stakes are high and broadway is very critical, but the producers chose to cast her and then subsequently embarrass her after damage had already been done. So yes, the "poor girl" did not deserve to go through this.
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this is the rational response to not caring for a performance. but theres a mob mentality of such hysterical hostility to beanie for daring to not be.... what people wanted to hear...that this is the crazy minority opinion. i thought beanie couldnt sing it but did an otherwise fine job. i thought getting *angry at her* for not being able to sing it was deranged, and remains so. then comes the "how dare she, the person i dont want to be in the show, not be in the show!" and the "shes only in the show because of ben platts dad" or something other such nonsense. all so silly and childish.

and of course these same people were almost certainly trashing lea michele when a different mob was construing her insufferable diva-behavior into racism, which is why she didnt get the gig in the first place. and on it goes.

Dylan, what didn't you like about Aspects?

The Funny Girl social medias have officially congratulated Julie Benko on her final performance today. Lea will be back tomorrow.

I can't believe this saga is wrapping up. What a moment in time.

soxboy22 said: "Agreed, though actors have withdrawn from shows voluntarily if they felt they are not up to snuff. Especially with Broadway’s first revival of Funny Girl….fans are so “protective” of it."

It should not be on the actor to do the job of a producer. Especially when I'm sure they spent all the rehearsals gassing her up, why would she step down?