Lea Michele to Star as Fanny Brice in FUNNY GIRL Starting 9/6; Beanie Feldstein Departing 7/31 — Page 14

BrodyFosse123 said: "RippedMan said: "Lynch was always going to leave around that time, so no tea there.

But this will be fabulous. Too bad the actual production is still the same, ha."

Creative team is restructuring the show and new costumes and choreography are being designed. They’re readdressing the issues and trying to salvage this revival."

Yes, please. The costumes were terrible across the board, but they did not know how to dress Beanie's body type and it shows when you put the same costumes on the standby/understudy. Too bad they can't fix the set.

 

taragel2 said: "Wonder if they'll add My Man for Lea?"

 

Please, yes!  

https://pagesix.com/2022/07/11/funny-girl-producers-blindsided-by-beanie-feldsteins-exit/?_ga=2.953649.1416663343.1657565674-186184914.1584428777

 

Also, where does it say Jane is leaving early?

No Longer 'Funny,' Beanie Feldstein is Gone, Girl The star of Broadway's Funny Girl revival has pulled out about two months earlier than expected.

At ‘Funny Girl,’ Lea Michele is in, Beanie Feldstein is out

https://jezebel.com/no-longer-funny-beanie-feldstein-is-gone-girl-1849163772 

 

https://apnews.com/article/lea-michele-beanie-feldstein-funny-girl-cae00c103e25a2eeccd4ab6242a4eb34

Geez. For me, the backstage story behind this disaster is more interesting than the show itself. Most GLEE viewers have already heard Lea sing several FUNNY GIRL songs on the series and she was just fine. And it seems she too desperately wanted to do the show even if she didn't dress up like Fanny for her third birthday. I think her long-established determination to play the role will be evident in her performance.

Just saw this in the other room concerning another cast replacement. The poster was curious if she'll show her panties during "Who Taught Her Everything She Know" as she did in this clip below..

https://youtu.be/L1z3HYsl_Fc

Broadway isn't exactly happy about this news. Check.Twitter and IG, lots of.people, including current actors, are.voicing their disdain.

BCfitasafiddle said: "This is gonna be a money making BIG FAT hit with the star quality to really back it up. This is what it should've been like when the production was announced. Julie Benko is a star and I am thrilled she gets to be THE STAR for 5 weeks and has guaranteed performances every week. Lea has a one in a lifetime voice. This is history in the making."

This is a joke right 

So, I guess the two miscast performers are on their way out to roles they are more appropriate for. Best of luck to both of them. 

RippedMan said: "But, in fairness, you can't say casting her as Fanny is upholding whiteness. It's just the character."
 

I think you're misunderstanding the point of that comment. I don't think Ware is commenting on the race of Fanny Brice or the actors that play her. I think it has more to do with whether or not Michele's "comeback" is actually earned, and in light of that, the question of where the priorities lie within the Broadway community. 

 

laporms said: "Is there a reason there isn't a new thread for Lea Michele? I was expecting to see one with 9,000 replies to the casting news."

Maybe ElephantLoveMedley can change the thread title.

JBroadway said: "RippedMan said: "But, in fairness, you can't say casting her as Fanny is upholding whiteness. It's just the character."


I think you're misunderstanding the point of that comment.I don't think Ware is commenting on the race of Fanny Brice or the actors that play her. I think it has more to do with whether or not Michele's "comeback" is actually earned, and in light of that, the question of where the priorities lie within the Broadway community.

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Ah! Touche. Yeah it's interesting. This the first "uncancelling" we've had right? 

Ah! Touche. Yeah it's interesting. This the first "uncancelling" we've had right?"

Maybe in the Broadway community, but Lea hasn't really been apart of the community for over a decade. People are "uncancelled" all the time. (In reality, they draw criticism or ire online and then do a media tour talking about what's it's like being "cancelled" completely ignoring the fact that they're still regularly being platformed.)

JBroadway said: "RippedMan said: "But, in fairness, you can't say casting her as Fanny is upholding whiteness. It's just the character."


I think you're misunderstanding the point of that comment.I don't think Ware is commenting on the race of Fanny Brice or the actors that play her. I think it has more to do with whether or not Michele's "comeback" is actually earned, and in light of that, the question of where the priorities lie within the Broadway community.

Ware needs to get over it. She called Michele out on it. Michele addressed it and her career did suffer because of it. Does Ware expect that Michele never, ever work again for the rest of her natural born life for transgressions that happened how many years ago and were already addressed. Seriously?!?!? 

Talk about beating dead horses....