Lea Michele to Star as Fanny Brice in FUNNY GIRL Starting 9/6; Beanie Feldstein Departing 7/31 — Page 49

Sutton Ross said: "DrMonicaDeMoneco said: "I did laugh out loud during the curtain speech when what’s his name said they learned so much from Beanie. And why didn’t she say anything? Where was her speech?"

Hmmm.....

In other news, her face was scrubbed from all things Funny Girl at exactly midnight last night. Merch, website, etc.

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She's probably still in the decks of playing cards...

I love bitchy theatre queens. Much better than sanctimonious theatre queens.

Obviously they have to update the promotional art and remove Beanie’s likeness, but I won’t mind if they revamp the artwork entirely.

Sally Durant Plummer said: "I love bitchy theatre queens. Much better than sanctimonious theatre queens."

You love trashing people. Got it.

Sally Durant Plummer said: "I love bitchy theatre queens. Much better than sanctimonious theatre queens."

Joevitus then screeches:

"You love trashing people. Got it"
Good for you, honey! Always good to get the point, no matter how late.

Updated On: 8/1/22 at 06:07 PM

Robbie goes there:

"AKA Beanie Flopstsein."

Why, I don't know what you mean, Robbie! Isn't she the star of the new Funny Girl? I have tickets for Christmas just to see her dream come true, revelatory performance in this musical. I've booked a hotel room and airline tickets. I've hired a dog-sitter. I'm using extra vacation days. Does Beanie have a problem with her voice or something? Gee I hope not.

Speaking of voices, I do hope I will be hearing the dulcet tones of the Glee actress who has been cast as Beanie's mother. She's such a great sanger. And I can't wait to see those lavish ZIegfeld Funny Girl sets and costumes!

Updated On: 8/1/22 at 06:19 PM

Thanks for the video, Brody. That's from the Bon Soir sessions that Columbia recorded anticipating a live album for Streisand's debut, correct?

I largely agree with your assessment that Streisand's voice matured before and during Funny Girl. Still, part of what makes Streisand's first three albums so brilliant is that layer of spontaneity; the raw talent that occasionally overtakes her training. I can't listen to any other version of "Happy Day Are Here Again" without thinking of the version on The Barbra Streisand Album that she hated with such a passion she immediately had re-arranged for all her live shows. The bombast of the high note... just perfection.

Happy Days Are Here Again

This is all speculation, but I bet Funny Girl taught Streisand a lot about sustainability. Knowing the edges of her voice and what she could do night after night, instead of what she could do once during three weekly concerts. Of course, even by the time she recorded her fourth album People, Streisand's voice had slightly shifted from her first record, but that electricity... that magic and abandon, was still very much there. Her concert segment at the end of Color Me Barbra is among the best she's ever sounded, yet still slightly untrained. There's a tension that seems like she is just on the edge of her voice, yet she always sounds flawless. It's that thrill that makes her early work so immeasurably immaculate.

Penna2 said: "Barbra did the show for a year. Mimi Hines did it for 18 months after that on Broadway. The National Tour ran for a year with Marilyn Michaels during 1965-66. The show doesn't need Barbra, just a strong lead. I think they will be happy with a year tbh, but who knows?"

Barbra did the show for about 19 months before opening the London show. I remember this period vividly as the buzz about Streisand and therefore Funny Girl was blue-white hot. Many people couldn’t remember the name Streisand or pronounce it properly but the word-of-mouth was you MUST see that show Funny Girl, though she already had a Grammy Award winning recording career. Then several of the songs became major hits, Streisand had a wildly successful special on CBS and everything was about Funny Girl (and at the time, Hello Dolly but that’s for a different thread). The advance sales were phenomenal so when Streisand moved on, theatre-goers were still buying tickets for what everyone said was a super hit — Funny Girl. The success was ALWAYS about Barbra and not the actual show.

This is the new playbill cover

https://www.barbra-archives.info/funny-girl-london-1966



I found myself wondering how was Funny Girl with Barbra in England. Where else to find this info, but on her website!

There's so much Funny Girl information on there.

Beanie told the story of surprising her parents with her Funny Girl casting on Seth Meyers last October.

shocktheatre said: "For those wondering why there is still so much vitriol:

Over on THE OTHER BOARD, someone is still trying to sell the story that BF had a traditional audition for FG and "did not tell her family" until she had "landed the part". Apparently, in this version, BF told a talk show host this "story", but the poster "can't remember" which host.

Does ANYONE believe this? I sure don't. But I am not familiar with anyone of the opinion that BF "landed the part." If she had, she'd be going on stage tomorrow.

If BF had "traditionally auditioned" for FG, she would have never been cast and all these threads that have everyone clutching their pearls would not exist.

I'm all for sympathy if it is deserved. It isn't here."

aren't you tired lol - we get it, you hate her. thank goodness she's gone! aren't you happy? because that's exactly what you wanted!

p.s. the posting of the very interview you felt the "need" to "disqualify" two posts after yours was poetic.