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

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Beanie Feldstein Departing FUNNY GIRL on July 31 (Two Months Earlier Than Originally Announced)#200

Posted: 7/11/22 at 11:10am

From Chris Jones of the Chicago Tribune (assuming this is sourced from an embargoed press release):

Lea Michele and Tovah Feldshuh, no less, are joining the Broadway cast of the "Funny Girl" revival in September. Beginning Sept. 6. Beanie Feldstein exits July 31. It's like the Boris Johnson affair.

[BrodyFosse123]

Beanie Feldstein Departing FUNNY GIRL on July 31 (Two Months Earlier Than Originally Announced)#201

Posted: 7/11/22 at 11:10am

I just heard that whoever is coming in has already been rehearsing for about 2 weeks now.  Curious if it’s another Lainie Kazan/Michelle Lee/SEESAW situation where Lainie was performing the show while behind-closed-doors Michelle Lee was rehearsing to replace her unbeknownst to Kazan.

Da plot thickens.  

[taragel2]

Beanie Feldstein Departing FUNNY GIRL on July 31 (Two Months Earlier Than Originally Announced)#202

Posted: 7/11/22 at 11:10am

Hmm, the cat may be out of the bag? A theatre critic says it's Lea and Tovah Feldshuh (which kinda makes me wish it was Rachel Bloom in for Beanie instead! CEG reunion!):



Chris Jones  @ChrisJonesTrib

3m

Lea Michele and Tovah Feldshuh, no less, are joining the Broadway cast of the "Funny Girl" revival in September. Beginning Sept. 6. Beanie Feldstein exits July 31. It's like the Boris Johnson affair.

[Jordan Catalano]

Beanie Feldstein Departing FUNNY GIRL on July 31 (Two Months Earlier Than Originally Announced)#203

Posted: 7/11/22 at 11:16am

Oh God, Tovah? Get ready for the most self indulgent and serious Mrs. Brice you’ve ever seen. 

[TaffyDavenport]

Beanie Feldstein Departing FUNNY GIRL on July 31 (Two Months Earlier Than Originally Announced)#204

Posted: 7/11/22 at 11:16am

Beginning 9/6, prices go up and the discount code no longer works.

[Mr. Wormwood]

Beanie Feldstein Departing FUNNY GIRL on July 31 (Two Months Earlier Than Originally Announced)#205

Posted: 7/11/22 at 11:16am

If Chris Jones' information is correct, is Jane Lynch leaving earlier than 9/25?

[Synecdoche2]

Beanie Feldstein Departing FUNNY GIRL on July 31 (Two Months Earlier Than Originally Announced)#206

Posted: 7/11/22 at 11:19am

The production may be planning on closing for a month before re-opening in September? Would make sense if they want to re-tool some things for Lea. (Not heard anywhere, just speculation)

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Beanie Feldstein Departing FUNNY GIRL on July 31 (Two Months Earlier Than Originally Announced)#207

Posted: 7/11/22 at 11:23am

Synecdoche2 said: "Looks like the production may be planning on closing for a month before re-opening in September? Would make sense if they want to re-tool some things for Lea."

Where on earth are you seeing that?

If they have Jane Lynch, they might as well put Benko on for the month of August. It is possible to retool things in rehearsals and implement them into the show once Lea joins, or take off half a week of performances to implement new design elements and do some new teching.

[pmensky]

Beanie Feldstein Departing FUNNY GIRL on July 31 (Two Months Earlier Than Originally Announced)#208

Posted: 7/11/22 at 11:26am

Interesting. I thought of Tovah a couple weeks ago when the casting of Lea was rumored, but I figured she was too old. She won’t take any cr*p backstage, that’s for sure.

[StylishCynic]

Beanie Feldstein Departing FUNNY GIRL on July 31 (Two Months Earlier Than Originally Announced)#209

Posted: 7/11/22 at 11:30am

Beanie is slated to appear on The Tonight Show this Wednesday. This was scheduled before the sky started falling on the production.

Wonder if she'll still appear. Would be quite the hot seat!

[ljay889]

Beanie Feldstein Departing FUNNY GIRL on July 31 (Two Months Earlier Than Originally Announced)#210

Posted: 7/11/22 at 11:32am

Jordan Catalano said: "Oh God, Tovah? Get ready for the most self indulgent and serious Mrs. Brice you’ve ever seen."

Ugh, did they try Fran??
Heck, I’d even take Rosie’s mugging and horrific signing voice, lol. 

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Beanie Feldstein Departing FUNNY GIRL on July 31 (Two Months Earlier Than Originally Announced)#211

Posted: 7/11/22 at 11:33am

StylishCynic said: "Beanie is slated to appear on The Tonight Show this Wednesday. This was scheduled before the sky started falling on the production. Wonder if she'll still appear. Would be quite the hot seat!"

I don't see her booked for the Tonight Show, but Late Night with Seth Meyers is running a rerun of her previous appearance in June.

[TaffyDavenport]

Beanie Feldstein Departing FUNNY GIRL on July 31 (Two Months Earlier Than Originally Announced)#212

Posted: 7/11/22 at 11:34am

Chris Jones’ tweet has been deleted.

[Huss417]

Beanie Feldstein Departing FUNNY GIRL on July 31 (Two Months Earlier Than Originally Announced)#213

Posted: 7/11/22 at 11:36am

taragel2 said: "Hmm, the cat may be out of the bag? A theatre critic says it's Lea and Tovah Feldshuh (which kinda makes me wish it was Rachel Bloom in for Beanie instead! CEG reunion!):



Chris Jones@ChrisJonesTrib

3m

Lea Michele and Tovah Feldshuh, no less, are joining the Broadway cast of the "Funny Girl" revival in September. Beginning Sept. 6. Beanie Feldstein exits July 31. It's like the Boris Johnson affair."

I wonder if someone told him to take it down as I don't see it on his feed.

"I hope your Fanny is bigger than my Peter." Mary Martin to Ezio Pinza opening night of Fanny.

[Mr. Wormwood]

Beanie Feldstein Departing FUNNY GIRL on July 31 (Two Months Earlier Than Originally Announced)#214

Posted: 7/11/22 at 11:37am

StylishCynic said: "Beanie is slated to appear on The Tonight Show this Wednesday. This was scheduled before the sky started falling on the production.

Wonder if she'll still appear. Would be quite the hot seat!"

As stated above, it's Seth Meyers not The Tonight Show. And it's a rerun.

[RW3]

Beanie Feldstein Departing FUNNY GIRL on July 31 (Two Months Earlier Than Originally Announced)#215

Posted: 7/11/22 at 11:40am

This is such a mess.

[themick2]

Beanie Feldstein Departing FUNNY GIRL on July 31 (Two Months Earlier Than Originally Announced)#216

Posted: 7/11/22 at 11:46am

Oh God, Tovah? Get ready for the most self indulgent and serious Mrs. Brice you’ve ever seen.

 

Smirks for everyone!!!

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Beanie Feldstein Departing FUNNY GIRL on July 31 (Two Months Earlier Than Originally Announced)#217

Posted: 7/11/22 at 11:48am

This whole thing is such a mess.  Just when I think it couldn't get messier, it does. Lord.

[pmensky]

Beanie Feldstein Departing FUNNY GIRL on July 31 (Two Months Earlier Than Originally Announced)#218

Posted: 7/11/22 at 11:49am

NEVER FOREGET

[pagereynolds]

Beanie Feldstein Departing FUNNY GIRL on July 31 (Two Months Earlier Than Originally Announced)#219

Posted: 7/11/22 at 11:52am

"It's like the Boris Johnson affair."

[Strange Lupone]

Beanie Feldstein Departing FUNNY GIRL on July 31 (Two Months Earlier Than Originally Announced)#220

Posted: 7/11/22 at 11:56am

pmensky said: "NEVER FOREGET"


 

The horror. The horror.

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[DrMonicaDeMoneco]

Beanie Feldstein Departing FUNNY GIRL on July 31 (Two Months Earlier Than Originally Announced)#221

Posted: 7/11/22 at 11:59am

OY VEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 


pmensky said: "NEVER FOREGET"

 

[Sally Durant Plummer]

Beanie Feldstein Departing FUNNY GIRL on July 31 (Two Months Earlier Than Originally Announced)#222

Posted: 7/11/22 at 12:01pm

pmensky said: "NEVER FOREGET"

Fix it, Jesus.

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[Marianne2]

Beanie Feldstein Departing FUNNY GIRL on July 31 (Two Months Earlier Than Originally Announced)#223

Posted: 7/11/22 at 12:07pm

Adding salt to the wound, I was watching ABC this morning, and they played an ad with pull quotes praising Beanie. It just seems so awkward now. I do feel bad because she was good in Hello, Dolly! But, I realize Minnie Fay and Fanny Brice are not in the same category as far as roles go.

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[Jordan Catalano]

Beanie Feldstein Departing FUNNY GIRL on July 31 (Two Months Earlier Than Originally Announced)#224

Posted: 7/11/22 at 12:14pm

If it’s Tovah and they have a new opening night, I hope she wears underwear on the red carpet and doesn’t decide to show off her “bits”. #neverforget #traumatized