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#202

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

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.  cheeky

#203

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

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!):

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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.

#208

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

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.

#212

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

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.

#214

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

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!):

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Chris Jones@ChrisJonesTrib

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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.
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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.
#221

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

pmensky said: "NEVER FOREGET"


 

The horror. The horror.


“I attended Gypsy last night with several family members that are staying at the same hotel . I walked them to the elevators and as I was leaving, Audra came in fast and this disgusting, huge, ogre of a man came blasting through the revolving door, nearly falling. He got extremely close to her, shoved a playbill in her face and said "I came alllll the way from Houston so you OWE me an autograph sister". Four security guards from the hotel staff immediately swarmed him until the cops arrived. It was horrifying and women have experienced this kind of illegal, terrifying behavior forever. If you were followed back to where you were staying in the city OP, pretty sure you wouldn't call it "foolery" because it's not. It's felony stalking. Do better. And I will NEVER be quiet regarding women's safety (especially by loser men in this thread) as this has happened to me and millions of other women as well. Enough..” —-Sutton Ross, 8/16/25 “Pretty incredible coincidence that the night before this post was made, Sutton was allegedly not only at Gypsy, but ended up at the same hotel, managed to witness an incident that perfectly aligns with the topic at hand, stayed long enough to see how it resolved despite being with family members, and it wasn’t even the first thing she replied to this thread with- she only brought it up after she had been challenged by multiple members. ” — Kad, 8/16/25
#224

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

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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