Watch What Happens Live - Lea Michele

[Whateverjsays]

Watch What Happens Live - Lea Michele#1

Posted: 4/26/17 at 5:57pm

So last night Lea Michele was on WWHL with Andy Cohen and talked about 'Funny Girl' and said she's finally ready to come back to Broadway with a revival of the show. Ryan Murphy is still attached she said. Hoping it happens! 

[Sondheimite]

Watch What Happens Live - Lea Michele#2

Posted: 4/26/17 at 6:00pm

Broadway World's Fireman.

[AngusN]

Watch What Happens Live - Lea Michele#3

Posted: 4/26/17 at 6:54pm

We'be got a hugely successful production of the musical in the UK at the moment, with a comedic actress, Sheridan Smith (in my opinion hugely overrated) as Fanny Brice. Her singing ability is extremely limited - just check out the cast recording  and listen to her murder the score. If they can make a success of it, I'm sure Lea and Ryan can.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Watch What Happens Live - Lea Michele#4

Posted: 4/26/17 at 6:56pm

To give context, a caller asked Michele whether there were still plans for her to do the show given that Ryan Murphy holds the rights. She said since she had performed so many songs from Funny Girl on Glee they thought they would wait, but that she felt ready to do it now that enough time has passed. It was extremely speculative and vague, which made it clear that there's nothing official happening on that front. I still have a hard time picturing Michele being willing to come back to Broadway especially in a role that has so much baggage but maybe I'm underestimating her. She was so obnoxious during that interview, I felt bad for poor Andrea Martin, who deserved a better co-interviewee.

"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"

[Another Winter]

Watch What Happens Live - Lea Michele#5

Posted: 4/26/17 at 6:57pm

I'd love a funny girl revival, but not with Lea Michele. I feel like Rachel Bloom would be a good pick tbh

[Ado Annie D'Ysquith]

Watch What Happens Live - Lea Michele#6

Posted: 4/27/17 at 2:38pm

Is that common, for a television personality/showrunner to own the rights to a musical theatre piece he had no hand in creating?

As an aside, I agree with Ray-and-all-that-jazz. Andrea Martin is everything that Lea Michele is not. Make of this statement what you will.

https://newplayexchange.org/users/99643/amanda-delalla

[nasty_khakis]

Watch What Happens Live - Lea Michele#7

Posted: 4/27/17 at 2:42pm

Right? Between that questions and the Wicked movie comments I kept expecting Lea to say "and you can be my mom!" to Andrea.

[IdinaBellFoster]

Watch What Happens Live - Lea Michele#8

Posted: 4/27/17 at 2:45pm

I'd rather drink acid. She has an awful reputation...we'll see how welcome the Broadway community is to her once she comes back.

"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards

[somethingwicked]

Watch What Happens Live - Lea Michele#9

Posted: 4/27/17 at 3:10pm

The key part of the exchange is that Michele said she feels ready to do the show now.

Ryan Murphy, on the other hand, was pretty dismissive the last time he was asked about it a couple years ago. "We had talked about it for sure. But then I feel like we did so many of those songs and so many of those scenes [on GLEE] that in a weird way, I feel like we did it in some way." He continued, "I don't know, never say never. We've talked about a lot of different things. Maybe. But it's not on my docket right now."

It sounded to me like she was trying to be a good sport when the reality of it not happening hasn't changed.

Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.

[Robbie2]

Watch What Happens Live - Lea Michele#10

Posted: 4/27/17 at 3:18pm

No Lea no no no...move on to something else

"Anything you do, let it it come from you--then it will be new." Sunday in the Park with George

[Skimbleshanks2]

Watch What Happens Live - Lea Michele#11

Posted: 4/28/17 at 8:57am

No1curr

"See that poster on the wall? Rocky Marciano." - Andy Karl as Rocky in 'ROCKY'

[broadwayboy223]

Watch What Happens Live - Lea Michele#12

Posted: 4/28/17 at 10:50am

All I'm saying is maybe there's a reason he still has the rights tied up...

[BWayBound115]

Watch What Happens Live - Lea Michele#13

Posted: 4/28/17 at 10:53am

L A D Y G A G A

And once that remake of A Star is Born is released, everyone else will be on board with it.

[broadwayboy223]

Watch What Happens Live - Lea Michele#14

Posted: 4/28/17 at 10:56am

Lady Gaga would be an AMAZING Fanny Brice. I'd love to see her do it. I'd also like to see her tackle Evita 

[MrsSallyAdams]

Watch What Happens Live - Lea Michele#15

Posted: 4/28/17 at 11:19am

I can remember a time... around the middle of Glee's first season... when people loved Lea Michele. Glee was the hot must-see show and Lea was launching what was likely to be a fabulous singing career.

Then the writing fell apart, Lea Michele's interviews grew annoying and many folks lost interest. Lea Michele's Funny Girl might have been a hit in 2009. It would be a tough sell for producers in 2019. 

threepanelmusicals.blogspot.com

[loveinnewyorkcity]

Watch What Happens Live - Lea Michele#16

Posted: 4/28/17 at 12:04pm

She was on Good Morning America this morning hinting about how if she could do any musical right now, she'd do Funny Girl.

Personally, I'd love to see her play Fanny on Broadway. I thought her rendition of 'My Man' was the best I've ever heard.

[Kad]

Watch What Happens Live - Lea Michele#17

Posted: 4/28/17 at 12:13pm

Why is she doing the press junket?

"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."

[IdinaBellFoster]

Watch What Happens Live - Lea Michele#18

Posted: 4/28/17 at 12:24pm

She's promoting a new album.

"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards

[Robbie2]

Watch What Happens Live - Lea Michele#19

Posted: 4/28/17 at 12:26pm

loveinnewyorkcity said: "She was on Good Morning America this morning hinting about how if she could do any musical right now, she'd do Funny Girl.

Personally, I'd love to see her play Fanny on Broadway. I thought her rendition of 'My Man' was the best I've ever heard.

 

"Seriously, she is so wrong for it and it would be a big flop with her starring!

 

"Anything you do, let it it come from you--then it will be new." Sunday in the Park with George

[ScottyDoesn'tKnow2]

Watch What Happens Live - Lea Michele#20

Posted: 4/28/17 at 12:40pm

I just don't think she has the right Fanny Brice quality that is required. But then nobody really does. Plus, the role was tailored for Streisand's strengths and manner. But maybe Michele's interpretation will prove to be interesting. I didn't really see Sheridan Smith as Fanny either, but apparently people liked/loved her performance.

[Valentina3]

Watch What Happens Live - Lea Michele#21

Posted: 4/28/17 at 1:04pm

These are the times I wish Nina Arianda could sing. I'd have loved to see what she would do to this role.

Caption: Every so often there was a rare moment of perfect balance when I soared above him.