Less than gleeful relationships. Lea Michele made headlines in June 2020 when Samantha Marie Ware, who played Jane Hayward on season 6 of Glee, accused her of bullying.
12.10.2022 - 18:44 / usmagazine.com
A reunion that won’t happen. Chris Colfer recently passed on the chance to see fellow Glee alum Lea Michele in Funny Girl — and he has no plans to check out her performance in the future.
The Struck by Lightning star, 32, declined Michelle Collins‘ invitation to the Broadway show during a Tuesday, October 11, appearance on SiriusXM’s The Michelle Collins Show. “My day suddenly got so full,” the Land of Stories author quipped when the radio host, 41, asked if he wanted to join her at the theater. “I saw Six last night, and that was amazing.”
When the comedian asked Colfer if he would consider seeing Michele, 36, on a different evening, the Golden Globe winner replied, “No, I can be triggered at home.”
The former Scream Queens star made her Funny Girl debut last month after Beanie Feldstein exited the show earlier than originally planned. Some Glee fans were excited to see Michele take on the role of Fanny Brice after her character, Rachel Berry, did in the Fox series, but other observers were not happy with the casting choice.
Samantha Ware, who claimed in 2020 that Michele made her life “a living hell” on the Glee set, was outspoken in her criticism. “Yes, I’m online today. Yes, I see y’all. Yes, I care,” the All Rise star, 31, tweeted in July after her former costar’s casting was announced. “Yes, I’m affected. Yes, I’m human. Yes, I’m Black. Yes, I was abused. Yes, my dreams were tainted. Yes, Broadway upholds whiteness. Yes, Hollywood does the same. Yes, silence is complicity. Yes, I’m loud. Yes, I’d do it again.”
When Ware initially came forward with her allegations, more Glee alums accused Michele of misconduct on set. Heather Morris tweeted in June 2020 that the “Cannonball” singer was “unpleasant to work with,” while Da
Less than gleeful relationships. Lea Michele made headlines in June 2020 when Samantha Marie Ware, who played Jane Hayward on season 6 of Glee, accused her of bullying.
Chris Colfer may have some juicy Glee tea for us! But will he spill?
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Theater veteran Tovah Feldshuh has performed in 10 Broadway shows over the last five decades, garnering acclaim and Tony Awards love for “Yentl” and “Golda’s Balcony,” among others. But there’s a unique thrill to her current role on stage, as the endearing mother of Lea Michele’s Fanny Brice in “Funny Girl.” “I get entrance applause at the top of the stairs,” she says. “It’s kind of fabulous.” The crowd at Broadway’s August Wilson Theatre has been nothing short of euphoric ever since Feldshuh and Michele joined the company of “Funny Girl” in September. And the stakes couldn’t have been higher. The revival, which opened 60 years after Barbra Streisand’s star-making turn in the beloved musical, was plagued by negative reviews, bad buzz and wilting ticket sales.
Olivia Rodrigo decided to make a trip to New York City, to watch ‘Funny Girl’ on Broadway. The talented singer, who recently visited Katy Perry at her Las Vegas residency, was spotted Wednesday night at NYC’s August Wilson Theater, watching Lea Michele take the stage.Olivia was thrilled to watch Lea’s performance as Fanny Brice, even taking a moment to visit the star backstage, posing for a sweet photo.
Chris Colfer isn’t going out of his way to catch former Glee castmate Lea Michele’s appearance in Broadway’s .
Chris Colfer has zero plans to see his co-star, Lea Michele, star in her Broadway show, . And if anyone plans on inviting him need not bother. His days are packed.The 32-year-old actor, known for his portrayal of Kurt Hummel on the Fox hit show, threw a bit of shade during his Tuesday appearance on SiriusXM's .
you wanna shell out two hundred bucks just to see an old co-worker? Chris Colfer has better things to do. The Golden Globe-winning actor, author, and Queen Elizabeth II enthusiast spoke candidly about his must-see Broadway shows during his current trip to New York City, and , starring his Glee frenemy , didn't make the list.In a chat with Michelle Collins , Colfer, who played Kurt Hummel on the hit series, politely tried to get out of the question of whether or not he'd be supporting Michele as Fanny Brice, which some of her other co-stars have done.
Chris Colfer has refused to see Lea Michele in 'Funny Girl'. The 32-year-old actor has no interest in going to watch his former 'Glee' co-star take on the role of comedienne Fanny Brice in the Broadway revival of the classic musical and when asked if he wanted to tag along to a show, he appeared to dodge the question by referring to fellow stage hit 'Six' but eventually confirmed that he won't attend 'Funny Girl' because he can be "triggered" at home. Speaking on 'The Michelle Collins Show' on SiriusXM, he said: "Oh my day suddenly got so full! Sorry! Sorry! Well, I saw 'Six' last night and it was amazing.
Do not expect to see Chris Colfer in the audience for Lea Michele’s Broadway show Funny Girl.
Chris Colfer‘s quote about his Glee co-star Lea Michele is going viral.
Chris Colfer is letting his opinion be known when it comes to Lea Michele and her controversial casting in Funny Girl!
Julie Benko is currently the alternate for Lea Michele in Broadway’s Funny Girl and she performs the role of Fanny Brice every Thursday night.
Lea Michele is heading to work.
It’s a mini “Glee” reunion.
Darren Criss watched her former co-star, Lea Michele, perform “Don’t Rain On My Parade’ … again. On Wednesday, the actress, who currently plays Fanny Brice in the Broadway production of, shared a picture of her, Criss and his wife, Mia, backstage after the show and joked about the amount of times her former co-star has seen her perform the song.
On the TV series “Glee,” Lea Michele honed an image of being Barbra Lite. There is nothing light about her playing Fanny Brice in the current Broadway revival of “Funny Girl,” which opened last spring and now stars Michele in the title role.
Well, that’s that. After all the controversies and badly handled original castings and headlines and backstage bruisings and firings or resignations or whatever they were, Funny Girl is, as so many suspected all along, the musical that Lea Michele was born to lead. Broadway’s new Fanny Brice is, to put is simply and without exaggeration, a knock-out.