Gone too soon. Michelle Williams, Lea Michele and more stars have opened up about dealing with their grief following unexpected deaths in their personal lives.
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leaves the role in September, according to Showbiz 411. A representative for Michele declined to comment when contacted by The Post, which has also reached out to show publicists.Michele has publicly manifested her desire to play the Barbra Streisand-original character for years.
She got a taste on the first season of “Glee” when she sang “Don’t Rain on My Parade.” She also performed the show tune at the 2010 Tony Awards. At that time, rumors swirled that she could be joining the musical after “Glee” creator Ryan Murphy’s bought the rights to “Funny Girl,” but a source told People she declined “mainly because she thought what was done on ‘Glee’was everything she could have brought to the role.”“We were thinking of doing it to do it right after ‘Glee’ but I did a lot of the songs from ‘Funny Girl’ on ‘Glee’ so it felt a like little soon, but I feel really ready to do it now, so maybe we could do it soon,” Michele told Andy Cohen on “Watch What Happens Live” in 2017.Last fall Michele also threw her support behind Feldstein, telling the “Little Me: Growing Up Broadway” podcast, “I just think that Beanie is an incredible choice for the production, and I think it’s going to be so wonderful.”Fellow “Glee” alum Jane Lynch will also leave her role as Fanny’s mother in “Funny Girl” on Sept.
25. She has yet to be recast.
On Sunday, Michele performed “Touch Me” alongside the original cast of “Spring Awakening” at the 2022 Tony Awards. She has also previously appeared on Broadway in “Les Miserables,” “Ragtime” and “Fiddler on the Roof.”
.Gone too soon. Michelle Williams, Lea Michele and more stars have opened up about dealing with their grief following unexpected deaths in their personal lives.
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Sutton Foster, who stars opposite Hugh Jackman in the Broadway hit revival The Music Man, has tested positive for Covid for the second time since December and will miss performances until Wednesday, July 6.
Lea Michele is rumored to be the actress who will replace Beanie Feldstein in the Broadway production of Funny Girl, years after it was first rumored that she would play Fanny Brice.
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It was just announced that Beanie Feldstein will be leaving the Broadway production of Funny Girl in September and her replacement will be named on a later date.
broke the news in a statement on Wednesday. “14 weeks left to see Beanie Feldstein & Jane Lynch now through September 25th,” it posted.“Stay tuned for additional casting news to join Ramin Karimloo & Jared Grimes and the company of Funny Girl.”The news comes after Feldstein missed several shows after testing positive for COVID-19 on June 6. The 28-year-old performer reflected on her role in her own Instagram post Wednesday.“I’ll never be able to find the words that could even begin to explain what the experience has been to me,” she wrote.
tweet, referencing the “Booksmart” actress’ recent COVID diagnosis. “14 weeks left to see Beanie Feldstein & Jane Lynch now through September 25th.”The post did not state who will replace the performers, who play Fanny Brice (Feldstein) and her mother Mrs. Brice (Lynch).
Wilson Chapman editorBeanie Feldstein and Jane Lynch will depart the current Broadway revival of “Funny Girl” this fall, the production announced Wednesday.The news was announced by the production, which confirmed that both stars will depart the production on Sept. 25. The male leads, Ramin Karimloo and Jared Grimes, will remain with the show.
Darren Criss and Julianne Hough hosted the first hour of the 2022 Tony Awards this past weekend and they celebrated their big night together with a star-studded after party.
Beanie Feldstein has announced that she will be leaving the Broadway production of Funny Girl.
Funny Girl stars Beanie Feldstein and Jane Lynch will depart the productionl on September 25, producers announced today.
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Gordon Cox Theater EditorBroadway celebrated its first full season after the COVID lockdown with the 75th annual Tony Awards, hosted by a newly minted Oscar winner and spotlighting stage work that included a media-darling frontrunner (“A Strange Loop”), a historical pop confection (“Six”), a King of Pop bio-musical (“MJ”) and an epic look at the roots of American capitalism (“The Lehman Trilogy”). Much of the ceremony played out as expected, but as ably hosted by “Hamilton” alum Ariana DeBose, the night still provided plenty of moments for theater fans to remember.(1) Early wins for “Six and “MJ” prepped the audience for a night of surprises — which didn’t quite materialize.A number of Tony predictions (including ours) suggested “Six” had a shot at the award for Best Score, so that win, in itself, wasn’t much of a surprise.
2022 Tony Awards on Sunday as members of the Broadway community gathered at Radio City Music Hall to celebrate Broadway’s return after the COVID-19 pandemic.Hosted by Academy Award winner and Tony nominee Ariana DeBose, the night was full of performances by the musicals that made up the night’s best musical category.Viewers were also treated to a reunion of the 2007 cast of Duncan Sheik’s “Spring Awakening” as well as a moving tribute to the late Stephen Sondheim, who died in November at 91.DeBose, 31, opened the show with a mash-up of some of Broadway’s greatest hits including the likes of “Cabaret,” “Bye Bye Birdie,” “Evita,” “The Wiz,” “Chicago,” “Hamilton,” — which included a shoutout to Lin-Manuel Miranda — “Rent” and “Hairspray.”Now THAT is how you kick off the #TonyAwards!
The queens from the musical Six gave the final performance of the night at the Tonys!
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A deep cut for the true fans! The original Broadway cast of Spring Awakening took the stage at the 75th annual Tony Awards for a special performance of one of their most revered tracks.
Lea Michele reunited with Jonathan Groff, John Gallagher Jr. and more of her co-stars from the original cast of Sunday night, during the 75th annual Tony Awards.