Chris Colfer may have some juicy Glee tea for us! But will he spill?
01.10.2022 - 23:25 / etcanada.com
Lea Michele brought Broadway to television when she appeared on Friday’s edition of “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”.
The former “Glee” star is currently starring in the Broadway revival of “Funny Girl”, replacing Beanie Feldstein as Fanny Brice, the role originated by Barbra Streisand in the original run of the hit musical in 1964.
During her appearance on “Tonight”, Michele performed the show’s most show-stopping number “People”, which became a hit for Streisand when the song was released as a single.
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Michele also sat down for a chat with host Jimmy Fallon to share her excitement at being back on the Great White Way after more than a decade.
“I’ve been wanting to come back to Broadway for so many years, I was gone for 15 years, ‘Spring Awakening’ was the last show I did,” Michele explained. “To be back and to be in the show that I’ve loved for so many years, but I’m such a fan of this production. Incredible cast. Incredible score.”
Michele has been receiving raves for her performance, with the show setting a box-office record by grossing $1.64 million during her sold-out first week, and she hasn’t been shy about declaring Fanny Brice to be her all-time dream role.
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“Now I’m doing it,” Michele told Fallon. “I’m 36 now, and the story of ‘Funny Girl ‘spans through the course of many years. You see her love and her loss and her failures and her successes and becoming a mom and a wife… I feel like at this point being where I am right now, it’s just perfect. Timing is everything and I am so
Chris Colfer may have some juicy Glee tea for us! But will he spill?
Lea Michele and Tovah Feldshuh have been starring on Broadway in Funny Girl for the past month and they’ve been getting rave reviews for their performances!
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 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‘s quote about his Glee co-star Lea Michele is going viral.
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.
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.
Darren Criss watched his friend and former "Glee" co-star sing "Don't Rain on My Parade," this time not as Rachel Berry, but as Fanny Brice. In the hit Fox show, Michele played Berry, who was an aspiring Broadway performer. On various occasions throughout the duration the show, Michele belts out one of musical's signature songs, "Don't Rain on My Parade." In a truly full circle moment, a fictional story became reality when Michele took over as Fanny Brice, a role famously held by Barbra Streisand and later Beanie Feldstein and her "Glee" co-star was quick to show support. Darren Criss showed support for his former "Glee" co-star by attending the Broadway production of "Funny Girl" where she recently took over the role of Fanny Brice. (Bruce Glikas/WireImage) Michele posted a picture to her Instagram of Criss, along with his wife Mia in attendance at the show. "The amount of times this guy has heard me sing Don't Rain on My Parade," Michele captioned the post.
Lea Michele is giving fans a sneak peek at her performance in the Broadway musical Funny Girl!
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.