Lea Michele Sings 'I'm the Greatest Star' in First 'Funny Girl' Promo Video - Watch Now!

playing Fanny Brice in Broadway’s “Funny Girl” for a few short days, but her performance has already raised eyebrows.It was announced in July that the “Glee” star, 36, would be replacing original star Beanie Feldstein, and fans are already comparing the two women.A viral TikTok, originally posted by a user named Alaina Noelle, has surfaced showing how Feldstein’s show finale dress had enormous sleeves while Michele’s was sleeveless, alleging the costume change is evidence of fatphobia.“It took [the producers] no more than three seconds to remove the sleeves for Fanny’s final dress after Beanie left,” she said. “And you can say whatever you want about it, but as a bigger-bodied person, it was noticed, felt and noted.”Another video using Noelle’s footage noting the differences between the two actresses has garnered over 1.1 million views on the platform.“Shorten the sleeves, shorten the dress, because bodies are meant to be celebrated, right?” the user name Lily captioned the TikTok that was duetted with Noelle.#stitch with @jordanrothofficial they did Beanie so dirty.

Take a bow!

Lea Michele is enjoying her Broadway success! The ‘Glee’ star received multiple standing ovations Tuesday night, as the audience was absolutely thrilled to see the actress at her first performance of ‘Funny Girl.’Performing at August Wilson Theater in New York City, Lea’s celebrity friends were also in the audience, including Jonathan Groff, Zachary Quinto, Lee Pace, Ryan Murphy, Harvery Fierstein, Drew Barrymore, among others.The first standing ovation happened before she even said a word, with a total of four standing ovations, even before the end of Act 1, including after her performance of ‘Don’t Rain on My Parade’ and during Act 2 of the show.Attendees were excited to comment on Lea’s display of talent on stage, with Fierstein declaring that he “haven’t had a night like this in the theater in years.” Another person said, “She’s the greatest star alright,” while someone else commented, “I’m going to need to come back this Friday and see it again.”Lea was spotted waving at her friend Jonathan Groff in the audience at the end of the show, getting emotional after noticing the joy of the audience. She had previously said she was excited to perform for her friends and family during the first show.“I have all of my people.

made her Broadway “Funny Girl” debut on Tuesday, had audiences roaring with laughter over one particular line.Early in the show, Michele’s character Fanny Brice delivered the line, “I hadn’t read many books.” Fans burst out into hysterics due to the persistent rumor that the former “Glee” star cannot read or write, which Michele recently shot down.The 36-year-old actress was first subjected to illiteracy rumors in 2017 when her late costar Naya Rivera’s memoir revealed that Michele refused to improvise her lines on set.Michele responded to the allegations recently, saying that the comment is sexist and that if she were a man, no one would question it. “There’s a rumor online that I can’t read or write? It’s sad.

As you might have heard, Lea Michele made her debut last night, taking the stage at Broadway’s August Wilson Theatre to six standing ovations, a bouquet of white roses and through plenty of curtain call tears.

A mommy milestone. Lea Michele got emotional as she prepared son Ever for school before making her big debut in Broadway’s Funny Girl.

Lea Michele’s parade as the former “Glee” star made her long-anticipated debut in Broadway’s “Funny Girl” revival. Before Michele could sing a note in her crystalline soprano, the crowd at the August Wilson Theatre on Tuesday leapt to its feet as soon as she appeared on stage, making it difficult to hear the show’s famous opening line, “Hello, gorgeous.” She would receive six standing ovations in all, crescendoing in a final, rafters-shaking round of applause. It’s been a long time coming for Michele, who has spent a good portion of her career (unofficially) campaigning to embody the incandescent comic and chanteuse Fanny Brice on stage. Her obsession with “Funny Girl” became lore on “Glee,” where her character Rachel Berry regularly belted the musical’s greatest hits — including “Don’t Rain on My Parade,” “I’m the Greatest Star” and “People” — during the show’s six seasons. A public audition tape, of sorts.

Lea Michele's first night as Fanny Brice was nothing short of a success. According to multiple reports, Michele wowed audiences while making her debut in Broadway's .Michele stepped into the role Tuesday night for the first time, replacing Beanie Feldstein, who left the broadway show sooner than expected in July. Both  and  reported that the  alum received four standing ovations at the August Wilson Theatre from a star-studded audience that included Michele's castmate Jonathan Groff, creator Ryan Murphy and Harvey Fierstein, who added new material to the musical revival. Drew Barrymore and Zachary Quinto were also said to have been in the audience for the show's opening night.Michele reportedly received her first standing ovation upon her entrance, and there were at least three more before the end of the first act.More ovations were said to have followed throughout the evening, including one at the final curtain, which saw a sobbing Michele and co-star Tovah Feldshuh — who also made her  debut Tuesday -- accepting large bouquets of white roses.So far Lea Michele has gotten four standing ovations at this Funny Girl performanceIt’s intermission at #FunnyGirl, and so far Lea Michele has gotten 4 standing ovations also shared footage from the show, including a clip of Michele taking her first bow as Brice.Lea Michele takes her first bow as Fanny Brice at #FunnyGirl on Broadway.

Lea Michele is having a huge opening night so far!

Glee star Lea Michele has found herself in that exact position after a rumour began circling that she is unable to read. The rumour began to gain traction after the late Naya Rivera, another former Glee cast member, wrote in her memoir that Michele would refuse to improvise during scenes on the show. That point was picked up and spoken about on the One More Thing podcast where the hosts Jaye Hunt and Robert Ackerman joked that Michele must not be able to read since she didn’t rebut Rivera’s comments about her in the press.

Lea Michele has shut down speculation that she is illiterate. The bizarre conspiracy theory originated in 2018 when Jaye Hunt and Robert Ackerman made a 40-minute video for their podcast One More Thing claiming Michele couldn't read and the theory was resurrected on TikTok earlier this year. During an interview with The New York Times published on Thursday, the 36-year-old responded to the speculation.

Lea Michele will be joining the cast of Broadway’s Funny Girl revival in less than a week and a profile in The New York Times was just released in anticipation of her debut.

Glee star Lea Michele has been forced to debunk a bizarre fan conspiracy theory in the very same interview where she addressed claims she bullied her co-stars on the show.WATCH: Lea Michele singing "Don't Rain On My Parade' in GleeSpeaking to The New York Times in September 2022, the actress and singer responded to Samantha Marie Ware’s 2020 allegations that she made "traumatic microaggressions" towards her.The Black actress claimed Lea threatened to get her fired and “s—t in her wig”, while other Glee stars have shared allegations of similar bullying behaviour from the actress."I have an edge to me. I work really hard.

on the set of as she heads into her coveted role as Fanny Brice in the Broadway revival of Funny Girl. In a new New York Times interview, chaulks up complaints about her behavior on Glee as a simple matter of “perfectionism” gone awry. “I have an edge to me,” she said, per , regarding co-star claims that Michele created a hostile work environment.

takes over the role of Fanny Brice in “Funny Girl” Sept. 6 — infamously replacing former leading lady Beanie Feldstein, who left the production amid a swirl of rumors earlier this summer.Michele addressed the online hate over her casting — as well as past claims she bullied her castmates in a profile published on Thursday.“I feel more ready than I ever have before, both personally and professionally,” the “Spring Awakening” star told the New York Times about coming back to her theater roots.She’s keen for a fresh start two years after her former “Glee” co-stars Samantha Marie Ware and Heather Morris alleged she bullied them both, with Ware accusing her of racist, “traumatic microaggressions.”When the bombshell claims were first dropped in 2020, Michele apologized for her actions, saying in a statement at the time that she “clearly acted in ways which hurt other people.”Now, the “Scream Queens” actress is admitting she had an “intense time of reflection” about her notorious behavior, noting she felt like she was in “semi-robotic state” in an effort to stay perfect.“I have an edge to me.