![]() ![]() While speaking with Playbill earlier this month, the actress said, "It has nothing to do with not wanting to see Lea. Lynch has asserted that Michele joining the show didn't contribute to her early departure. Brice since August 16 and will continue to do so until Tovah Feldshuh takes over the role on Michele's first night. Standby Liz McCartney has been playing Mrs. Her 51-year marriage produced two children and the classic films Funny Girl and Funny. Her exit was moved up from September 4 because of a planned vacation, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Frances Brice Stark, the daughter of former Ziegfeld Follies and radio star Fanny Brice, died Sunday. Brice, Fanny's mother - departed the show on August 14. Lynch - who starred alongside Feldstein in the revival as Mrs. Meanwhile, Michele's former "Glee" co-star, Jane Lynch, like Feldstein, was originally set to star in "Funny Girl" until late September. Benko has been starring as Fanny and will continue to do so until Michele takes over on September 6. Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media.įeldstein's last performance was on July 31, before standby Julie Benko stepped in. "Once the production decided to take the show in a different direction, I made the extremely difficult decision to step away sooner than anticipated," she added. In her post, Feldstein said she would be leaving "Funny Girl" at the end of July, and shared that playing Fanny on Broadway "has been a lifelong dream of mine, and doing so for the last few months has been a great joy and true honor." Find the location of Fanny Brices star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, read a biography, see related stars and browse a map of important places in their. The "Lady Bird" actress was originally set to star in the show until September 25. The news came just one day after Feldstein revealed on Instagram that she'd be departing "Funny Girl" earlier than expected. "I'm so incredibly honored to join this amazing cast and production and return to the stage playing Fanny Brice on Broadway. Brice was already a star in the Ziegfeld revues when her Baby Snooks character was introduced in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1934. See you at the August Wilson! /nQatXGOzee- Funny Girl on Broadway Aug dream come true is an understatement," she wrote on July 11. Lea Michele joins the cast of FUNNY GIRL as Fanny Brice beginning September 6. There's no Bette Midler, there's no Sarah Silverman, none of us would've had that ability if it wasn't for Fanny smashing through these glass ceilings with that ferocious you're-not-gonna-turn-me-away energy.The role of a lifetime. She said, "Any Jewish woman that gets to be themselves on stage owes something to Fanny Brice. Feldstein has thrown herself into the role with the same gumption and, yes, chutzpah as the O.G. If there is fear and self-doubt, it hasn't been in evidence during the show's rehearsals. "This could be the moment that I've always dreamt of, and fear, and self-doubt, and all the things that Fanny doesn't have, but also, like, this door opening up, potentially." "Ohmygod, ohmygod, ohmygod, ohmygod," said Feldstein. Rocca asked, "What did you think immediately?" ![]() Which may explain her reaction when she was asked to audition for the revival. To watch Mo Rocca's 2010 story featuring Beanie Feldstein, click on the video player below: Rocca met Feldstein 12 years ago at Stagedoor Manor theater camp in upstate New York, for a story of "CBS Sunday Morning." Quoting her character, she told Rocca, "I love 'being a bagel on a plate full of onion rolls.' Any time someone would push me to be something I wasn't, I would be like: but why?"Īnd it turns out, Feldstein has been preparing to play Fanny Brice most of her life. The sister of actor Jonah Hill, Feldstein has already made her own name playing smart, independent and funny women in movies like "Lady Bird" and "Booksmart." The revival's script has been reworked by Tony-winner Harvey Fierstein, for a cast that includes Jane Lynch as the mother of the new Funny Girl.Įnter Beanie Feldstein. Indeed, while Streisand received raves back in 1964, the show itself got mediocre reviews. "I think it probably is the Barbra factor, but I have a feeling that when people have thought about doing a revival of it, they've looked at the actual show and thought, 'Oh, wait a minute, maybe the charisma that Streisand brought to it got us through this show, and made people overlook some of the dramatic bumps in the road."
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