Lea Michelle Replaces Beanie Feldstein In Funny Girl And The Internet Is Going Crazy Glee Gleeks

Lea Michele Will Replace Beanie Feldstein In ‘Funny Girl’ And The Internet Is Quaking

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The internet has once again predicted what’s to come, this time with Lea Michele, aka Rachel Berry from Glee, snatching the lead role from Beanie Feldstein in the musical extravaganza, Funny Girl. 

Beanie was originally cast in the leading role as Fanny Brice, but announced that she would be leaving the production a mere three months after her debut.

 

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In a statement posted on Instagram, Beanie wrote that playing Fanny was a “lifelong dream” and how the experience brought her a lot of “joy”.

“I will never forget this experience and from the bottom of my heart, I want to thank every single person who came to the August Wilson for the love and support you have shown me and our amazing cast and crew,” the Broadway star wrote, as well as announcing her final show which will be on 31 July.

 

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When the show opened in 2020, Funny Girl saw an array of “mixed reviews”, but no one has yet to confirm the real reason why Beanie ditched the role.

Since then, rumours have been swirling that the Glee star will be making her way to the Broadway stage to play Fanny Brice. Heck, even when Beanie was announced as the lead, gleeks and other Twitter heads jumped on Lea Michele for not getting the part in 2021.

Lea Michele was expected to have received the role as she had previously expressed her interest in playing Fanny Brice. In an interview on Live With Andy Cohen, a fan asked her if she would appear in the production, and she replied saying “I really hope so”.

And for those who never watched Glee, Lea’s character Rachel was obsessed with Barbara Streisand, who starred in the original Broadway production of Funny Girl. Rachel even had a whole Funny Girl arc in Seasons 4 and 5, where she landed the role of Fanny.

Lea played that role so well that she performed the musical’s biggest tune ‘Don’t Rain On My Parade’ at the 64th Tony Awards.

But oh how the tables have turned, news broke this morning that she, THE Rachel Berry, has won the role as Fanny and the internet has gone absolutely buck wild.

With this latest casting news dropping, gleeks and Twitter fans have returned once again to make fun of Lea Michele. They’re not just taking jabs at the many rumours that surround her career, but her alleged inability to read and past claims about her mean girl personality.

So to celebrate the gleeful news, here are the best reactions to Lea Michele’s new role as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl: