The chaotic absurdity of ‘Funny Girl’ replacing Beanie Feldstein with Lea Michele, explained
Welcome to FTW Explains, a guide to catching up on and better understanding stuff going on in the world. Have you been seeing headlines everywhere about the Broadway revival of Funny Girl and the whole casting of the lead part? We’re here to help.
That’s right, friends: We’re out here writing about some wild stuff happening on … Broadway! And as one of the many musical theater fans here at For The Win, I’m here to help you get through what has been something, er, funny going on with Funny Girl, a revival of the 1968 musical based on the life of actress and comedian Fanny Brice starring the one and only Barbra Streisand. At the moment, it involves Beanie Feldstein leaving and being replaced by Lea Michele.
Let’s dive in: