People who need Lea Michele are the luckiest (and strangest?) people in the world. The infamous actress has finally been cast officially as Fanny Brice in the Funny Girl revival now on Broadway.
It’s been a long and winding road for Michele, who has been rumored to be replacing Beanie Feldstein as Fanny Brice, the role originated by Barbra Streisand, for the past month. Fans have been speculating, tabloids have been starting rumors, and Gawker reported Michele’s casting a few weeks ago. Today, though, the official Funny Girl Twitter account shared the news.
Feldstein was initially slated to step away from the role in September; however, late last night, the actress moved her exit date up to July 31. Michele will step in for the role on on September 6. In the meantime, understudy Julie Benko will be subbing in for the lead role.
