Lea Michele to replace Beanie Feldstein in Funny Girl

It’s official: Lea Michele is replacing Beanie Feldstein in Broadway’s revival of “Funny Girl.”

Feldstein on Sunday night announced she would be leaving the show on July 31

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Roughly two months before she was slated to depart the production.

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She attributed her early exit to a decision by the production “to take the show in a different direction.”

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Michele, who was long-rumored to be taking over for Feldstein, will assume the role of Fanny Brice on Sept. 6.

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Ane Lynch, who plays Fanny’s mother Mrs. Brice, is also leaving the production earlier than expected

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Will be replaced by Tovah Feldshuh (“Yentl”) starting on Sept. 6.

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Michele’s casting as the incandescent comic and chanteuse Fanny Brice is proof, to some, that manifestation is real.

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She has long (and loudly) expressed an interest to star in “Funny Girl”

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