The actress -- who is replacing Beanie Feldstein in the Broadway musical -- will make her debut as Fanny Brice on September 6. (via toofab)
"A dream come true is an understatement," she wrote on July 11."I'm so incredibly honored to join this amazing cast and production and return to the stage playing Fanny Brice on Broadway. See you September 6th."that she'd be departing"Funny Girl" earlier than expected. The"Lady Bird" actress was originally set to star in the show until September 25.
In her post, Feldstein said she'll be leaving"Funny Girl" at the end of the month, and shared that playing Fanny Brice 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." "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.Feldstein's last performance was on July 31, before standby Julie Benko stepped in. Benko has been starring as Fanny Brice and will continue to do so until Michele takes over on September 6., like Feldstein, was originally set to star in"Funny Girl" until late September.
Standby Liz McCartney has been filling in since August 16 and will continue to do so until Tovah Feldshuh takes over the role on Michele's first night. Lynch has asserted that Michele joining the show didn't contribute to her early departure. While speaking withearlier this month, the actress said,"It has nothing to do with not wanting to see Lea. I text with Lea. She and I are fine. I'm thrilled for her. I love working with Julie. I loved working with Beanie. There's no drama here. None."
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