![]() Plus the show has a new book by Broadway royalty Harvey Fierstein. Lea Michele stars alongside Ramin Karimloo as Nick Arnstein, in a show directed by Michael Mayer, reuniting with Lea after their famous Broadway production of Spring Awakening. A poster for Funny Girl starring Lea Michele. Julie Benko, who has been performing the role throughout August, from when Beanie Feldstein left until Lea Michele takes over, will also cover for Lea on Thursday nights. Lea Michele starts her run as Fanny Brice tonight, 6 September 2022, at the August Wilson Theater on Broadway, and will stay in the show until 2023. The show recently shared video of Lea Michele in rehearsal for the role. I told him I’m feeling ‘over the moon and so nervous at the exact same time.’ He told me ‘that’s called being alive and to live in that feeling.’ It was the perfect advice.” He asked how I was feeling about this big night coming up. The photos first appeared in Entertainment Weekly (see link below), where she told EW: “I was speaking with Harvey Fierstein, whom I adore about my first performance on Tuesday. It has not been without controversy – something covered well at the weekend in an interview with Michele in the New York Times. ![]() ![]() The day has arrived! Tonight Lea Michele takes over from Beanie Feldstein in the iconic role of Fanny Brice in Funny Girl on Broadway. ![]()
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