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UNBELIEVABLE: 6 - The Untold Story

After Beanie Feldstein's departure, can Lea Michele really save 'Funny Girl'?

Beanie Feldstein's departure from the role of Fanny Brice has caused waves on Broadway. But she wasn't the only source of Funny Girl's problems.

WEKU

'Funny Girl' producers quash rumors, say Beanie Feldstein's exit was mutual decision

The producers of Broadway's "Funny Girl" say they "were not blindsided" by outgoing star Beanie Feldstein's announcement on Monday that she'd leave the musical months earlier than her planned departure.

Los Angeles Times

Lea Michele replacing Beanie Feldstein in Funny Girl proves that life is one big Glee episode

Lea Michele has finally won her decade-long public campaign for the role of Fanny Brice, taking over from Beanie Feldstein’s flop performance. Meredith Clark unpicks the Broadway casting controversy that shook the internet

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Lea Michele and Glee stars pay tribute to Cory Monteith nine years after his death

Actor died in 2013 from a drug overdose. He was 31

The Independent UK

Analysis: Why Is New York City Preparing Residents For A Nuclear Attack?

New York City is not lacking in problems: rising crime levels coupled with record-high retirements and resignations from its police force, skyrocketing housing costs, retailers struggling to pay hefty rents, a crumbling infrastructure and Lea Michele coming to Broadway in September to star in “Funny Girl” – okay, that last…

Benzinga

Jane Lynch addresses why she and ‘Glee’ co-star Lea Michele won’t work together in Broadway’s ‘Funny Girl’

NEW YORK — Jane Lynch is keeping quiet on any drama surrounding this week’s shakeup at Broadway’s “Funny Girl.”

Tribune News Service

Jane Lynch reacts to Lea Michele replacing Beanie Feldstein on Broadway’s Funny Girl

‘She’s just going to take this show and make it her own,’ Lynch said

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Glee star Samantha Ware says ‘Broadway upholds whiteness’ as Lea Michele cast in Funny Girl

Ware accused Michele of making her life a ‘living hell’ on set of musical comedy series

The Independent UK

Glee’s Sammie Ware Slams Broadway For Casting Lea Michele After She Allegedly ‘Abused’ Co-Stars

Ware slammed Broadway for "upholding whiteness".

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Why the "Funny Girl" casting matters

As Broadway continues to struggle to return, a shakeup in a show made iconic by Barbra Streisand

Salon

Lea Michele landed the lead role in Funny Girl on Broadway and Glee fans had jokes

And that's what you missed on Glee!

USA Today Sports Media Group

What the hell is happening over at Funny Girl?

Beanie Feldstein is out, Lea Michele is in. It's giving 'Glee.'

Mic

The chaotic absurdity of ‘Funny Girl’ replacing Beanie Feldstein with Lea Michele, explained

Funny Girl is going to star Lea Michele, who has wanted that part for a LONG time.

USA Today Sports Media Group

At ‘Funny Girl,’ Lea Michele Is in, Beanie Feldstein Is Out

Lea Michele has been tapped to step in and lead the Broadway revival of the beleaguered "Funny Girl" this fall, an announcement made just hours after current star Beanie Feldstein revealed she was leaving the musical sooner than anticipated due to the show taking a "different direction." The high-profile casting…

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Lea Michele is Broadway's next 'Funny Girl.' So Beanie Feldstein is leaving early

It's official: Lea Michele will soon star in "Funny Girl" on Broadway.

The Independent UK

Lea Michele is replacing Beanie Feldstein as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl

The singer will make her debut in the Broadway show on 6 September

The Independent UK

At 'Funny Girl,' Lea Michele is in, Beanie Feldstein is out

Lea Michele has been tapped to step in and lead the Broadway revival of the beleaguered “Funny Girl" this fall

Tribune News Service

Beanie Feldstein to leave ‘Funny Girl’ Broadway show early over ‘different direction’

NEW YORK — Beanie Feldstein is taking an early bow.

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The Independent UK

Glee: Post sharing show’s most ‘unhinged’ performances goes viral on 13th anniversary

‘Pink Houses,’ ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ and Mr Schuester covers were some of the top contenders

Tribune News Service

What to stream: Documentary turns spotlight back on 'Spring Awakening' cast

Debuting Tuesday, May 3, on HBO Max is a documentary taking a look at a reunion 15 years in the making. “Spring Awakening: Those You’ve Known” follows the reunion concert of the original cast of the eight-time Tony winning musical “Spring Awakening,” benefiting The Actor’s Fund. The film, directed by…

The Independent UK

Cast of Broadway's 'Spring Awakening' reunite and reminisce

While many of John Gallagher Jr.’s peers went to college, he didn’t

Tribune News Service

Lea Michele offers to be Jonathan Groff’s surrogate: ‘Hell yeah!’

Now that would be a Broadway baby.

Los Angeles Times

Q&A: She sang of abuse in a Broadway smash. 15 years on, she reveals she's a survivor too

"Spring Awakening: Those You've Known" recounts how, over 15 years ago, an angsty rock musical won eight Tony Awards and launched the careers of its young cast, including Lea Michele, Jonathan Groff, Skylar Astin, Lilli Cooper and John Gallagher Jr. Based on Frank Wedekind's 1891 drama, the Broadway phenomenon from…

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Uhhh Come Again? Lea Michele Once Got A Desk Lamp And Showed Jonathan Groff Her ‘Whole Vagina’

The Glee co-stars had an ad-hoc anatomy lesson while on Broadway together.

The Guardian - US

The Girl from Plainville: the unease of TV’s latest true crime hit

Series on the infamous texting suicide case searches for the emotional realism of digital relationships but flounders in a mishmash of prestige TV beats

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