⭐ LEA MICHELE TO STAR AS FANNY BRICE IN BROADWAY REVIVAL OF FUNNY GIRL ⭐
Lea Michele is set to star as Fanny Brice in the Broadway revival of Funny Girl, it has been announced.
Michele had been heavily rumoured to replace the departing Beanie Feldstein, who recently announced would be leaving the production on 31st July 2022.
It is now confirmed Michele will join the show, starring as Fanny Brice, from 6th September 2022.
Julie Benko will play the role of Fanny Brice, after Feldstein departs, through till 4th September 2022.
This bittersweet comedy is the story of the indomitable Fanny Brice, a girl from the Lower East Side who dreamed of a life on the stage. Everyone told her she’d never be a star, but then something funny happened-she became one of the most beloved performers in history, shining brighter than the brightest lights of Broadway.
Tony Award winner Michael Mayer directs this brand-new Funny Girl, featuring the classic score by Tony, Grammy and Academy Award winner Jule Styne and lyrics by Tony Award nominee and Grammy Award winner Bob Merrill, (comprising additional songs from Styne & Merrill). The original book by Isobel Lennart, from an original story by Miss Lennart, is revised by Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein.
Funny Girl features choreography by Ellenore Scott, tap choreography by Ayodele Casel, scenic design by Tony Award winner David Zinn, costume design by Tony Award winner Susan Hilferty, lighting design by Tony Award winner Kevin Adams, sound design by Tony Award winner Brian Ronan, hair & wig design by Campbell Young Associates, music direction and supervision by Emmy Award winner Michael Rafter, casting by Jim Carnahan, CSA and Jason Thinger, orchestrations by Chris Walker, dance, vocal and incidental music arrangements by Alan Williams, and additional arrangements by David Dabbon and Carmel Dean.
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