‘Funny Girl’ is closing on Broadway — Lea Michele isn’t leaving

nypost.com:

won’t rain on Lea Michele’s parade.Broadway’s “Funny Girl” announced Thursday that the musical will take its final bow later this year — despite seeing a massive boom in ticket sales following the casting of the “Glee” alum.The show revealed the news on Instagram. “Hey, gorgeous!

We’re having so much fun with you on Broadway, we’re sticking around until September 3rd,” reads the post.Michele, 36, will continue to star as Fanny Brice — a role made famous by Barbra Streisand in the original 1964 production — through the end of its tenure at the August Wilson Theatre.

The current cast includes “Phantom of the Opera” alum Ramin Karimloo, Tony Award nominee Jared Grimes and Tovah Feldshuh. The Post reached out to “Funny Girl” for comment.

No explanation for the show’s closure has been given, but there has been speculation that it would end when Michele’s contract did.