Funny Girl producers DENY being 'blindsided' by Beanie Feldstein quitting early

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Producers of the Broadway revival of Funny Girl have denied being 'blindsided' by Beanie Feldstein's Instagram announcement that she is quitting early.It was previously claimed that Feldstein, 29, found out from Gawker that she was being replaced by Lea Michele after a string of bad reviews, and was in such a state at being booted from her 'dream role' that she surprised the producers by publicly declaring she was leaving the show on July 31 rather than September 25.However the producers and a representative for Feldstein toldPeoplein a joint statement: 'The producers of Funny Girl were not blindsided by Beanie's social post.' 'Producers were aware':Producers of the Broadway revival of Funny Girl have denied being 'blindsided' by Beanie Feldstein's Instagram announcement that she is quitting early; Beanie seen on stage in AprilThey continued: 'The producers decided to take the show in a different direction and end Beanie's contract on September 25th, 6 months earlier than anticipated.

A month after that decision, Beanie decided it was best for her to leave on July 31st. The producers were aware of and in support of her decision.'The statement concluded: 'The producers and Beanie worked on this together professionally, respectfully and graciously.' It was previously reported that Feldsteinwas upset when she discovered that she had been ousted from her'dream role' in Broadway's revival of Funny Girl after critics panned her performance and Lea Michele was brought in as her replacement.Feldstein, who played the lead role of Fanny Brice, was 'basically fired' from the show, an inside source told The Daily Beast, beforeabruptly quitting publicly on social media on Sunday.