Beanie Feldstein is opening up about a cherished letter. The 28-year-old actress made an appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Monday (April 12).
During her appearance, she discussed taking on the role of Fanny Brice in the new Broadway revival of Funny Girl.
She revealed that she received a note from Barbra Streisand before they began performances. “I was in my dressing room the night before first preview and I got a piece of mail and it just said, ‘For Beanie‘ on it.
I opened it and it was from Barbra Streisand,” she said. “I never met her before and it was a really beautiful, touching thing that I will keep at my side at my table getting ready forever.” Barbra starred in the original Broadway production in 1964, and made her film debut reprising her Broadway role as Fanny Brice in the 1968 movie.
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