Lea Michele Shares First Behind-the-Scenes Peak at Her ‘Funny Girl’ Rehearsals

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Lea Michele is giving fans a look at her take on the beloved character Fanny Brice.The singer and alum took to her Instagram story on Sunday to share a behind-the-scenes snapshot showing her and the cast belting out «Don’t Rain On My Parade» while rehearsing for her forthcoming run on the Broadway revival of “The incredible @ephieaardema got a photo of me singing Don’t Rain On My Parade on a Broadway stage for the first time ever today," Michele captioned the post, and tagging understudy Ephie Aardema. “@ephieaardema you are amazing I [love] you!!!«Lea Michele shares a photo of herself singing “Don’t Rain On My Parade” for the very first time on the Broadway stage of 'Funny Girl.' pic.twitter.com/6cbgyMGSXPIt was announced in July that Lea Michele has been cast to take over for Beanie Feldstein, who left the Broadway revival of  two months early.Michele, who previously starred in the original cast of , is expected to formally take over the role starting Sept.

6, while current standby Julie Benko will assume the part from Aug. 2 to Sept. 4.It was also announced that Tony nominee and  actress Tovah Feldshuh will replace Michele’s former  co-star, Jane Lynch, as Mrs.

Brice. Feldshuh will make her debut in  alongside Michele on Sept. 6.Both Michele and Feldshuh will join current cast members Ramin Karimloo, who plays Nick Arnstein, and Jared Grimes, who earned a 2022 Tony Award nomination for his turn as Eddie Ryan.The news of Michele in the role, meanwhile, comes after many longtime fans had hoped she would be cast in the production when the revival was first announced last year. “There is a misconception that there are these roles that I am desperate to play.