Fanny Brice: Last News

Lea Michele has shut down speculation that she is illiterate. The bizarre conspiracy theory originated in 2018 when Jaye Hunt and Robert Ackerman made a 40-minute video for their podcast One More Thing claiming Michele couldn't read and the theory was resurrected on TikTok earlier this year. During an interview with The New York Times published on Thursday, the 36-year-old responded to the speculation.

Lea Michele is opening up about the drama surrounding the casting for Broadway’s Funny Girl musical.

Lea Michele think it's "sad and unfortunate" that women are pitted against each other. The 36-year-old actress stars as Fanny Brice in the Broadway revival of 'Funny Girl', and she's downplayed talk of any tension between herself and Beanie Feldstein, who headlined the musical when it opened earlier this year. Lea - who is best known for playing Rachel Berry in the hit TV series 'Glee' - told PEOPLE: "I saw the show.

As she prepares to star in Broadway's Funny Girl, Lea Michele suddenly found herself the subject of rumors that she was illiterate.The Bronx-born 36-year-old's Instagram account is full of comments from trolls alleging she 'can't read' such as the post of herself proudly posing outside the August Wilson Theatre in Manhattan on August 5.'I went to Glee every single day; I knew my lines every single day,' Lea told the New York Times on Thursday. As she prepares to star in Broadway's Funny Girl, Lea Michele suddenly found herself the subject of rumors that she was illiterate'And then there's a rumor online that I can't read or write? It's sad.

takes over the role of Fanny Brice in “Funny Girl” Sept. 6 — infamously replacing former leading lady Beanie Feldstein, who left the production amid a swirl of rumors earlier this summer.Michele addressed the online hate over her casting — as well as past claims she bullied her castmates in a profile published on Thursday.“I feel more ready than I ever have before, both personally and professionally,” the “Spring Awakening” star told the New York Times about coming back to her theater roots.She’s keen for a fresh start two years after her former “Glee” co-stars Samantha Marie Ware and Heather Morris alleged she bullied them both, with Ware accusing her of racist, “traumatic microaggressions.”When the bombshell claims were first dropped in 2020, Michele apologized for her actions, saying in a statement at the time that she “clearly acted in ways which hurt other people.”Now, the “Scream Queens” actress is admitting she had an “intense time of reflection” about her notorious behavior, noting she felt like she was in “semi-robotic state” in an effort to stay perfect.“I have an edge to me.

The pressure is on for Lea Michele — and she knows it.

Lea Michele is less than a week away from making her debut as Fanny Brice, but before embarking on that role, the actress' past has once again come under scrutiny.In a new interview with, the 36-year-old addressed past allegations that she was at the forefront of creating a toxic work environment, particularly during her time on the Fox hit show. While she didn't address any of the specific allegations, Michele did try to offer an insight into her work process that may have rubbed co-stars the wrong way.«I have an edge to me,» she tells .

Zack Sharf Lea Michele sat down with The New York Times ahead of her opening night on Broadway playing Fanny Brice in “Funny Girl” and confronted accusations of bullying made over the years by her former “Glee” cast members. Samantha Marie Ware came forward in 2020 to accuse Michele of making “traumatic microaggressions” against her on the set of the Fox musical comedy. Ware said Michele threatened to get her fired, among other forms of bullying. “Glee” star Heather Morris supported Ware, writing on Twitter that Michele “should be called out” given “the disrespect” with which she treated others “for as long as she did.” Michele told The Times that the allegations of bullying against her prompted an “intense time of reflection” about her conduct at work. The actor traced a line from her set behavior to her early days as a child star on Broadway, where perfectionism was drilled into her.

Lea Michele is addressing the allegations against her.

Jared Grimes, the Tony-nominated star of Funny Girl on Broadway, was asked about how his former co-star Beanie Feldstein handled the drama and backlash that came her way during her run as Fanny Brice.

Lea Michele showed off her vocal chops in an evocative behind-the-scenes montage from her Funny Girl rehearsals.The current Broadway revival of Funny Girl opened this April with Beanie Feldstein, who received a rash of stinging reviews and has been replaced by Lea.Now, ahead of Lea officially entering the show on September 6, the revival's Twitter has offered a sneak peek of her rendition of I'm The Greatest Star - a song inextricably associated with the show's original leading lady Barbra Streisand. 'I'll blow my horn 'till someone blows it': Lea Michele showed off her vocal chops in an evocative behind-the-scenes montage from her Funny Girl rehearsalsThe new video includes an audio recording of Lea singing the bridge of the song accompanied solely by a rehearsal pianist.Fanny Brice, a real-life vaudeville star and the lead character of the show, sings the song early in the storyline while desperately attempting to land a job as a chorus girl.

Lea Michele as Fanny Brice. On Friday, the Twitter account for Broadway's shared a promo of Michele embodying the iconic role, which she's stepping into after Beanie Feldstein's shortened run. In the promo, Michele sings a portion of «I'm the Greatest Star,» as footage rolls of her at rehearsals for the show. Michele dances, looks over her script, practices her blocking, and chats with her castmates in the video.«Who is the pip with pizazz? / Who is all ginger and jazz? / Who is as glamorous as? / Who's an American Beauty rose With an American Beauty nose / And ten American Beauty toes,» Michele sings as the footage plays, before the camera turns to the actress herself as she belts out the final line.«Hey, Mr.

The first promo video for Lea Michele‘s run in Funny Girl has been released!

Producers offered a first look today at Lea Michele rehearsing the role of Fanny Brice for the current Broadway production of Funny Girl.

Lea Michele took a break from rehearsing for her upcoming Broadway return in Funny Girl to hand out some cosmetics to fans.

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.

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.

Sarah Paulson is sharing one of her dream roles. The 47-year-old Bravo superfan appeared on a recent episode of SiriusXM’s “Andy Cohen Live”, and shared why she’d love to play “Real Housewives of Orange County” star Vicki Gunvalson.

Sarah Paulson is sharing one of her dream roles. The 47-year-old Bravo superfan appeared on a recent episode of SiriusXM's, and shared why she'd love to play star Vicki Gunvalson.«I would just like to play Vicki.

Jane Lynch will be leaving the new Broadway revival of Funny Girl on August 14, three weeks earlier than originally anticipated.Although she was initially scheduled to leave September 4, she already had a planned holiday from August 15 to 23, the production told the Hollywood Reporter.She was also going to be out of the show on September 1 so she that could cross the country to Los Angeles for the Creative Arts Emmys.As a result, the producers decided that instead of having Jane come back for just one week, the 62-year-old could depart the production at the end of this week. On her way out: Jane Lynch will be leaving the new Broadway revival of Funny Girl at the end of this week - three weeks earlier than originally anticipated; seen in MarchJane has been a part of the current revival since it opened this year on April 24 with Booksmart star Beanie Feldstein in the title role of Fanny Brice - a part that was famously originated by Barbra Streisand in 1964.The current production features Jane in the role of Fanny's mother Rose, who was played by Kay Medford in both the original production and the 1968 movie adaptation, for which Barbra won her first Oscar.  Tovah Feldshuh was scheduled to take over for Jane on September 6, and that date is unchanged, so Jane's standby Liz McCartney will play Rose in the interim. Beanie received a spate of bad reviews for the new revival, and by July it was announced that Lea Michele would replace her in September.

Jane Lynch will be leaving the new Broadway revival of Funny Girl on August 14, three weeks earlier than originally anticipated.Although she was initially scheduled to leave September 4, she already had a planned holiday from August 15 to 23, the production told the Hollywood Reporter.She was also going to be out of the show on September 1 so she that could cross the country to Los Angeles for the Creative Arts Emmys.As a result, the producers decided that instead of having Jane come back for just one week, the 62-year-old could depart the production at the end of this week. On her way out: Jane Lynch will be leaving the new Broadway revival of Funny Girl at the end of this week - three weeks earlier than originally anticipated; seen in MarchJane has been a part of the current revival since it opened this year on April 24 with Booksmart star Beanie Feldstein in the title role of Fanny Brice - a part that was famously originated by Barbra Streisand in 1964.The current production features Jane in the role of Fanny's mother Rose, who was played by Kay Medford in both the original production and the 1968 movie adaptation, for which Barbra won her first Oscar.  Tovah Feldshuh was scheduled to take over for Jane on September 6, and that date is unchanged, so Jane's standby Liz McCartney will play Rose in the interim. Beanie received a spate of bad reviews for the new revival, and by July it was announced that Lea Michele would replace her in September.