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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.

also serenaded Streisand at a tribute with a “Funny Girl” song. Michele, now 36, finds herself stepping into the role Streisand made famous by taking over the role of Fanny from Beanie Feldstein in the show's first revival on Broadway, with Mayer again her director. It's a dream come true, but it has also created waves.

Lea Michele revealed in a new profile published Thursday that she had contacted people behind the scenes of Funny Girl about replacing the star Beanie Feldstein before he actress had even started her run.Lea, 36, shared that she had been in touch with the musical's director Michael Mayer in a New York Times profile focused on her stint with the classic musical.Although rumors of bad blood between her and Beanie, 29, have swirled in recent months, the Glee star was also complimentary about her predecessor's time on stage. Waiting in the wings: Lea Michele revealed in a New York Times profile published Thursday that she offered to replace former Funny Girl star Beanie Feldstein beforen she had even started her run as the lead; seen in April in Las VegasReviews for the Lady Bird actress' stint as the lead in Funny Girl, which is about the life of comedian Fanny Brice, were mixed.Although several critics praised her performance, others said her singing ability wasn't up to snuff, while many critics derided other parts of the production that were unrelated to her.  Following the lackluster reviews, Beanie announced on July 10 that she would be departing the show, and Lea was announced as her replacement on the following day.The news had been broken — but not confirmed — back on June 30 by Gawker, however, which led to more backstage tension.

Lea Michele will be joining the cast of Broadway’s Funny Girl revival in less than a week and a profile in The New York Times was just released in anticipation of her debut.

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

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.

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 was given an early birthday celebration by the cast and crew members of Broadway's Funny Girl on Friday, August 26.The performer - who will officially ring in her 36th birthday on Monday - looked beyond ecstatic in a video shared to cast member Ephie Aardema's Instagram.The actress recently made headlines after it was announced that she would be replacing Beanie Feldstein as Fanny Brice in the Broadway musical. Birthday girl: Lea Michele was given an early birthday celebration by the cast and crew members of Broadway's Funny Girl on Friday, August 26 Michele kept it casual in a black long-sleeve t-shirt while celebrating with her collaborators during what appeared to be a rehearsal.The Glee actress also donned a set of matching leggings that were offset with a pair of white socks, as well as leather high-heeled dance shoes.

Lea Michele will be celebrating her 36th birthday on Monday and the cast and crew of Funny Girl helped ring in the occasion a few days early!

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!

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.

Sarah Paulson is close friends with Beanie Feldstein and she was just asked to comment on the drama surrounding her exit from the Broadway revival of Funny Girl.

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 is opening up about her early Funny Girl exit.

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 is departing Funny Girl on Broadway earlier than anticipated.

One of Lea Michele's lifelong dreams is coming true very soon, and she couldn't help but post about it.The 35-year-old actress shared a pair of photos where she stood beneath marquees promoting the show Funny Girl.Her first picture was a more contemporary photo, showing the star standing beneath the marquee outside the August Wilson Theatre. Big dreams: One of Lea Michele's lifelong dreams is coming true very soon, and she couldn't help but post about itShe stood in an elegant black cocktail dress that ended around her knees.

Lea Michele is returning to Broadway in one month and she just hopped on the promo train!