How’s it feel to be Lea Michele? Everyone hates you. That’s it, that’s the story.
Twitter died a collective death regarding new Michele casting rumors. She’s rumored to join Funny Girl on Broadway.
Beanie Feldstein of Lady Bird and Booksmart fame plays Fanny Brice in the current production. Barbara Streisand played Fanny originally so already those are hard shoes to fill.
Ticket sales are down, the shows getting middling reviews and Feldstein’s been forced to leave.
She says it’s because the producers want “to take the show in a different direction.” A more popular direction I assume.
So Funny Girl needs a replacement and Michele may be cast.
The internet is NOT having Michele as Fanny. They don’t want her anywhere near the show.
Hell, I'll come out of retirement dressed in drag to do ‘Funny Girl,’ to save the world from Lea Michele.
— 🕊️💞Dannie D💞🕊️ (@DannieD01) July 11, 2022
Lea Michele is waiting in the vents of the theater for her chance pic.twitter.com/QxQjIZrkxQ
— kc (@stephencocking) July 11, 2022
lea michele when she inevitably joins funny girl on broadway now pic.twitter.com/2WOIMWcZD2
— brie. (hyperbolically) (@briebxrries) July 11, 2022
if i hear the name lea michele from you things are about to get a lot less funny, girl https://t.co/Tq0idv7mz3
— bee alexander 🔜 pax:u (@boothskeletons) July 11, 2022
If Lea Michele does take over for Beanie in Funny Girl, then Jane Lynch needs to start her campaign for the 2024 presidency like she said she would.
— Matt Gold (@mattgold71) July 11, 2022
Poor reviews, low ticket sales, how to spark morale? Cast a racist and uppity actress.
Michele’s one of those snooty celebs who only speaks to you through her assistants.
Been telling people this for years. I worked with her once. She literally would only speak to me through her assistant. Just not addressing my presence. She was two feet away. Corey was kind and incredibly lovely to work with.
— Angela Sauceda | Writer & Brand Consultant (@angelasauceda) June 2, 2020
She also threatened to s**t in Glee co-star Samantha Marie Ware’s wig.
What an ugly person.
Some good backstage gossip gonna come out of this casting though. Also, if you’re in this play, make sure to hide your wigs.