Despite rumors, the producers of Broadway's 'Funny Girl' deny they were 'blindsided by Beanie Feldstein's early exit.
to play lead Fanny Brice, with Tovah Feldshuh cast as Lynch’s replacement.
Feldstein’s abrupt exit and her cryptic statement as well as the rapid news of Michele’s hiring, on top of the actress’ long and very public desire to play Fanny Brice, set tongues wagging on social media, with speculation that Feldstein’s Instagram post caught , the producers and a rep for Feldstein sought to dispel the speculation. were not blindsided by Beanie’s social post,” the message read.
The statement continued, “A month after that decision, Beanie decided it was best for her to leave on July 31st. The producers were aware of and in support of her decision. The producers and Beanie worked on this together professionally, respectfully and graciously.”co-star Michele will live out a lifelong dream by stepping into the role of Brice, revealing that they’ve been “in touch” about the production in recent weeks.
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