Fans of Lea Michele will have to wait a little more to see her singing in “Funny Girl” on Broadway. The “Glee” actor has tested positive for COVID-19 and must now quarantine, slated to return to the show on Tuesday, Sept. 20.
FILE - Lea Michele arrives at the 75th annual Tony Awards in New York on June 12, 2022. Michele, 36, takes over the role of Fanny from Beanie Feldstein in"Funny Girl," the show's first revival on Broadway,
The “Glee” actor has tested positive for COVID-19 — missing Saturday's matinee and evening performance — and must now quarantine, slated to return to the show on Tuesday, Sept. 20. She only started on Tuesday. “Funny Girl” is a musical that celebrates the oddballs, the kooky and the misfits, with Jule Styne-penned gems of songs like “Don’t Rain on My Parade,” “I’m the Greatest Star” and “People.” Barbra Streisand played her on stage and on film.
Starting in July, vaccine requirements for Broadway audience members were lifted and theatergoers had the option to wear a mask in all 41 of New York’s Broadway theaters.
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