Lea Michele might finally be ‘Funny Girl’ on Broadway after Beanie Feldstein bails

This rumor is not any laughing matter for Lea Michele followers.

The 35-year-old is reportedly the producer’s choose to play Fanny Brice in “Humorous Lady” as soon as Beanie Feldstein leaves the position in September, based on Showbiz 411.

A consultant for Michele declined to remark when contacted by The Submit, which has additionally reached out to indicate publicists.

Michele has publicly manifested her need to play the Barbra Streisand-original character for years. She received a style on the primary season of “Glee” when she sang “Don’t Rain on My Parade.” She additionally carried out the present tune on the 2010 Tony Awards.

At the moment, rumors swirled that she might be becoming a member of the musical after “Glee” creator Ryan Murphy’s purchased the rights to “Humorous Lady,” however a supply advised Folks she declined “primarily as a result of she thought what was carried out on ‘Glee’ was all the pieces she may have dropped at the position.”

“We had been considering of doing it to do it proper after ‘Glee’ however I did plenty of the songs from ‘Humorous Lady’ on ‘Glee’ so it felt a like little quickly, however I really feel actually able to do it now, so possibly we may do it quickly,” Michele advised Andy Cohen on “Watch What Occurs Dwell” in 2017.

Final fall Michele additionally threw her assist behind Feldstein, telling the “Little Me: Rising Up Broadway” podcast, “I simply suppose that Beanie is an unbelievable selection for the manufacturing, and I feel it’s going to be so great.”

Fellow “Glee” alum Jane Lynch will even go away her position as Fanny’s mom in “Humorous Lady” on Sept. 25. She has but to be recast.

On Sunday, Michele carried out “Contact Me” alongside the unique forged of “Spring Awakening” on the 2022 Tony Awards. She has additionally beforehand appeared on Broadway in “Les Miserables,” “Ragtime” and “Fiddler on the Roof.”

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