Lea Michele taking over “Funny Girl” on Broadway

Lea Michele taking over “Funny Girl” on Broadway

Lea Michele appears at the 75th annual Tony Awards in New York on June 12, 2022, left, and Beanie Feldstein appears at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sept. 19, 2021. Lea Michele has been tapped to step in and lead the Broadway revival of the beleaguered “Funny Girl” this fall, an announcement made just hours after current star Beanie Feldstein revealed she was leaving the show sooner than anticipated due to the show taking a “different direction. (AP Photo)

NEW YORK (AP) — If Broadway shows had a bullpen, Lea Michele would be getting the call to come in for relief. She’ll step in to lead the revival of “Funny Girl” in the fall. The announcement came after current star Beanie Feldstein said she was leaving the musical sooner than expected. She says she’s leaving at month’s end because she feels the show is taking a “different direction.”

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