Beanie Feldstein’s Final Performance as Fanny Brice in Broadway’s Funny Girl Revival July 31
Beanie Feldstein’s Final Performance as Fanny Brice in Broadway’s Funny Girl Revival July 31
Beanie Feldstein ends her Funny Girl role July 31
Beanie Feldstein ends her run starring as Fanny Brice in Broadway’s Funny Girl July 31, the production’s first original cast member to leave.
The production will continue performances at the August Wilson Theatre with standby Julie Benko taking over the role through September 4 and Glee star Lea Michele set to join the company beginning September 6.
Glee star Lea Michele joins Broadway’s Funny Girl September 6.
Feldstein was originally announced to leave the production September 25, but subsequently announced she would be leaving sooner, saying “the show in a different direction.”
The rising female star made her Broadway debut in 2017’s Hello, Dolly!, playing Minnie Fay.
Funny Girl originally premiered on Broadway in 1964, with a score by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill, and a book by Isobel Lennart, 2022-adapted by Tony winner Harvey Fierstein for this revival.
The original production propelled a young Barbra Streisand to international fame; and the 1968 film adaptation won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe.
In addition to Feldstein, Jane Lynch, Ramin Karimloo, and Tony nominee Jared Grimes.
The company includes Peter Francis James as Florenz Ziegfeld, Ephie Aardema as Mrs. Nadler, Debra Cardona as Mrs. Meeker, Toni DiBuono as Mrs. Strakosh, Martin Moran as Tom Keeney, and Benko as the standby for Fanny Brice.
Benko has gone on as Fanny several times throughout the run, including during Feldstein’s recent bout with COVID-19.
The production is directed by Michael Mayer, who leads a creative team that includes choreography by Ellenore Scott, tap choreography by Ayodele Casel, music supervision and direction by Michael Rafter, scenic design by David Zinn, costume design by Susan Hilferty, lighting design by Kevin Adams, sound design by Brian Ronan, and hair design by Campbell Young Associates. Casting is by Jim Carnahan and Jason Thinger.
The production also includes orchestrations by Chris Walker; dance, vocal, and incidental music arrangements by Alan Williams; additional arrangements by Carmel Dean and David Dabbon; music coordination by Seymour Red Press and Kimberlee Wertz; and vocal supervision by Liz Caplan.
