Lea Michele Responds to 'Funny Girl' Casting Drama, Shares Thoughts on Beanie Feldstein's Performance

Lea Michele is opening up about the drama surrounding the casting for Broadway’s Funny Girl musical.

If you’re unaware, Lea had been rumored as a potential Fanny Brice in Funny Girl for years, especially after performing many of the songs on Glee. When the first-ever Broadway revival of the musical was announced, Beanie Feldstein was announced as the actress playing Fanny.

Beanie didn’t get the best reviews and she ended up announcing that she was leaving the show much earlier than scheduled. The producers then revealed that Lea would be playing Fanny.

Amid the casting controversy, there were rumors about drama happening behind-the-scenes at Funny Girl and the producers even responded to some of the news.

Click to the next slide to find out what Lea Michele said about the drama…