Lea Michele to Miss 'Funny Girl' Performance Due to Back Injury

Lea Michele will be missing today’s performance of the Broadway show Funny Girl due to a back injury she’s currently dealing with.

The 36-year-old actress took to her Instagram Stories on Friday night (November 11) to tell her fans the unfortunate news, two hours ahead of the performance.

Click inside to read the message from Lea Michele…

Lea told her fans, “Hey everyone. Unfortunately, I will be out of Funny Girl tonight. I hurt my back and my doctor is requiring me to rest tonight or else I would be there. I will be back tomorrow. Love to all.”

The Funny Girl account on Twitter confirmed the news and announced that standby Julie Benko will be performing tonight.

“Sending all of our healing wishes to Lea Michele, who will be out of tonight’s performance. The amazing Julie Benko (@jujubee) will be on as Fanny!” the account tweeted.

See what Lea‘s Glee co-stars have said about seeing Funny Girl.