Jane Lynch Reacts To Glee Co-Star Lea Michele In Funny Girl On Broadway
Jane Lynch is showing some love for fellow Glee alum Lea Michele following the news that Michele will be taking over as Fanny Brice in the Broadway revival of Funny Girl.Michele and Lynch previously starred in Glee together for the entirety of the show’s six-season run. Michele led the cast as Rachel Berry, the larger-than-life star of her high school’s glee club with a lifelong dream of someday playing the lead in Funny Girl. Both Michele and Lynch received Emmy nominations for their work on Glee, with Lynch taking home the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2010.
Funny Girl made its debut on Broadway in 1964 and featured performing legend Barbra Streisand in the leading role of real-life actress and comedian Fanny Brice. It received eight nominations at the 18th Tony Awards and was later adapted into a feature film, which received critical acclaim and earned Streisand the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1969. The new revival of Funny Girl marks its first return to Broadway since the original production closed in 1967. The current show has been the talk of Broadway Twitter this week, as news broke that Beanie Feldstein, who has held the role of Fanny since the revival opened, will be replaced by Michele in September. The news has brought both celebration and dismay, and many have been quick to point out that it nearly led to a major Glee reunion between Lynch and Michele.
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Speaking to Deadline, Lynch celebrates Michele’s casting in Funny Girl.Lynch has played Mrs. Brice alongside Feldstein’s Fanny since the revival’s opening in April, but will be departing the production days before Michele arrives on September 6. The role of Mrs. Brice
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