Beanie Feldstein is departing Funny Girl eight weeks early, according to Variety, Lea Michele may be her replacement.
Michele is a 36-year-old actress who began her career as a child actress on Broadway. She was born on 29th August 1986.
In 2009, however, she became a household name in the United States.
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Is Lea Michele Jewish?
If she replaces Beanie Feldstein as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl, she’ll be playing a famously Jewish character. However, there is no definitive answer to this question
Lea Michele has never spoken publicly about her religious beliefs but she was reportedly raised in the Catholic faith by her mother. In 2016, during an episode of TLC’s Who Do You Think You Are, she revealed that her mother is an Italian American with a heritage from Rome and Naples.
While her mother, on one hand, was a Catholic and raised her as one, her father who is Jewish, on the other hand, was said to be relieved to go to church with them both.
About Funny Girl, The Musical
The musical Funny Girl, which debuted on Broadway in 1964, is based on the life and career of Broadway Star Fanny Brice.
Brice’s parents, who were Jewish, emigrated from Hungary to the US when she was ten years old. Out of all the actresses who have played her, three out of five have been Jewish–Barbra Streisand, Marilyn Michaels and Beanie Feldstein.
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