Harshest gossip I’ve read - Beanie Feldstein dumped from Funny Girl

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Beanie” is a stupid name.

It's a nickname. Her given name is Elizabeth.

Her nanny called her that and it stuck. I think it’s cute, like Fanny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This Lea recast is probably not gonna go well. She is not even a real Jew.

Where are Shoshana and Idina when you need them? Those b&tches can sing the shit out of Funny Girl.

They're too old for the role.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This Lea recast is probably not gonna go well. She is not even a real Jew.

Where are Shoshana and Idina when you need them? Those b&tches can sing the shit out of Funny Girl.

They're too old for the role.

+1. Barbra was 21 when she starred in the role.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I thought they should have given the role to Julie Benko. Lea is too polarizing.

Julie Benko is amazing in the role and IA, but she doesn't have the name recognition that Lea Michele has. The show thought they were getting that with Beanie but, yeah. The show is bleeding money and from what my insider friend told me, would be lucky to make it to the end of Beanie's run when her final date was announced as September. Attendance has been below 60% and they haven't been in the black at all.

Just the leak about Lea Michele taking over caused ticket sales for post-September 6 to surge and once the official announcement came out, they surged even more. I looked at tickets for September 6 when it was just a rumor and they were still in the $69 range. Once it was announced, $500 was the cheapest I saw.

Interesting! Did your insider friend mention the real reason Jane left before Lea came on? Did Beanie really have tonsillitis?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Beanie” is a stupid name.

It's a nickname. Her given name is Elizabeth.

Her nanny called her that and it stuck. I think it’s cute, like Fanny.

My daughter’s name is Bea and we call her Beanie.

[Anonymous]

Well, show producers are definitely going forward with Lea Michele. Those who hoped she'd be recast shouldn't hold their breath.

I saw her show last night in DC and she mentioned that she was busy rehearsing for her September debut.

The room went wild when she talked about it and I know everyone at the table where I was seated already had their tickets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, show producers are definitely going forward with Lea Michele. Those who hoped she'd be recast shouldn't hold their breath.

I saw her show last night in DC and she mentioned that she was busy rehearsing for her September debut.

The room went wild when she talked about it and I know everyone at the table where I was seated already had their tickets.

How was her show?