Supporters of Lea Michele hoping to at last see her singing and dancing in “Funny Girl” on Broadway will have to be individual.
The “Glee” actor has tested constructive for COVID-19 — missing Saturday’s matinee and night general performance — and have to now quarantine, slated to return to the clearly show on Tuesday, Sept. 20. She only started on Tuesday.
The bittersweet comedy tells the tale of Fanny Brice, a Jewish female from New York in the 1920s who went from burlesque to Broadway levels irrespective of criticism that she wasn’t conventionally gorgeous.
“Funny Girl” is a musical that celebrates the oddballs, the kooky and the misfits, with Jule Styne-penned gems of songs like “Don’t Rain on My Parade,” “I’m the Greatest Star” and “People.” Barbra Streisand played her on stage and on film.
Julie Benko, who had been slated to perform Fanny on Thursdays in the revival, will be executing the part now until finally Michele is back again. Michele took over from Beanie Feldstein and said the function was a life span purpose.
“We are so thankful to the full ‘Funny Girl’ company, such as our standbys, understudies, swings and every person doing the job on the creation for their outstanding determination to holding the display likely and guaranteeing audiences have a great practical experience at each individual efficiency,” the present stated in a assertion.
Getty Images Lea Michele as “Fanny Brice” in “Amusing Girl” on Broadway at The August Wilson Theatre on September 6, 2022 in New York City. (Picture by Bruce Glikas/WireImage)
Starting off in July, vaccine necessities for Broadway viewers users ended up lifted and theatergoers had the solution to put on a mask in all 41 of New York’s Broadway theaters.
A person generation, “The Kite Runner,” pushed again, inquiring audiences at Wednesday matinees and Friday night to mask up.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has lifted her state’s mandatory mask guidelines in educational institutions and the subway. Face coverings are merely inspired on buses and trains.
