"Funny Girl" gives Lea Michele a stage to poke fun at those literacy rumors

The audience at Lea Michele's opening night as Fanny Brice in the Broadway revival of "Funny Girl" brought as much drama as the musical performance playing out onstage. The boisterous crowd included Ryan Murphy, creator of the long-running series "Glee," which starred Michele; actors Jonathan Groff, Drew Barrymore and Zachary Quinto; New York governor Kathleen Hochul; and filming TikTok-ers. Addressing what the reporter describes as "a bizarre rumor," Michele told The New York Times, "I went to 'Glee' every single day; I knew my lines every single day... And then there's a rumor online that I can't read or write? And as Vulture pointed out, not everyone in the vocal Broadway crowd at Michele's "Funny Girl" debut may have been on the star's side.