Lea Michele seen out in NYC for FIRST TIME since snapping up Funny Girl role from Beanie Feldstein

Lea Michele was spotted out in New York this week in her first public sighting since she was hired to replace Beanie Feldstein in the Broadway revival of Funny Girl. Stepping in: The Glee actress was already a fan favorite to play the lead role of Fanny Brice before being tapped to take over for Feldstein Gal about town: She wore a serious expression as she spoke with someone on the phone while legging it across the sidewalk However the producers and a representative for Feldstein told People in a joint statement: 'The producers of Funny Girl were not blindsided by Beanie's social post.' A day later, Lea Michele confirmed she would be in the role Lifelong dream: 'Playing Fanny Brice on Broadway has been a lifelong dream of mine, and doing so for the last few months has been a great joy and true honor,' she posted for her roughly 600,000 followers Critics: Beanie Feldstein flops in lead role of Fanny Brice in Broadway's 'Funny Girl' Adam Feldman, Time Out New York: Feldstein's Fanny seems very young—in one early scene, as her neighbors deride her looks, she sits on the floor like a child—so it feels almost weird to review her, like reviewing your cousin's performance in her high-school show. New role: Lea Michele revealed that she is set to replace Beanie Feldstein as Fanny Brice in the Broadway revival of Funny Girl starting on September 6 It was announced in August 2021 that Beanie would star as Fanny Brice in the Broadway revival of Funny Girl.