Lea Michele got in touch about replacing Beanie Feldstein in Funny Girl before she had even STARTED

Lea Michele revealed in a new profile published Thursday that she had contacted people behind the scenes of Funny Girl about replacing the star Beanie Feldstein before he actress had even started her run. Waiting in the wings: Lea Michele revealed in a New York Times profile published Thursday that she offered to replace former Funny Girl star Beanie Feldstein beforen she had even started her run as the lead; seen in April in Las Vegas Reviews for the Lady Bird actress' stint as the lead in Funny Girl, which is about the life of comedian Fanny Brice, were mixed. Quick turnaround: Beanie received mixed reviews in the role, and announced on July 10 that she was leaving, followed by news that Lea was taking over on July 11; seen in March in NYC Getting out of there: Beanie subsequently decided to end her run on July 31 instead of her previously scheduled final performance for September 25 Beanie's final show was originally set to be on September 25, but after the announcement that Lea would be taking over, the Booksmart actress announced that she would be leaving more than a month early on July 31. Getting a head start: Lea told the Times that she offered to replace Feldstein early in November 2021, which was before her predecessor had even started performances But the New York Times profile includes a new detail supplied by Lea herself, in which she revealed that she had contacted Mayer later in November 2021, around the time that she appeared in a one-night Spring Awakening reunion show.