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THE INEXORABILITY OF MS. LEA MICHELE
Last week there was big news on Broadway. The actress Lea Michele, who spent six years of her life on television saying she wanted to play Fanny Brice in the first ever revival of Funny Girl on Broadway since Barbra “Her Voice is Butter” Streisand originated the role—the second to last season in fact had her on Broadway in the role (yes, there was another season after that, and no, I don’t understand how that’s possible either AND I WATCHED ALL OF IT AND LOVED IT)—was just announced as the taking over the role come September.
And all along her run on Glee Michele was constantly being asked, Do You Lea Michele want to do this, too, because you seem really perfect, and her saying Why yes, yes I would. But by the end of Glee she was like, But maybe not now.
And honestly, Broadway producers also seemed to be showing some upper lip at the idea of casting Michele. The very-talented Lauren Ambrose of Six Feet Under fame was cast way …
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