After news broke that Funny Girl would return
to Broadway and that Beanie Feldstein [left]—who played Monica Lewinsky in Impeachment: American
Crime Story—will star as Fanny Brice, one former Glee star, Lea
Michele [right] , was said to be devastated.
You see, Ryan Murphy, who produced Glee and, ironically, Impeachment: American Crime Story, wanted to buy the
rights to Funny Girl for Michele, but his deal fell through, and the new
producing team probably heard stories about Michele’s horrible reputation and
went with Feldstein, after which Lea, trying to save her already horrid
reputation, rather than sh*tting in Feldstein’s ‘Monica’ beret—something she wanted
to do to a Glee extra—Michele replied to Beanie’s Instagram post about
her new gig:
“Yes! YOU are the greatest star! This is going to be epic!”
Actually, my guess is that Lea had someone else type that
while she was screaming and tearing her hair out. Anyway, more time has passed
and Lea wants y’all to know that she is
still super happy about Beanie getting the role; it’s fine, y’all,
really. And we know this because Lea said so in a podcast:
“There’s been so much talk about me coming to Broadway—and
not coming to Broadway! Listen, I am so unbelievably excited to see Funny Girl
on Broadway. I cannot wait. I had drinks with [director] Michael [Mayer] the
other day, and I just think that Beanie is an incredible choice for the
production, and I think it’s going to be so wonderful. I can’t wait to see Jane
[Lynch] in it as well. I think that a lot of people always put me in the lane
with Funny Girl because, of course, I love the show and the music.
But I did get to do a lot of it on Glee.”
Wow, the thirst is real; first she does “drinks” with the
director, and then of course mentions how many people thought she should play
Fanny and how many times she’s sung the role. And then she adds:
“There were so many shows and so many roles that I would
love to play, and I’m so grateful that Broadway is back now. But for me to come
back to Broadway… Maybe I am coming
back to Broadway!”
If I were Beanie I’d be looking for marbles on the stairs or
baby oil drizzled on the stage because Lea is coming to Broadway … though she’ll
need a ticket.
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That Pasadena "mansion" looks like a Barbie house for non-discriminating 8 year olds.
ReplyDeleteUgh redux.
ReplyDeleteIf I ever get bangs, it will be headline news too.
ReplyDeleteI don't know who Gigi Hadid is. Zayn sounds familiar, should I Google him?
ReplyDeleteFunny Girl is a good show. The producers went for talent which is the real slap in Michele's face.
Paris and Carter? A business arrangement between 2 people, one of whom is desperately trying to look relevant.
Sadly, there has been talk years ago, that Claire from 'Six Feet Under' would play Fannie. Even I might pay to see that! As for Paris, she'll adopt or have a surrogate - maybe ! - but you know......tick tick tick....on that clock.
ReplyDeleteAs for the RHOBH, I think only Cathy lives in Beverly Hills. The others are in Encino (which I think might be the porn capital of the U.S.) and Pasadena? I think Pasadena is two counties ! - not cities - away. Everything about Jayne is a fake.
Maybe the house is haunted!
ReplyDeletexoxo :-)
Either I'm out of touch, or just don't don't recognize the talentless.
ReplyDeleteWith exception to Paris, I have never heard of these people.
@Helen
ReplyDeleteI actually like the house, which is large is square footage [10,000] and small in room [four bedrooms] and I love the gardens. If they keep knocking the price down I may buy it.
@Deedles
The ugh I real.
@Debra
I live for the day ....
@Dave
Gigi is a model, which I guess is why people are talking about her hair and not her Baby Daddy bullying her mother,
@Blobby
I kinda like the visual of Beanie, and the grimace of Lea losing the role.
It would make sense about Kathy Hilton because SHE IS RICH.
And you’re spot on about Erika.
@TDM
With the ghosts of plane crash victims whose families have been cheated out of their settlements? Yeah, I think you’re right.
xoxo
Maddie
That lack of Who’s Who knowledge might be for the best!!
Erika Jayne... very sad. But when you grift? Sometimes YOU pay!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to Paris. I can't imagine her having children, but, hey... things... happen... sometimes.
Lea Michele! She's on my list for next week, (as is Erika Jayne)... I love a fierce Diva. But Michele is a bitter pill to take.
I dunno if I care about Zayn and Mummy Hadid and Gigi bangs. I guess I don't care who Gigi bangs.
Kizzes.
@upton
ReplyDeleteTo be fair, if Gigi hadn't banged Zayn, this newest thing never would have happened.
Now that the Pasadena mansion is down to only 8 mil, I can afford it easily, but do I want something that cheap and tacky? Definitely not. I wonder if Leah slipped a little something in that director's drink to try to make him change his mind about a certain role. Paris's husband has a certain creepiness factor in that dopey face of his. Congrats, Paris, but forget about having kids who might look like him.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
@Janie
ReplyDeleteOf course, if you bought the house, maybe you'd find some of the millions scammed from burn victims and orphans hidden in the walls.
I wouldn't trust Lea as far as I could hurl her.
And Mr. Paris Hilton does look skeevey,