Lea Michele Joins Funny Girl

Lea Michele has been tapped to be the director of this Broadway production of the dreadful "Funny Girl" this autumn and was announced

just moments after actor Beanie Feldstein said she was going to leave the show earlier than expected because of the show's going in a "different course."

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Broadway is known for its smooth, quiet changes after stars leave shows -- often to ensure the safety of shows with

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millions of dollars and this suggests that the backstage activities in "Funny Girl" were stressed at most.

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