Lea Michele becomes (really) Rachel Berry

If you are a fan of Glee then you know of the devotion that Lea Michele and her alter ego Rachel Berry have always had for Barbra Streisand, especially for Funny Girl. For years, fans have been asking that sooner or later Lea be considered for the role of Fanny Brice on a stage as important as that of Broadway, and that is why the news that it will be Lea to replace Beanie Feldstein in the new New York theatrical production based on the musical with Streisand was received with so much enthusiasm.

Rachel’s dream then came true for Lea, who will officially debut as Fanny on September 6. In the meantime, Julie Benko will replace Beanie Feldstein in the role of the protagonist, while Jane Lynch – also in the cast of Glee -, currently in the production in the role of Mrs Brice, will be replaced on September 6 by Tovah Feldshuh, breaking the hearts of those who hoped to see her play once again alongside Lea Michele. Along with the jubilation of many, however, the news also attracted some dissent. In fact, Samantha Ware expressed herself negatively on the engagement of her colleague who in recent years has reported to the press about the unpleasant and covertly racist behavior that Michele allegedly had towards him at the time of Glee.

“Yes, Broadway advocates whiteness. Yes, Hollywood does the same “, Ware tweeted before sharing the thoughts expressed by the actor from Last Week Tonight Ryan Ken who said it is absurd that an actress who finds the courage to expose herself as Samantha did is isolated from the system even supported. It remains that Lea Michele has experienced many blows: from the disappearance of the beloved Cory Monteith, he also connects to the times of Gleethe shitstorm rained on her at the moment of the news of the death of Naya Rivera, with whom she did not get along on the set of the series, up to the accusation of racism launched by Ware when Lea expressed her support for the movement Black Lives Matter.

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