Lea Michele Addresses Controversy And Bullying Accusations On Funny Girl Set On Glee Set

“Everyone here has been through a lot, and I just have to come in and be prepared and do a good job and respect the fact that this is their space,” she told The Times ahead of her first appearance. Michele’s road to “Funny Girl” was long and winding: According to the New York Times, she discovered musicals as a teenager while performing in the Tony-winning musical “Spring Awakening.” Michele said she fell in love and soon after, landed the lead role in Ryan Murphy’s TV comedy “Glee.” Her character, the talented but dazzling Rachel Berry, shared Michele’s real-life obsession with the musical starring Streisand. After years of performing songs from “Funny Girl” on “Glee” — Rachel even stars in its revival on the show — and various attempts to bring the musical to Broadway, director Michael Mayer told the Times that Michele was being considered for the future role. of the new production but felt she might not be ready. (Michele gave birth to her son in 2020, when the musical was being cast.) Michele said she told Mayer after learning of Feldstein’s casting that he would be “honored” to take on the role if Feldstein’s career was ending. And Feldstein’s tenure on “Funny Girl” is over — months earlier than she originally announced. The highly-anticipated production received mostly negative reviews when it opened in April, many of which were aimed at Feldstein’s vocal abilities. In July, Feldstein announced that she would be leaving the musical at the end of the month instead of September. The next day, the team of ‘Funny Girl’ announced Michele’s casting. Hiring Michele as Feldstein’s replacement proved a controversial decision. Many theater fans were reminded of “Glee” actress Samantha Marie Ware’s claims in 2020, when she accused Michele of fostering a toxic environment on set and said Michele subjected her to “traumatic microaggressions.” When Michele was cast, Ware commented, “Yes, I care. Yes, I (sic) was affected… Yes, I was abused. Yes, my dreams were tainted. Yes, Broadway supports whiteness.” Michele declined to respond to Ware’s claims to the Times, but said her work ethic and “the pressure of perfectionism left (her) with many blind spots.” As for the joke about Michele being illiterate, which is circulated online every time Michele makes news, she suggested that the joke was made because of her gender. “I went to ‘Glee’ every day; I knew my lines every day,” he told the Times. “And then there’s a rumor on the internet that I can’t read or write? It’s sad. It’s real. I think often if I were a man, a lot of that wouldn’t be true.” Michele’s first performance as Fanny is on September 6th. Feldstein’s stand-in Julie Benko — who took over the role in August — will fill in for Michele once a week for the remainder of Michele’s run.

title: “Lea Michele Addresses Controversy And Bullying Accusations On Funny Girl Set On Glee Set Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-30” author: “Ruth Reid”

“Everyone here has been through a lot, and I just have to come in and be prepared and do a good job and respect the fact that this is their space,” she told The Times ahead of her first appearance. Michele’s road to “Funny Girl” was long and winding: According to the New York Times, she discovered musicals as a teenager while performing in the Tony-winning musical “Spring Awakening.” Michele said she fell in love and soon after, landed the lead role in Ryan Murphy’s TV comedy “Glee.” Her character, the talented but dazzling Rachel Berry, shared Michele’s real-life obsession with the musical starring Streisand. After years of performing songs from “Funny Girl” on “Glee” — Rachel even stars in its revival on the show — and various attempts to bring the musical to Broadway, director Michael Mayer told the Times that Michele was being considered for the future role. of the new production but felt she might not be ready. (Michele gave birth to her son in 2020, when the musical was being cast.) Michele said she told Mayer after learning of Feldstein’s casting that he would be “honored” to take on the role if Feldstein’s career was ending. And Feldstein’s tenure on “Funny Girl” is over — months earlier than she originally announced. The highly-anticipated production received mostly negative reviews when it opened in April, many of which were aimed at Feldstein’s vocal abilities. In July, Feldstein announced that she would be leaving the musical at the end of the month instead of September. The next day, the team of ‘Funny Girl’ announced Michele’s casting. Hiring Michele as Feldstein’s replacement proved a controversial decision. Many theater fans were reminded of “Glee” actress Samantha Marie Ware’s claims in 2020, when she accused Michele of fostering a toxic environment on set and said Michele subjected her to “traumatic microaggressions.” When Michele was cast, Ware commented, “Yes, I care. Yes, I (sic) was affected… Yes, I was abused. Yes, my dreams were tainted. Yes, Broadway supports whiteness.” Michele declined to respond to Ware’s claims to the Times, but said her work ethic and “the pressure of perfectionism left (her) with many blind spots.” As for the joke about Michele being illiterate, which is circulated online every time Michele makes news, she suggested that the joke was made because of her gender. “I went to ‘Glee’ every day; I knew my lines every day,” he told the Times. “And then there’s a rumor on the internet that I can’t read or write? It’s sad. It’s real. I think often if I were a man, a lot of that wouldn’t be true.” Michele’s first performance as Fanny is on September 6th. Feldstein’s stand-in Julie Benko — who took over the role in August — will fill in for Michele once a week for the remainder of Michele’s run.