Chris Colfer is letting his opinion be identified in the case of Lea Michele and her controversial casting in Funny Girl!
As you recognize, the drama surrounding the Broadway musical revival goes deep — with Lea having her eye on the function of Fanny Brice and making it identified to the world since her days in Glee. She solely acquired her want after the unique selection for the function, Beanie Feldstein, confronted some heavy criticism. And how may we overlook that loaded assertion in her social media submit saying her departure:
“Once the production decided to take the show in a different direction, I made the extremely difficult decision to step away sooner than anticipated.”
Ouch!
After rumors producers had been blindsided identical to followers by Beanie’s departure, they set the report straight and mentioned that WASN’T the case in any respect — nevertheless it wasn’t sufficient to persuade some folks. Especially since their assertion was nearly word-for-word precisely the identical because the 29-year-old’s. Hmm…
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Amid all this, Lea was below hearth with allegations of making a “toxic” work atmosphere on the set of Glee. In June 2020 she was accused of “traumatic microaggressions” and racist abuse by fellow alum Samantha Ware whereas the 2 had been filming the TV present. Lea apologized on the time, lamenting how “she hurt other people” in her previous. Still, main injury was finished. She addressed these allegations in a NYT sit-down early final month the place she was very trustworthy about how harsh her persona will be:
“I really understand the importance and value now of being a leader. It means not only going and doing a good job when the camera’s rolling, but also when it’s not. And that wasn’t always the most important thing for me. I have an edge to me. I work really hard. I leave no room for mistakes. That level of perfectionism, or that pressure of perfectionism, left me with a lot of blind spots.”
Lots of messiness surrounding this play! We want a complete manufacturing simply to know what went on behind the scenes. At least it looks like the drama is all previously now, proper? Well…
On Tuesday, whereas on an episode of The Michelle Collins Show, Lea’s former co-star/TV bestie put the kettle again on the range! The actor, who performed Kurt Hummel on the hit Ryan Murphy present, responded to Collins’ invitation to go see a Broadway play whereas he’s on the town:
“Oh, no. Are you seeing Funny Girl? … Um.”
When the host burst into laughter, Chris disregarded her provide with a not-so-convincing excuse:
“My day suddenly just got so full.”
In shock, Michelle exclaimed:
“Wow! Chris!”
Yeah, we couldn’t have mentioned it higher ourselves. Wow!
The 41-year-old added it’s “only right” if she sees Lea’s efficiency as Fanny since she noticed Beanie play the function, too. Colfer rapidly modified the topic, nonetheless:
“Uh, well I saw Six last night. That was amazing.”
Deflection a lot? The host did ultimately deliver the topic again round to Funny Girl, although, and mentioned:
“So you’re not seeing it is what I’m guessing?”
And in a jaw-dropping response, the 32-year-old got here again with:
“No, I can be triggered at home.”
Snap!
Ch-ch-check out the audio clip for your self (beneath):
Wow, speak about some critical shade. Reactions, Perezcious readers?
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