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Jonathan Groff, 37, shared the phrases of encouragement he texted to bestie Lea Michele, 36, the morning of her Funny Girl debut on Broadway. “I was texting that morning, I was driving up from Pennsylvania where I live, my mom and I were coming up to see her,” he instructed HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY at Disney’s D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, on September 9 as he was reuniting together with his former costars. “And I said, ‘it feels like Christmas morning.’ And we FaceTimed the night before, and I said, ‘it feels like Christmas Eve’, like when you’re in anticipation of the big day,” he continued. The Glee actor added that the night time of the present, “we watched a girl become a woman in front of our very eyes.” Funny Girl is a musical on Broadway by Isobel Lennart. It has returned to Broadway just a few instances and most not too long ago starred Beanie Feldstein, 29, who Lea changed this yr.
Lea made her debut as Fanny Brice on the Broadway stage on Sept. 6 and captivated the viewers, as she acquired greater than 4 standing ovations for her efficiency, Deadline reported. That night time, a fan shared a video of Jonathan standing and applauding his former Glee costar whereas she seemingly pointed at him from the stage. He bowed and lined his mouth in astonishment throughout the lovely clip.
The new Funny Girl star took to Instagram on Sept. 7, to thank all of her supporters and have fun the night. Lea wrote, “I want to say thank you whole heartedly for the support following my first performance on the broadway stage as Fanny Brice. I know I’ve said it before, but joining this cast has truly been the greatest honor. I am so grateful to every person involved in this production. (@bruglikas / @broadwaybruce_ @funnygirlbwy ).” In a separate submit, shared on Sept. 8, the 36-year-old shared a set of photographs with many mates that got here to see her efficiency together with director Ryan Murphy, Jonathan, and extra. She captioned the candy picture, “People who need people are the luckiest people in the world.”
When Beanie took on the function in 2021, it marked a historic second, because it was the primary time the musical returned to the NYC stage since Barbra Streisand, 80, originated the function in 1964. On July 11, Lea reacted to the official announcement of her casting within the hit musical on Instagram. She wrote, “A dream come true is an understatement. I’m so incredibly honored to join this amazing cast and production and return to the stage playing Fanny Brice on Broadway. See you September 6th. @funnygirlbwy #FUNNYGIRL.”
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