Lea Michele says she would ‘love’ it if her idol Barbra Streisand watched her in Funny Girl
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‘It would be unbelievable!’: Lea Michele says she’d love to see idol Barbra Streisand revive her old role of Fanny Brice in Funny Girl on Broadway
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Singer and actress Lea Michele is doing very well in her Broadway show Funny Girl.
And on Friday the Glee vet spoke to Good morning America in NYC getting into some really big shoes before singing a song from the show.
When asked if she would like her idol Barbra Streisand, who famously played Fanny Brice in Funny Girl, came over to watch her performance, Michele said yes and it would be “incredible.”
Her time to shine: Singer and actress Lea Michele is doing very well in her Broadway show Funny Girl. And on Friday, the Glee vet spoke to Good Morning America in NYC about stepping into a pair of really big shoes before singing a song from the show.
She got all right: Lea was seen in costume to sing for GMA
Funny Girl is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Bob Merrill and a book by Isobel Lennart, which first opened on Broadway in 1964.
Streisand performed on stage and then starred in the 1968 film starring Omar Sharif.
Lea shared: “Everyone knows my love for Barbra Streisand, I expressed that of Glee, of growing up, and she made Funny Girl what it is and we would love it if she came to the show.
“It would be incredible if she came,” Lea commented.
Yes please: When asked if she would like her idol Barbra Streisand, who famously played Fanny Brice in Funny Girl, came over to watch her performance, Michele said yes and that it would be “incredible.”
A Good Response: Funny Girl is a musical with a score by Jule Styne, lyrics by Bob Merrill, and a book by Isobel Lennart, which first opened on Broadway in 1964. Streisand performed on stage and then starred in the 1968 film starring Omar Sharif
As for being back on Broadway, she said it makes her happy.
“It’s so exciting to be a part of the Broadway community, to return home for me, I love it so much,” she said.
“I started performing when I was eight years old on Les Miserables and now being back on Broadway many years later on my fifth show, it was a dream come true to star as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl.”
Happy: Lea shared: ‘Everyone knows my love for Barbra Streisand, I expressed that of Glee, of growing up, and she made Funny Girl what it is and we would love it if she came to the show’
As for juggling the show and being a mother to her two-year-old son Ever, she says she’s just doing her best.
“I’m figuring it out, I’ve got the best man, he’s great, it helps. But it is a challenge. My son knows I’m singing and I’m going to work,” she said.
She also told her son that she loves him and will see him later.
The star was also in costume to perform the song Don’t Rain on My Parade with the cast of Funny Girl.
On stage: Ramin Karimloo as Nicky Arnstein and Michele as Fanny Brice during Michele’s first curtain call to Funny Girl on Broadway at The August Wilson Theater on September 6.
