If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Don’t let it rain on your parade if you haven’t been able to get tickets to see Lea Michele in the 2022 revival of Broadway‘s Funny Girl. Michele’s …
Read More »Lea Michele Sidelined From 'Funny Girl' After Testing Positive for Covid-19
Less than a week into Lea Michele’s run in Funny Girl, the actress has been forced to miss the next 10 days of performances after testing positive for Covid-19. Michele — who made her debut as Fanny Brice on Sept. 6, replacing Beanie Feldstein in the revival — initially dropped …
Read More »Lea Michele Addresses Past Bullying Claims Ahead of 'Funny Girl' Debut: 'I Have an Edge to Me'
Don’t rain on Lea Michele‘s parade on this of all weeks. The actress has addressed her past controversy in a new interview with The New York Times ahead of her debut as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl on Broadway on Sept. 6, claiming that it boils down to her work …
Read More »Deleted Ice Scene in 'Almost Famous' Inspired a New Duet for the Broadway Musical
Almost Famous is so beloved that even its deleted scenes are widely known — from Frances McDormand cringing to “Stairway to Heaven” to the radio station scene with Kyle Gass. Now, lines from the intimate ice cube scene with Penny Lane and Russell Hammond are being used in a duet …
Read More »Gaten Matarazzo's 'Stranger Things' Co-Stars Make Surprise Appearance at His Broadway Opening
Gaten Matarazzo made his Broadway return for the first time since 2014 this week — and a handful of his Stranger Things co-stars were in the audience to show their support. Matarazzo is starring in the musical Dear Evan Hansen at New York’s Music Box Theatre, portraying the titular character’s …
Read More »Watch Lea Michele and Naya Rivera's Dueling 'Funny Girl' Solos on 'Glee' (Then Binge the Series Online)
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Whether you were a “gleek” or just a casual TV watcher, it was hard to escape the cult of Glee at the height of the musical comedy’s heyday …
Read More »Lea Michele Replaces Beanie Feldstein in 'Funny Girl'
No one’s going to rain on Lea Michele‘s parade anymore: she’s the newFunny Girl. On Monday, the Broadway show announced that Michele will take over the starring role of Fanny Brice from Beanie Feldstein starting Sept. 6. The news comes after Feldstein pulled out of the show earlier than anticipated …
Read More »'Broadway Fans and Rock Fans Have So Much in Common': Almost Famous Musical Will Finally Hit Broadway This Fall
It’s been four years since Cameron Crowe first teased an Almost Famous musical when he dropped a 20-second video of composer Tom Kitt playing piano, while William Miller’s signature yellow post-its displayed clues on the wall. Now, Crowe is officially bringing his beloved film to Broadway, slated to open at …
Read More »Pamela Anderson Lands Lead Role in 'Chicago' for Broadway Debut
Pamela Anderson is stepping into the shoes of Chicago’s villainous star Roxie Hart for her Broadway debut running at the Ambassador Theatre in New York from April 12 through June 5. The Baywatch actress will join one of Broadway’s longest-running shows in the midst of a pop-cultural revival sparked by …
Read More »Alanis Morissette Settles the Whole 'Ironic' Thing, Once and For All
In the latest episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, Alanis Morissette discusses her powerful new album, Such Pretty Forks in the Road, 25 years ofJagged Little Pill, and much more, including a moment when she laughingly addresses years of “shaming” over those dubious examples of irony (a black fly in …
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