She received a bouquet of white roses for her first performance. Here, she’s pointing to Jonathan Groff in the audience.
Broadway legend Tovah Feldshuh joined the cast, too, last night, and was also gifted with flowers on stage. Feldshuh takes over the role of Mrs. Brice from Jane Lynch, one of Michele’s former Glee co-stars.
As Jared Grimes (left) applauds, Karimloo comforts Michele as she cries—tears of joy!—on stage.
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Here’s a video of Michele and Feldshuh taking their first bows. You can see Michele say “thank you so much,” blow kisses to the cast, and begin to cry.
The signage outside the August Wilson Theater has been updated.
The question remains: Will Funny Girl finally revamp Lea Michele’s image?
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