What the HECK happened to Funny Girl?

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  @WaitintheWings · 4 years ago (edited) · pinned

  Ya&apos;ll. We&apos;re only a little over $1,000 away from completing our Level 2 goal to get WitW a new recording and editing studio! &nbsp;Don&apos;t believe me? Check it out and get some really cool theatre memorabilia: <a href="https://www.tinyurl.com/witwallornothing">https://www.tinyurl.com/witwallornothing</a><br><br>Also! We&apos;re not discussing Beanie Feldstein&apos;s dad allegedly being a producer on the show in this video because I&apos;ve yet to find any solid proof confirming or denying this.

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• MF

  @mfuentes4961 · 4 years ago

  The fact that Jane Lynch is also planning to leave the show earlier than planned and just days before the date Lea is planned to debut in the show gives me very 👀 😬vibes. I have a feeling that all of this drama is nowhere close to being finished yet…

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• ER

  @erinfee5104 · 4 years ago

  The producers are the real failures here. First they failed to see how putting an actress with passable vocal skill into a notoriously strenuous role could backfire. Then they supported the narrative that Beanie, a person they CHOSE to hire, &nbsp;was the only problem with their underwhelming production. And finally they gamble their employees&apos; wellbeing by hiring someone notorious for not playing nice with others (Yes, people can change for the better. But they are still taking a big risk.).

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• NE

  @newguy90 · 4 years ago

  Lets be honest. &nbsp;These women weren&apos;t fighting over who would play Fanny Brice on Broadway. &nbsp;They were fighting over who would play Barbara Streisand.

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• SM

  @smellyface28 · 4 years ago

  The whole point of funny girl is telling the story of a woman who doesn&apos;t meet the beauty standards succeed because of her tenacity and talent...<br><br>The irony of this whole situation is sickening.

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• ST

  @steveb1164 · 3 years ago (edited)

  Streisand was NOT unknown in 1964: &nbsp;she had already appeared on broadway, and had released her first LP. &nbsp;Also, the score was written long before she was cast as Fanny. &nbsp;She had also gotten the Drama Critic&apos;s Circle award and a Tony nomination before &quot;Funny Girl&quot; for her first broadway show &quot;I Can Get it for You Wholesale.&quot;

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• WH

  @WhatShallEyeDo4U · 4 years ago (edited)

  I honestly don&apos;t blame Beanie announcing her departure, early. Cutting off communication was all the power that she had left, at that point.

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• MS

  @MsPerfectlyFine87 · 4 years ago

  Beanie definitely didn&apos;t deserve the body shaming and attacks. The reaction to her performance from the internet was absolutely overblown and extra. That said, if the producers wanted to do right by plus size representation they should&apos;ve found a girl with vocals that fit . It&apos;s plenty big girls with big vocals out there.

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• US

  @user-ld6th3vw8e · 4 years ago

  the fatphobia in the theatre and film industry is so baked in and I know several people who would tell you straight up that that&apos;s why they left or were EXPLICITLY TOLD to leave the industry. I hope Beanie is ok.

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• LA

  @ladyj.9350 · 4 years ago

  It’s amazing how the people criticizing beanie’s appearance completely missed the entire point of funny girl

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• _I

  @_itsnataaaa · 4 years ago

  I genuinely feel bad for Beanie. This was a project she cared for since she was a kid and to have it end up this way must have hurt. I really wish her the best.

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• VI

  @vinnm4516 · 4 years ago

  The fact that I had no idea that Fanny Brice was a real person and thought that she was a character originated by Streisand tells me everything, honestly. It sounds like an incredibly interesting comedian has been overshadowed later on by a bombastic singer, and while I know the point of a musical is the music... This just feels slimy.

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