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    Review: I was skeptical of Lea Michele. Then I saw her deliver a tour de force in 'Funny Girl'

    NEW YORK — What a difference a performer makes! It was a life-or-death moment for the new Broadway revival of "Funny Girl," which had been sputtering along since it opened this spring to tepid reviews and no love from the Tony Awards. The primary interest has been in the backstage melodrama involving the revival's original miscast star, Beanie Feldstein, and the show's potential savior in the ...
    by Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times Oct 11, 2022 4 minutes
    Lea Michele, left, and Ramin Karimloo in "Funny Girl" at the August Wilson Theatre in New York.

    NEW YORK — What a difference a performer makes!

    It was a life-or-death moment for the new Broadway revival of "Funny Girl," which had been sputtering along since it opened this spring to tepid reviews and no love from the Tony Awards.

    The primary interest has been in the backstage melodrama involving the revival's original miscast star, Beanie Feldstein, and the show's potential savior in the wings, Lea Michele, who showed up at the stage door trailing a heavy load of monogrammed baggage.

    Before I proceed with this rave, I should probably make clear that I was until recently agnostic on Michele's talent. I was never a "Glee" groupie — in fact, I doubt

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