Broadway: “Funny Girl” Star Beanie Feldstein Keeps Missing Shows

Broadway: “Funny Girl” Star Beanie Feldstein Keeps Missing Shows, Giving Understudy Julie Benko a Surprise Showcase

It pains me to say this. But there’s some trouble at “Funny Girl.”

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I’m a big fan of Beanie Feldstein, who plays Fanny Brice,

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the star role created decades ago by Barbra Streisand.

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But at today’s matinee understudy Julie Benko — said to be quite good

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will be playing the part. She also filled in this past Wednesday at the matinee,

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and all of last weekend’s three shows.

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Benko also subbed for Beanie the first weekend after the show opened.

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Ms. Feldstein went to a wedding.

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The missed shows are giving Benko a great showcase.

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