Drama. Intrigue. Glee memes. After months of speculation, it was announced this week that Lea Michele will be replacing Beanie Feldstein as Fanny Brice in the Broadway revival of Funny Girl, and the internet subsequently lost its mind.
But if you’re like the majority of the population – that is, not lurking in niche internet corners filled with theatre school rejects – then you probably have no idea what’s going on. Why do people care about Funny Girl so much?
