With Beanie Feldstein departing the role of Fanny Brice on the revival production of "Funny Girl" on Broadway, talks of Lea Michele taking over the role have been in talks already.
For some, Lea Michele is the "obvious" person to take on the shoes of Barbra Streisand, as she has embodied it in the six years of "Glee" on air.
Playing as Rachel Berry in "Glee," Michele's character's ultimate goal was actually to be Fanny Brice on Broadway - which she ultimately achieved although shortlived.
While nothing has been cast in stone yet, we have listed all the "Funny Girl" songs that Lea Michele has performed on the show for fans to check if she really indeed is Fanny Brice.
Lea Michele 'Funny Girl' Discography: All The Show's Songs She Performed on 'Glee'
My Man
Played on the penultimate episode of Season two, Lea Michele's Rachel Berry performed inarguably "Funny Girl's" most emotional song to date. The performance even birthed the Chris Colfer meme - "She may be difficult, but boy, can she sing."
You Are Woman, I Am Man
"Fantastic Four" actor Ioan Gruffudd's duet with Michele on this performance, was actually the only duet we got from the two. Sporting a new haircut, Lea Michele really channeled a fancy Fanny Brice in the fun performance.
Who Are You Know
This performance in the show might be the only time we could see Jane Lynch and Lea Michele perform a "Funny Girl" song onstage. Lynch departs with Feldstein in September 2022 as Mrs. Brice, Fanny's mother in the musical. The fantasy duet between Lynch and Michele is one of the show's most underrated ones to date.
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Lea Michele's performance of "People" in Glee really solidified her spot as the most obvious choice as Fanny Brice on Broadway. The song was performed on Season Five's first New York-centric episode, "New New York."
I'm The Greatest Star
During the course of the series, it was Michele's character's ultimate goal to take on the role of Fanny Brice on Broadway, which she eventually did. On the revival's opening night, Lea Michele opened the night with her standing ovation-worthy performance.
Don't Rain on My Parade
Anyone who watched "Glee," especially those who did on the first season, knew that Lea Michele was born to play Fanny Brice on broadway. To date, her rendition of "Don't Rain on My Parade" has been one of the most-acclaimed covers of the song.
Glee is currently available on Hulu for streaming.
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