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Beanie Feldstein is exiting stage left.
The Booksmart star announced her early departure from Funny Girl on July 10, explaining on Instagram, "Once the production decided to take the show in a different direction, I made the extremely difficult decision to step away sooner than anticipated."
The following day, it was revealed Lea Michele will be replacing Feldstein in the Broadway production, and that Tovah Feldshuh would be taking over the role of Mrs. Brice from Michele's former Glee co-star Jane Lynch. Michele and Feldshuh will start their runs September 6.
"A dream come true is an understatement," Michele wrote in a July 11 Instagram post. "I'm so incredibly honored to join this amazing cast and production and return to the stage playing Fanny Brice on Broadway."