However, the average price of admission for “Funny Girl” is slightly higher at $101.84, per the Broadway League. Tickets in July and August start at $69 and most weekday performances cost $49. 1 trending event on SeatGeek, the show’s official online ticket platform, where tickets are selling for $570 (on the low end) to $2,500 (on the pricier side).

The hope, among producers, is that a marquee name like Michele can give the show a chance of making money.Īlready, the price of admission has skyrocketed in the wake of news that Michele is embodying the incandescent comic and chanteuse Fanny Brice. ( Variety, for one, called the production “uninspired.”) However, “Funny Girl” quickly began to struggle at the box office, which is bad news for a musical of its size and scope. The revival of “Funny Girl” opened on April 24 at Broadway’s August Wilson Theatre and generated plenty of attention despite the mostly negative reviews. The casting shakeup is intended to revive the show’s lackluster ticket sales. Brice, is also leaving the production earlier than expected and will be replaced by Tovah Feldshuh (“Yentl”) starting on Sept.

Along with Feldstein’s departure, Jane Lynch, who plays Fanny’s mother Mrs. In the interim, the show’s understudy Julie Benko will perform the title role from Aug. Michele, who was long-rumored to be taking over for Feldstein, will assume the role of Fanny Brice on Sept.

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