Jane lynch says leaving broadway's funny girl early has 'nothing to do with lea michele' coming in

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Jane lynch says leaving broadway's funny girl early has 'nothing to do with lea michele' coming in"


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Jane Lynch is setting the record straight about her exit from Broadway's _Funny Girl_. After producers of the Broadway revival revealed Lynch's final curtain call would be on


Sunday, Aug. 14 – three weeks earlier than previously announced – the actress shared the reason behind her departure from the show in an interview with _Playbill_ published on Tuesday.


"I have a vacation August 14th, and then I had just like five shows after that, and it's a six-hour flight, so I thought, 'Let's end it now,' " she told the


publication. "It has nothing to do with not wanting to see Lea [Michele]." "I text with Lea. She and I are fine. I'm thrilled for her," she continued of her _Glee_


costar, who will replace Beanie Feldstein in the role of Fanny Brice. "I love working with [current Fanny] Julie [Benko]. I loved working with Beanie. There's no drama here.


None." In addition to the actress's vacation, Lynch is also planning on attending the Creative Arts Emmys in Los Angeles on Sept. 1, as she was nominated for outstanding guest


actress in a comedy series thanks to her work on Hulu's _Only Murders in the Building_. Lynch, 62, who plays Mrs. Brice in _Funny Girl_, was scheduled to play her last performance on


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INTEREST STORIES._ In her absence, standby Liz McCartney is scheduled to perform the role from Aug. 16 through Sept. 4. As previously announced, Tovah Feldshuh will then take over the part


on Sept. 6. RELATED VIDEO: SEE AN EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK AT BEANIE FELDSTEIN AND JANE LYNCH IN REHEARSALS FOR BROADWAY'S "FUNNY GIRL" In mid-June, Feldstein, 29, announced on


Instagram that she would exit the Broadway production on July 31. (It was previously announced that Sept. 25 would be her final bow as Fanny Brice.) Though rumors swirled that Feldstein had


caught the production team off guard by announcing her earlier-than-expected exit via her social media, _Funny Girl_ producers and the actress's rep exclusively told PEOPLE that the


exit plan was mutually agreed upon. "The producers of _Funny Girl_ were not blindsided by Beanie's social post," producers for the show and a rep for Feldstein told PEOPLE in


an exclusive joint statement last month. "The producers decided to take the show in a different direction and end Beanie's contract on September 25th, 6 months earlier than


anticipated. "A month after that decision, Beanie decided it was best for her to leave on July 31st. The producers were aware of and in support of her decision. The producers and Beanie


worked on this together professionally, respectfully and graciously." Michele is scheduled to begin performances Sept. 6. Reacting to the casting announcement, Michele wrote on


Instagram, "A dream come true is an understatement. I'm so incredibly honored to join this amazing cast and production and return to the stage playing Fanny Brice on


Broadway."


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