Lea Michele Tests Positive for COVID-19, Will Be Out of Funny Girl Production For At Least 10 Days
Lea Michele Out of Funny Girl Performance After Showing 'Early Signs' of COVID: 'I Am Devastated' https://t.co/IYGz6IWKnm
- People (@people) September 10, 2022
Lea Michele is OUT... for a few days.
Michele, 36, shared in an Instagram Story post that she won't be taking the stage for Saturday evening's performance of Broadway's Funny Girl due to "early signs" of COVID-19.
[Text]"I'm devastated to say that due to early signs and symptoms of COVID and an inconclusive test result - due to the production's safety protocols I'm not allowed to perform for today's shows," Michele shared, with a sad, frowning emoji.
"I will be testing again and will know more about tomorrow's performance soon," she continued. "Julie is going to crush it today as Fanny - as are all of our amazing understudies who have stepped up so incredibly this week while we battle a very intense COVID outbreak in our theater."
Lea Michele, who made a spectacular debut as Fanny Brice on Tuesday, has just tested positive for COVID and due to current Broadway protocols, will return on Tuesday, September 20th. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/Suo9prG47n
- Funny Girl on Broadway (@FunnyGirlBwy) September 11, 2022
Understudy Julie Benko will play Fanny Brice through September 18.
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