Five-time Emmy Award winner Jane Lynch will end her run as Mrs. Brice in Funny Girl on Broadway on 14 August, it has been announced today.

Jane Lynch had a long-scheduled vacation set to begin on 15 August and was originally set to return to the show on 23 August, before departing for the Creative Arts Emmys on 1 September. Rather than return for one week of performances, the producers have agreed to adjust her final performance to 14 August. Current standby Liz McCartney is scheduled to play the role of Mrs. Brice from 16 August – 4 September at Broadway’s August Wilson Theatre.

Jane Lynch said: “As I embark upon my last week in Funny Girl, my heart is filled with gratitude for this wildly talented company led by Beanie Feldstein and our wonderful audiences for keeping theater alive! I offer a special thanks to my current scene partner Julie Benko and will be back to see my friend Lea Michele light up the lights.”

Emmy Award nominee Lea Michele (Spring Awakening, Glee) will star as Fanny Brice and four-time Tony Award nominee Tovah Feldshuh (Yentl, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) will star as Mrs. Brice from 6 September.

Funny Girl currently stars Fanny Brice standby Julie Benko through until 4 September, alongside Ramin Karimloo as Nick Arnstein, Jared Grimes as Eddie Ryan, Peter Francis James as Florenz Ziegfeld, Ephie Aardema as Emma/Mrs. Nadler, Debra Cardona as Mrs. Meeker, Toni DiBuono as Mrs. Strakosh, and Martin Moran as Tom Keeney.

Completing the cast are Miriam Ali, Amber Ardolino, Daniel Beeman, Colin Bradbury, Kurt Csolak, John Michael Fiumara, Leslie Donna Flesner, Afra Hines, Masumi Iwai, Aliah James, Jeremiah James, Danielle Kelsey, Stephen Mark Lukas, Alicia Lundgren, John Manzari, Liz McCartney, Connor McRory, Katie Mitchell, Justin Prescott, Mariah Reives and Leslie Blake Walker.

Tony Award winner Michael Mayer directs this brand-new Funny Girl, featuring the classic score by Tony, Grammy and Academy Award winner Jule Styne and lyrics by Tony Award nominee and Grammy Award winner Bob Merrill, (comprising additional songs from Styne & Merrill). The original book by Isobel Lennart, from an original story by Miss Lennart, and is revised by Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein.  

Funny Girl features choreography by Ellenore Scott, with tap choreography by Ayodele Casel, set design by David Zinn, costumes by Susan Hilferty, lighting by Kevin Adams, sound by Brian Ronan, music direction and supervision by Michael Rafter, casting by Jim Carnahan CSA and Jason Thinger CSA, orchestrations by Chris Walker, dance, vocal and incidental music arrangements by Alan Williams, and additional arrangements by David Dabbon and Carmel Dean.

Funny Girl is currently booking until 26 March 2023 here.