Lea Michele's 'Funny Girl' casting slammed by Samantha Ware
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Samantha Ware slammed Lea Michele's casting in "Funny Girl." Michele will replace Beanie Feldstein as Fanny Brice in the Broadway musical.
Lauryn Overhultz is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital.
"Yes, I’m online today," Ware wrote on Twitter after the news of Michele's new role was announced.
"Yes, I see y’all. Yes, I care. Yes, im affected. Yes, I’m human. Yes, I’m Black. Yes, I was abused. Yes, my dreams were tainted. Yes, Broadway upholds whiteness. Yes, Hollywood does the same. Yes, silence is complicity. Yes, I’m loud. Yes, I’d do it again."
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