Funny Girl’ Got Seven Standing Ovations on Opening Night.

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“Get ready for me love, ’cause I’m a ‘comer,’” she spat from downstage center.

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Her obsession with “Funny Girl” became lore on “Glee,” where her character Rachel Berry regularly belted the musical’s greatest hits.

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"At Lea Michele's FUNNY GIRL debut and the audience LAUGHED and GASPED when she delivered the like 'I haven't read many books.'"

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This opening night was momentous for several reasons, all of them conflicting.

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There’s the backstage drama behind her casting, which has all the trappings of its own Broadway show.

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An audio recording of the moment has surfaced online.

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Funny Girl can just be heard saying "I haven't read so many books," to which a couple of audience members laugh.

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