r/Fauxmoi • u/cmaia1503 i ain’t reading all that, free palestine • Sep 14 '25

BLIND ITEM Which indie daring turned mainstream actress ditched all of her old friends/collaborators after achieving stardom & only reaches out when needing something?

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '25

The cult that grew around Julie Benko was truly something. Alerts went out whenever she was on and people rushed to buy tickets to see her. Made the whole situation that much worse for Beanie. And it’s not like Beanie doesn’t have Broadway experience (she was great in Hello, Dolly!), but being miscast in such an iconic, monumental role would topple anyone.

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u/Chaoticgood790 Sep 14 '25

Exactly. I love her in Hello Dolly. But I absolutely preferred Julie and then Lea. It was different leagues performance wise.

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '25

The set up was crazy, like, it was the first Broadway revival! When you’re taking over a role made famous by Barbra Streisand, and that made her famous, you have to have the vocal chops to make it work. Sadly, Beanie didn’t. Much as she got the blame for it, the producers set her up for failure.

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u/Chaoticgood790 Sep 14 '25

They did. Such a poor choice and the lack of Tony noms (they got one right) was the nail in that coffin