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Leslie Donna Flesner (Ensemble) has been featured in eight Broadway shows including Tootsie (u/s Sandy), Hello, Dolly starring Bette Midler (u/s Irene Molloy), An American in Paris, Honeymoon in Vegas, Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Chaplin (u/s Hedda Hopper, Oona, Hannah), Follies starring Bernadette Peters (u/s Young Heidi) and Finian’s Rainbow (u/s Susan the Silent). Other New York credits include NY City Center Encores! productions of Mack & Mabel, Call Me Madam, Finian’s Rainbow, Fanny and the world premiere of War Paint starring Patti LuPone. TV: “Boardwalk Empire,” “The Knick,” “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” “The Late Late Show with James Corden,” The Tony Awards, and Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Regionally, Leslie was most recently seen as the deliciously dim-witted Hedy LaRue in Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s production of How to Succeed…; Leslie is a passionate educator and recently launched an online virtual studio called Broadway Imagined. Thanks to Hybrid and all my love to Justin @lesfles

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Leslie Donna Flesner STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival Production, 2022
Ensemble

[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Concert Revival, 2020
Ensemble

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2019
Ensemble

[Chicago]
Pre-Broadway Run, 2018
Ensemble

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival Production, 2017
Ensemble

Irene Molloy (Understudy)

[New York]
Roundabout Theatre Company Benefit Concert, 2016
Ensemble

[Chicago]
Goodman Theatre World Premiere Production, 2016
Tulip

Ensemble

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2015
Performer (Swing) [Replacement]

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2014
Ensemble

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2013
Performer (Swing) [Replacement]

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2012
Ensemble

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2011
Ensemble

[Washington, DC (Regional)]
Kennedy Center Revival, 2011
Ensemble

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2009
Melinda

Susan Mahoney (Understudy)


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FUNNY GIRL Broadway Revival Recoups Investment


The first-ever  Broadway revival of FUNNY GIRL has recouped its $16.5 million capitalization after opening in April 2022 at the August  Wilson Theatre. 

Paolo Montalban and Anne L. Nathan Will Join Cast of FUNNY GIRL on Broadway


Paolo Montalban and Anne L. Nathan will assume the roles of Florenz Ziegfeld and Mrs. Strakosh in Funny Girl on Broadway. We have all the details!

VIDEO: FUNNY GIRL Announces Broadway Closing; New Performance Montage


Producers Sonia Friedman, Scott Landis and David Babani announced today that Emmy Award nominee Lea Michele, Tony and Olivier Award nominee Ramin Karimloo, 2022 Tony & Drama Desk Award nominee and Chita Rivera Award winner Jared Grimes and four-time Tony Award nominee Tovah Feldshuh have extended their critically acclaimed, record-breaking run in Broadway’s FUNNY GIRL through Sunday, September 3, 2023, when FUNNY GIRL will play its final performance at the August Wilson Theatre (245 West 52nd Street).

Photos: Behind the Scenes of the Cast of FUNNY GIRL in the Recording Studio


The New Broadway Cast Recording of Funny Girl is now available wherever CDs are sold!  All new Behind-the-Scenes photos have been released of the cast recording session.

Video: Lea Michele Sings 'I'm the Greatest Star' & 'Don't Rain On My Parade' in New FUNNY GIRL Commercial


Watch a new commercial for Funny Girl on Broadway, featuring Lea Michele singing 'I'm the Greatest Star' and 'Don't Rain On My Parade'!

Breaking: FUNNY GIRL to Launch National Tour


BroadwayWorld has learned that Funny Girl will be launching a national tour, with dates already confirmed for 2024 as part of Atlanta's 2023/2024 Broadway touring season, which also features the pre-Broadway national tour of The Wiz.

FUNNY GIRL Sets New Box Office Record at the August Wilson Theatre


The revival of FUNNY GIRL set a new box office record at the August Wilson Theatre for the week ending January 1, 2023. Learn more about the cast of Funny Girl, and how to get tickets.

Video: FUNNY GIRL's Julie Benko, Tovah Feldshuh & Ephie Aardema Light the Menorah for Hanukkah


Watch Funny Girl on Broadway's Julie Benko, Tovah Feldshuh & Ephie Aardema light the menorah for Hanukkah backstage. 

FUNNY GIRL Shatters All-Time Box Office Record at August Wilson Theatre


The revival of FUNNY GIRL shattered the all-time box office record at the August Wilson Theatre. Read more about FUNNY GIRL's record-breaking run!

Listen: FUNNY GIRL New Broadway Cast Recording is Available Now!


The New Broadway Cast Recording of Funny Girl has been officially released digitally, November 18, 2022, on streaming platforms. Listen to the full album here!

FUNNY GIRL Cast Recording Will Be Released Tomorrow; Watch Lea Michele Sing 'Don't Rain on My Parade'


The New Broadway Cast Recording of Funny Girl will be released digitally tomorrow, Friday, November 18, 2022 at 12:01AM ET. Plus check out a teaser video, featuring Lea Michele singing Don't Rain on My Parade!

Exclusive: L Morgan Lee Discusses Breaking Barriers in A STRANGE LOOP on BROADWAY SANDWICH


L Morgan Lee, breakout star of “A Strange Loop” and the first trans actor to garner a Tony nomination, will be featured on a new episode of Broadway Sandwich. Watch an exclusive video clip of L Morgan Lee talking candidly with host Garen Scribner about being a role model.

Photo: See David Hyde Pierce, Ramin Karimloo, Lilli Cooper & More at THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE Benefit Concert Reading


Roundabout Theatre Company’s Special Benefit Concert Reading of The Pirates of Penzance was performed on October 17 at Roundabout’s American Airlines Theatre on Broadway. See a photo from curtain call here!

Full Cast Announced for David Hyde Pierce, Ramin Karimloo & Lilli Cooper Led THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE Benefit Concert


Roundabout Theatre Company has announced complete casting for the Special Benefit Concert Reading of The Pirates of Penzance. The concert will be taking place on Monday, October 17, 2022 at the American Airlines Theatre. 

BROADWAY SANDWICH Season Three to Premiere on ALL ARTS in October


Stars include Nadia Brown (“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”), Sara Esty (“The Phantom of the Opera”), Leslie Donna Flesner (“Funny Girl”), Ayana George (“MJ: The Musical”), L Morgan Lee (“A Strange Loop”), Andrea Macasaet (“Six: The Musical”), Caleb Marshall-Villarreal (“Moulin Rouge! The Musical”), and John Eric Parker (“The Book of Mormon”).

David Hyde Pierce, Ramin Karimloo, Lilli Cooper & More to Star in THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE Benefit Concert Reading


Roundabout Theatre Company will present a special Benefit Concert Reading of The Pirates of Penzance, the Tony Award-winning musical adapted by Rupert Holmes, with music by Arthur Sullivan, libretto by W.S. Gilbert and direction by Scott Ellis. 

Emmy Award-Winner Jane Lynch To Depart FUNNY GIRL August 14


Five-time Emmy Award winner and 2022 Emmy Award nominee Jane  Lynch will end her run as “Mrs. Brice” in the Broadway revival of Funny Girl.

Photos: First Look at Julie Benko as Fanny Brice in FUNNY GIRL


All new production photos have been released of 'Fanny Brice' standby Julie Benko in the Broadway revival of Funny Girl! Julie Benko will perform the title role beginning tonight through Sunday, September 4, 2022 and on Thursdays beginning Thursday, September 8, 2022.

VIDEO: Watch Beanie Feldstein Take Her Emotional Final Curtain Call in FUNNY GIRL


Watch Beanie Feldstein take her emotional final bows and curtain call in Broadway's Funny Girl and as the cast pays tribute to her onstage with speeches and more.

Beanie Feldstein Ends Her Run in FUNNY GIRL As Fanny Brice Today


Beanie Feldstein is ending her run starring as Fanny Brice in Broadway's FUNNY GIRL today, July 31st. She is the production's first original cast member to depart. Standby Julie Benko will take over the role through September 4 and before the much anticipated performance of Lea Michele as Fanny Brice beginning September 6.

Leslie Donna Flesner FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is Leslie Donna Flesner next theatre project?

Leslie Donna Flesner's next show will be Funny Girl which opens on 4/24/2022 on Broadway.

How many Broadway shows has Leslie Donna Flesner been in?

Leslie Donna Flesner has appeared on Broadway in 9 shows.

How many West End shows has Leslie Donna Flesner been in?

Leslie Donna Flesner has not appeared in the West End.

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