“CBS Mornings” profiles Julie Benko who is center stage these days in Broadway’s “Funny Girl”

It’s been big headlines in recent months about how Lea Michele will be replacing Beanie Feldstein in Funny Girl in the lead role of Fanny Brice. Also in the mix has been understudy and alternate Julie Benko who has had her own meteoric rise to fame in the show after Feldstein left the show early. Michele takes over next week but Benko will continue to play the role on. Thursday nights. This is a nice piece that aired today on CBS Mornings.