Lea Michele’s 2-year-old son in hospital with ‘scary health issue’, says ‘Funny Girl’ star

Lea Michele apologized to fans on Wednesday, saying she would miss two Broadway performances of “Funny Girl” because of her 2-year-old son’s “scary health issue.”

“So sorry but unfortunately I will be absent from @FunnyGirlBwy today,” the ‘Glee’ star, who starred in the Broadway revival of the 1964 musical, wrote on her Instagram Stories on Wednesday. “We are in hospital with our son struggling with a frightening medical condition that I have to be here for.”

She added, “I’m so sorry. Please send us love and strength,” along with a photo of her hugging his arm as he lay in bed with a stuffed animal.

Michele did not share any further details about her son’s health. Fox News Digital has reached out to the actress’ rep for comment.

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Michele, 36, has been playing Fanny Brice at the August Wilson Theater since last September, taking over from Beanie Feldman.

“Funny Girl” has confirmed that Michele will miss both matinee and evening performances on Wednesday and that Julie Benko will take over for her.

Michele has extended her run in the musical, expecting to stay until it closes in September.

The ‘Funny Girl’ star said she needed to be with her son in the hospital. (Lea Michele/Instagram)

She is also set to perform at a one-night reunion of “Ragtime” next Monday at the Minskoff Theater.

The 36-year-old and her husband Zandy Reich recently celebrated their fourth birthday and she gave birth to their son Ever in August 2020.

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Lea Michele plays Fanny Brice in “Funny Girl”. (Bruce Glikas/WireImage)

The actress shared a photo of herself walking alongside Ever last month in a tropical location with the caption “family getaway.”

Last September, she shared a photo of Ever with her backpack on her first day of school.

“September 6th was Ever’s first day in kindergarten,” she wrote. “It was a big day for our family. We packed her bag and took pictures together in the morning. A few hours later, I would be performing on Broadway as Fanny Brice for the first time.

“It was a big day for our little family,” she continued. “He didn’t know what I had in front of me that day. And he won’t understand much for a while. But the great @reneeelisegoldsberry told me the other day that the blessings and gifts we receive in our lives are not just for us, but for our children.”

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She added, “So this is for you, always. All of this. Always.”

Michele detailed her “very scary” pregnancy to Katherine Schwarzenegger in 2021, saying she struggled to conceive after being diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome and was bleeding profusely in her first trimester, causing her to conceive. forced her to stay in bed.

At her 20-week appointment, doctors said they were concerned about Ever’s health.

“I finally announced that I was pregnant, and I still wasn’t sure if the pregnancy was going to last,” she said at the time. “Oh my God, I’m going to cry. I just woke up and I was like, ‘I just want to be a mom now. I want this time. That was the lowest I’ve been in my entire life.’

Shortly after Ever was born, they were told he was healthy.

“Forever grateful for this true blessing,” she captioned her first photo of Ever a week after she was born, showing the pair hugging her little foot.