Glee star and Broadway veteran Lea Michele will record a version of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “My Favorite Things” for a new 45th anniversary addition to The Sound of Music film soundtrack. The album will be available November 2 alongside a Blu-Ray DVD edition of the Oscar-winning film.

Michele received an Emmy nominee earlier this year for Glee. Her Broadway credits include Ragtime and Spring Awakening. To further commorate the film’s landmark anniversary, the original cast will reunite on an upcoming episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show. The Sound of Music first opened on Broadway on November 16, 1959, starring Mary Martin and Theodore Bikel. The show ran for 1,443 performances. The Robert Wise-directed film adaptation was originally … Read the rest

Lea Michele shakes off her geeky Glee image with a semi-naked photo shoot

By GEORGINA LITTLEJOHN
Last updated at 12:21 AM on 30th September 2010

It’s enough to make her alter ego run prudishly screaming back to the rehearsal room.

In what is probably her sexiest photo shoot to date, actress Lea Michele gazes seductively at the camera as she poses in nothing more than black pants and calf-high lace-up boots.

It’s certainly a far cry from the knee-high socks, knitted motif jumpers and sensible shoes that have made her Glee character Rachel Berry a household name all over the world.… Read the rest

It’s that season again … the time for pumping our fists into the air during a Journey medley, yelling at the TV screen for Rachel and Finn to finally be a couple and gut laughing at Sue’s snide sarcastic remarks. Now if you are wondering what’s going on, well ask any Gleek and they will say: “Season two of ‘Glee’ is here!”

For Gleeks, these past months without “Glee” have been very quiet and music-less, but season two premieres Tuesday, Sept. 21 on Fox.

With that, the star of “Glee,” Lea Michele, who plays Rachel, took the time to answer a few questions to get fans geared up for the new season, as well as talk about her role as … Read the rest