Obviously we all love watching Lea Michele dominate the small screen as Rachel Berry on Glee. But let’s face it: girl has the pipes and stage presence made for the Great White Way. So let’s indulge our imaginations for a bit and think of the musical roles we’d like to see her play on Broadway. To make it more interesting, I’m going to try to avoid the obvious ones, such as Elphaba from Wicked, Eponine from Les Miserables, and Maria from West Side Story. I know she’d kill it doing any of those parts, but everybody knows that. What are some other ideas? Here’s what I came up with!

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The star spilled a few secrets about the Fox hit’s upcoming episodes.

Glee‘s September 20 Season 3 premiere is fastly approaching and bits of insider details are starting to creep out.

The latest culprit to reveal set secrets? Show star Lea Michele, whose character Rachel Berry will start her senior year at McKinley High this season.

Here are three new details she revealed about the Fox show’s upcoming episodes.

1. “In Season 1, we did a lot of classic rock songs — or not even so much classic rock, but songs you haven’t seen in the Top 10 in awhile,” she said recently. “I definitely think they’re going to do more of that this year — taking … Read the rest

10.28am: Truth on Ryan Murphy’s comments that Monteith, Michele and Colfer have been axed? Falchuk: “I don’t know where that report came from. Cory, Lea, Chris are seniors, but they’re graduating. Just because they’re graduating, it doesn’t mean they’re leaving the show. If you have Lea Michele under contract, you’re not just going to let her go. Come the first episode back, you see who the seniors and juniors are. Some of our seniors will not graduate. I can guarantee here that they are not done with the show after this season.”

10.30am: Falchuk says the first nine episodes will focus on the run-up to Sectionals.

10.31am: Tribute episode? Falchuk: “We talked about it. If it’s going to happen, it … Read the rest

By Liz Kelly Nelson

It’s no secret that the cast of “Glee” is in Manhattan filming scenes for the upcoming finale which takes New Directions to New York for nationals. But,  spoilers follow, so stop reading now if — you know — spoilers aren’t your thing.

According to TV Line’s Michael Ausiello, Lea Michele (Rachel) and Chris Colfer (Kurt) were reportedly slated to film scenes at the Gershwin Theater Monday (April 25) afternoon. The Gershwin is home to the production of “Wicked.” Could the two be set for a reprisal of their season 1 “Defying Gravity” duet?

The cast and crew were spotted in multiple locations around the city. We’re particularly smitten with Michele’s mod Mary Tyler Moore-invoking hat-and-coat combo.… Read the rest

Glee star Lea Michele has revealed that she feels confident with her body.

The actress said that her family taught her to accept herself for who she is and that Gleehas the same effect on some viewers.

“Confidence comes from within,” she toldFabulous. “I’m very confident with my body and the way I look. I have a great family, who have instilled in me to believe in myself.

“I get a lot of messages from fans saying that they never felt that their specific type of beauty was really beautiful, but since watching Glee they really feel that their uniqueness is what makes them special.”

Speaking of the similarities between her character Rachel Berry and herself, she … Read the rest