Lea Michele is returning to Broadway later this year and she’s finally allowed to talk about the exciting news!
It was announced on Wednesday that Lea will be starring in a revival of the classic musical Chess and one day later, she returned to the stage for the latest show on her concert tour.
Lea performed in Anaheim, California on Thursday night (May 29) and talked about Chess during a pre-show soundcheck for VIP fans. She explained how Funny Girl was always her dream role for so many years, until she discovered Chess and realized she had another dream role.
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“‘Don’t Rain on My Parade’ was my anthem for so many years, and then I heard some of the songs from Chess and it was suddenly like I found a new anthem. And I was like ready for a new anthem,” Lea said.
“I’m so grateful to Idina Menzel, who did the character. She’s the best. She played Florence in the concert and that was the soundtrack that I played over and over and over again and I’m so constantly inspired by her. I just can’t f–king wait,” Lea added.
Idina played Lea‘s mom on Glee!
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Source: justjared.com