and Lea Michele. The best friends are closer than close; she , he . So when Groff was tapped to write about the for a series on powerful New Yorkers, we expected (and got!) effusive praise.
But we did not expect the mob connection.Groff and Michele met working on Spring Awakening and have remained close since, including through his time on her show Glee.
In the essay, , Groff praises his costar’s work ethic and talent, and notes that she began her Broadway career at just eight years old, when she was cast in Les Misérables.
He calls her a true New Yorker who taught him Yiddish words, took him to the legendary Zabar’s, got him drunk at a pub, and, oh yeah, her grandfather was in the mob.Yes, you read that right.
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