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Lea Michele's performance as Fanny Brice already seems to be a smashing success.The 36-year-old Glee actress received four standing ovations before intermission during her first performance as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl.Although her performance seemed to be a hit with audiences as the musical hit the half-way mark, she also had to contend with viewers allegedly laughing at a line about reading books after online trolls claimed that she can't read. Successful: Lea Michele's performance at Fanny Brice already seems to be a smashing success (pictured April 2022)Fans at the performance tweeted out about the positive response early on in the evening. 'Lea Michele has gotten four standing ovations at Funny Girl so far, and it’s only intermission,' one fan wrote.

Lea Michele showed off her vocal chops in an evocative behind-the-scenes montage from her Funny Girl rehearsals.The current Broadway revival of Funny Girl opened this April with Beanie Feldstein, who received a rash of stinging reviews and has been replaced by Lea.Now, ahead of Lea officially entering the show on September 6, the revival's Twitter has offered a sneak peek of her rendition of I'm The Greatest Star - a song inextricably associated with the show's original leading lady Barbra Streisand. 'I'll blow my horn 'till someone blows it': Lea Michele showed off her vocal chops in an evocative behind-the-scenes montage from her Funny Girl rehearsalsThe new video includes an audio recording of Lea singing the bridge of the song accompanied solely by a rehearsal pianist.Fanny Brice, a real-life vaudeville star and the lead character of the show, sings the song early in the storyline while desperately attempting to land a job as a chorus girl.

Lea Michele began her short run of summer shows dubbed, An Evening With Lea Michele: Life In Music.The singer and actress hit the stage for her first performance of the tour at theCity Winery in Washington, DC on Wednesday night, July 20.The show was the first of six shows she's doing atCity Winery locations in the U.S. this summer ahead of her much-anticipated return to Broadway to play the lead role of Fannie Brice in Funny Girl.

Lea Michele has kicked off her Life in Music tour!

Wilson was nearly outed and went public instead, leading her Pitch Perfect co-star Skylar Astin to send well wishes and share his thoughts on the situation. Rebel Wilson came out in a post on Instagram, officially declaring Ramona Agruma as her girlfriend. But as more information has come out since then, it was revealed that this only occurred because a news publication was going to run the story.

Paramount Plus.  Following that is the main ceremony of the the 75th annual Tony Awards, hosted by Oscar-winning West Side Story star Ariana DeBose. For the first time ever, the Tonys are airing live coast to coast.

A deep cut for the true fans! The original Broadway cast of Spring Awakening took the stage at the 75th annual Tony Awards for a special performance of one of their most revered tracks.

Lea Michele attended the 75th annual Tony Awards held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sunday evening.The 35-year-old performer cut a seriously stylish figure in an eye-catching outfit while posing for a few shots outside of the theatre-centric event.The actress also posed for several photos with Jonathan Groff, with whom she previously costarred in the first Broadway production of Spring Awakening. All there:Lea Michele attended the 75th annual Tony Awards, which were held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sunday eveningMichele wore a sleek black dress that featured several slits on its midsection during her time at the event.The Glee actress' outfit also included a set of puffy sleeves that added a bit of extra glam to her look during the evening.

Jennifer Damiano and Michael Zegen are making their first official appearance as a couple!

Paramount Plus.  Following that is the main ceremony of the the 75th annual Tony Awards, hosted by Oscar-winning West Side Story star Ariana DeBose. For the first time ever, the Tonys are airing live coast to coast.

Spring Awakening: Those You've Known, the Glee actor wore a floor-skimming mesh Jason Wu dress and matching black earrings., who was part of the original cast of the Tony Award-winning musical, is a major part of the new documentary, which also features a recording from the reunion concert in 2021 that benefited The Actors Fund. At the premiere, Michele—who has been wearing short hair lately—opted for length with wavy extensions pulled into a tight low pony by hairstylist . Makeup artist finished the look with a smokey eye and matte pink lip.The actor was photographed alongside her Spring Awakening co-star, Jonathan Groff at the event. According to Michele, their 15-year friendship is still going strong. The 35-year-old clips of the documentary in which she says that she and Groff only grew closer after they left the Broadway musical.

Glee star Lea Michele has revealed she once showed her gay co-star and pal Jonathan Groff her vagina to "satisfy his curiosity about female anatomy".As well as appearing in Glee, the pair starred in steamy musical Spring Awakening 15 years ago.And Lea has revealed in a new HBO documentary about the show that she once let "Groff see her vagina, using a desk lamp" to give him an "illustrative lesson".She told how she decided to flash her privates to enlighten her pal about female genitalia, because as a gay man he had "no practical knowledge of its particulars"."Jonathan and I became so close. We were so intertwined,” Michele, 35, says in the forthcoming HBO documentary – Spring Awakening: Those You’ve Known – according to Entertainment Weekly.“At one point, I literally showed him my whole vagina,” she explained.Groff, 37, then added, “I can confirm that.”Michele continued: “He was like, ‘I’ve never seen a woman’s vagina before.

Nothing stands between them — not even underwear. Best friends Lea Michele and Jonathan Groff met while playing lovers on Broadway in Spring Awakening, and the new HBO documentary Spring Awakening: Those You’ve Known reveals that they didn’t just expose themselves on stage.

Lea Michele has revealed that she once let her friend and co-star Jonathan Groff see her genitals so she could explain the female anatomy to the actor, as they rehearsed love scenes for the sexually-charged musical Spring Awakening.Michele, 35, starred with Groff, 37, who is gay, in the Broadway production fifteen years ago, and in a new documentary about the experience, the Glee actress is said to reveal how the pair shared a very intimate moment together.According to Entertainment Weekly, the new HBO documentary Spring Awakening: Those You've Known, reveals that Michele once let 'Groff see her vagina, using a desk lamp' to give him an 'illustrative lesson and satisfy his curiosity in the female anatomy as a gay man with no practical knowledge of its particulars.' Friends:Lea Michele reveals she once allowed Jonathan Groff to see her genitals so she could explain the female anatomy and satisfy the gay actor's curiosity (Pictured above in 2019)EW caught up with the stars to press them further on the revelation, but Groff is said to have begun laughing uncontrollably and shrugged it off saying, 'There's a lot more than that story, for sure.'However, Michele praised the documentary makers for creating a safe space to discuss the deeply personal moments of working together. 'Radical Media and the incredible production team behind this documentary, we felt so safe and comfortable with them,' she said.Michele continued: 'It was so wonderful to talk about this material as an adult and get asked real serious questions.

EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Durant, who starred alongside Emilia Jones, Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur and Eugenio Derbez in Apple’s 2022 Best Picture Oscar winner CODA, has signed with Buchwald for representation.

Their song of purple summer! Upon Spring Awakening’s Broadway debut, it catapulted stars Lea Michele, Jonathan Groff and Skylar Astin to fame — and created an original musical that inspired a generation.

HBO is giving fans a sneak peek at their upcoming documentary on the Broadway hit “Spring Awakening”.

HBO announced today that its feature documentary Spring Awakening: Those You’ve Known, from director Michael John Warren, will debut on the premium cabler on May 3rd at 9 p.m. ET/PT, and will also be available for streaming on HBO Max.

Cabaret’s London stage revival has triumphed at the 31st Annual Critics Circle Theatre Awards, taking home three of this year’s top honors.

Lea Michele's classic style was on full display as she stepped out for an early dinner with friends in Santa Monica on Friday.The 35-year-old actress donned an elegant cream and light gray tweed jacket embellished with large gold buttons over a white top as she left Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica.The Glee star completed her ensemble with crisp white high-waisted jeans that had frayed hems. Elegant: Lea Michele's classic style was on full display as she stepped out for an early dinner with friends in Santa Monica on FridayThe Bronx native sported pointed toe white pumps and toted a small baby blue leather handbag.

Preview in new tab“CODA,” the Oscar-nominated film about a singing teenage daughter in a deaf family, is being developed as a stage musical by the Los Angeles-based Deaf West Theatre.The project was announced Wednesday by the film’s producers, Vendôme Pictures and Pathé Films, ahead of Sunday’s Academy Awards where “CODA” is in contention for best picture. Sian Heder’s “CODA,” which was acquired for $25 million by Apple TV+ after its Sundance Film Festival debut, was adapted from a 2014 French film.That 2014 film, “La Famille Bélier,” didn’t star deaf actors as the parents, but “CODA” has drawn widespread praise for its authenticity.