Lea Michele

Lea Michele Sarfati (born August 29, 1986), [1]  known professionally as  Lea Michele, is an American actress and singer, best known for her performance as  Rachel Berry on the  Foxtelevision series  Glee for which she earned two  Golden Globe nominations and an  Emmy nomination. Michele began working professionally as a child actress on  Broadway in productions such as  Les Misérables,  Ragtime, and  Fiddler on the Roof. In 2006, she originated the lead role of Wendla in the Broadway musical  Spring Awakening. ==Early life ==

<p style="line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Michele was born in the Bronx, New York City. She is the only child of Edith, a nurse, and Marc Sarfati, a delicatessen owner.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-TVG_1-1" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[1]  Her mother is Italian American and Roman Catholic, while her father is a Spanish Sephardic Jew.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-rou_2-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[2] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-enin_3-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[3]  Michele was raised Catholic, and has stated that her father "gladly" attends church with her and her mother.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-tcea_4-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[4] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[5]  She grew up in Tenafly, New Jersey. She attended Rockland Country Day School<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[6]  for elementary school in New York and then Tenafly High School.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-tcea_4-1" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[4] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ysu_7-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[7]  Michele was home schooled one year while working in Toronto, Ontarioon Ragtime. She attended Stagedoor Manor in the Catskills, a center for performing arts training.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ekrw_8-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[8]  She was then later accepted to the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, but opted instead to continue working professionally on the stage.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-lby_9-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[9] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-elp_10-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[10]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Michele adopted her stage name at an early age; when she went on her first audition, she gave her name as "Lea Michele," and has used it ever since. She has stated that she changed it because she was teased about the pronunciation of her last name.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OMG.21Yahoo_11-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[11] ==Career<span class="mw-editsection mw-editsection-expanded" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;direction:ltr;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="margin-left:-0.25em;margin-right:0.25em;color:rgb(85,85,85);"> == ===Stage roles<span class="mw-editsection mw-editsection-expanded" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;direction:ltr;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="margin-left:-0.25em;margin-right:0.25em;color:rgb(85,85,85);"> ===

<p style="line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Michele has the vocal range of a soprano.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-12" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[12]  She made her Broadway debut in 1995, as a replacement in the role of Young Cosette in Les Misérables.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-13" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[13] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-internet_14-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[14]  This was followed by the role of Tateh's daughter, the Little Girl, in the 1998 original Broadway cast of Ragtime.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-internet_14-1" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[14] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-15" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[15]  In 2004 (during her senior year of high school), Michele played Shprintze in the Broadway revival of the musical Fiddler on the Roof.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-internet_14-2" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[14] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-16" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[16]  She also sang on the 2004 Broadway revival cast recording of Fiddler on the Roof.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-17" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[17]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">She played the role of Wendla in Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik's musical version of Spring Awakening, starring in early workshops and Off-Broadway and finally originating the role in the Broadway production in 2006 at the age of 20.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ddesk_18-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[18]  Around the same time that the show was set to go to Broadway, she was offered the role of Eponine in the Broadway revival of Les Misérables.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-19" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[19]  She elected to remain with Spring Awakening, which debuted on Broadway in December 2006. She was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for her performance in Spring Awakening in the category of Outstanding Actress in a Musical.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-rooney_20-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[20]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">On May 18, 2008, Michele left Spring Awakening with her co-star Jonathan Groff, where they were both replaced the next day by Michele's understudy Alexandra Socha and newcomer Kyle Riabko. She performed in a reading of Sheik and Sater's new musical, Nero, in July 2008 at Vassar College.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-21" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[21]  She portrayed Eponine in the Hollywood Bowl's Les Misérables concert in August 2008.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-22" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[22] ===Glee and other ventures<span class="mw-editsection mw-editsection-expanded" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;direction:ltr;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="margin-left:-0.25em;margin-right:0.25em;color:rgb(85,85,85);"> ===

<p style="line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Michele stars in the Fox musical comedy-drama series, Glee, as Rachel Berry, the show's female lead and star singer. In casting Glee, series creator Ryan Murphy sought out actors who could identify with the rush of starring in theatrical roles. Instead of using traditional network casting calls, he spent three months on Broadway, where he found Michele.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-rewrite_23-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[23]  The role of Rachel was written specifically for Michele.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-bs_24-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[24]  In an interview with The Washington Post, Michele commented on her casting, saying: "I was kind of just thrown into this—this is one of the first television jobs I've ever had. Of course being able to sing helps bring a sense of comfort. The character I'm playing is really outgoing—she performs in her everyday life as though she's performing in front of a huge audience."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-interview432_25-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[25]  She took the role because of Rachel's characterization, and explained: "Not only is she a singer, but she has so much heart—I think it's what we need on TV. A show that is filled with heart and love that is funny. It sends an amazing message to kids about the arts and being who you are."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-NYPost_26-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[26]  Chicago Tribune ' s Maureen Ryan wrote that Michele "not only has an amazing voice but manages to make her character, spoiled diva Rachel Berry, more than a humorless stereotype."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-CT_27-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[27]  Denise Martin of The Los Angeles Times commented in her review of the episode "The Rhodes Not Taken": "if there's any justice in the world, Lea Michele will win a Golden Globe and an Emmy for playing Rachel".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-LATR_28-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[28]

Michele at the Glee premiere party, May 2009<p style="line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Michele has won a number of awards for her portrayal of Rachel. At the 2009 Satellite Awards, she won the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Musical or Comedy Television Series.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-29" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[29]  In 2010, Michele won the NewNowNext Awards for Brink of Fame: Actor.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-30" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[30]  In 2009, she was nominated for a Teen Choice Award in the category "Choice TV Breakout Star".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MTV_31-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[31]  That same year, Michele was nominated for a Golden Globe in the category Best Actress- Television Series Musical or Comedy,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-globes2_32-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[32]  and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Emmys.com_33-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[33]  She received another Teen Choice Award nomination in 2010 for "Choice TV Actress: Comedy".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MTV_31-1" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[31]  Michele was included in Time magazine's 2010 list of the 100 Most Influential People In the World.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-34" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[34]  She won the 2012 People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Comedy Actress.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-35" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[35]  Several songs performed by Michele as Rachel have been released as singles, available for digital download.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-IGN_36-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[36] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-IGNV2_37-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[37]  In December 2010, Michele received Billboard ' s First-Ever Triple Threat Award.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-billboard.com_38-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[38]  Her cover of The All-American Rejects' "Gives You Hell" reached the top 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-39" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[39]  Michele is featured as lead singer in 14 of the top 20 selling Glee Cast songs as of 2010.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-40" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[40]  Michele was nominated for two Grammy Awards in 2011. The first for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals ("Don't Stop Believin ' "), the second for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media (Glee: The Music, Volume 1).<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MTV2_41-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[41]  Michele said of the first Grammy nomination: "I like that it's for 'Don't Stop Believin' ', which is for the whole cast, so that we all get to go. That's just awesome."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MTV2_41-1" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[41]  She was nominated again for "Best Actress- Television Series Musical or Comedy" at the 2011 Golden Globe Awards.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-globes_42-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[42]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">FHM named her No.7 on 2010 Sexiest Women List.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-43" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[43]  Michele was named to People Magazine's Best Dressed List of 2010 as "The Newbie"<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-44" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[44]  and she was voted "2010 Most Stylish Star" by E! Online.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-45" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[45]  She was ranked 28th on the Maxim 2011 Hot 100.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-46" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[46]  She was number 10 on the AfterEllen hot 100 list for 2011.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-47" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[47]  Michele ranked 14th on the 2012 Maxim Hot 100.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-48" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[48]  Women's Health Magazine placed Lea Michele as the 3rd Best 2012 Summer Bodies.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-49" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[49]  In 2010, Michele joined the cast of the animated film Dorothy of Oz,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-50" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[50]  voicing the lead role of Dorothy Gale.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-51" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[51]  She filmed a role in Garry Marshall's romantic comedy New Year's Eve, which was released in 2011.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-52" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[52]  Before Super Bowl XLV, on February 6, 2011, she performed "America the Beautiful" with the Air Force Tops In Blue.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-53" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[53]  Candie's announced in 2012 that Michele will be the new spokesperson for their clothing/footwear brand.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-54" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[54]  On September 18, 2012, it was announced that Michele would be working on her first solo album. She started recording for the album soon after on October 1, 2012. She has stated that it is a 'pretty slow process' but she wants the album to be more 'pop/rock driven' instead of Broadway influenced.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-55" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[55]  Michele was a presenter at the 2013 Golden Globes, co-presenting the award for Best Actress in a TV Series with Nathan Fillion.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-56" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[56] ==Charities<span class="mw-editsection mw-editsection-expanded" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;direction:ltr;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="margin-left:-0.25em;margin-right:0.25em;color:rgb(85,85,85);"> ==

<p style="line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Michele is active in charities for gay rights and animal rights. In 2008, Michele was a part of the PETA ad campaign "Buck Cruelty! Say No to Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-57" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[57]  In April 2010, Michele appeared in a PSA for PETAspeaking out against fur clothing.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-58" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[58]  In September 2010, Michele was honored by PETA for her work for animals.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-59" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[59]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">In the support of gay rights, Michele performed at the Human Rights Campaign Dinner in November 2009.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-dinner_60-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[60] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-61" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[61]  In the same month, Michele and Jonathan Groff performed for True Colors Cabaret, a fundraiser in support of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender equality.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Groff_Reunite_True_Colors_62-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[62]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">In 2008, Michele performed at a benefit concert, "Alive in the World",<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-aliveintheworld.com_63-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[63]  to aid the Twin Towers Orphan Fund. Michele has also been active with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. For Broadway Cares, Michele has participated inBroadway Barks, Broadway Bares, The Easter Bonnet Competition and The Flea Market and Grand Auction.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-64" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[64]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">In October 2010, Michele performed at a benefit concert for The Painted Turtle. The concert celebrated the 35th anniversary of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, with Michele playing the lead role of Janet Weiss for the benefit.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-65" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[65]  In February 2011, she performed for The Grammys' MusiCares Benefit in Los Angeles CA.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-playbill.com_66-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[66]  In April 2012, Michele performed for The Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation (JCCF) at UCLA, 17th annual signature fundraiser, Taste for a Cure, with Glee costar Darren Criss.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-thisweekinbeverlyhills.com_67-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[67]  In October 2012 performed at the Big Brother & Big Sisters Of Greater Los Angeles 2012 Stars Gala.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-68" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[68]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">In July 2012, Michele donated a signed hand print to Valspar Hands for Habitat which was then auctioned off at a charity auction. Money raised from the auction benefits Habitat for Humanity’s disaster response programs, which provide immediate and long-term response and solutions to natural disasters such as the recent tornados in the Midwest and Southeast which damaged and destroyed the homes of thousands.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-69" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[69] ==Personal life<span class="mw-editsection mw-editsection-expanded" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;direction:ltr;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="margin-left:-0.25em;margin-right:0.25em;color:rgb(85,85,85);"> ==

<p style="line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Michele was in a relationship with her Glee co-star, Canadian actor Cory Monteith, until his death on July 13, 2013.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-70" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[70] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-71" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[71] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-72" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[72] ==Credits and performances<span class="mw-editsection mw-editsection-expanded" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;direction:ltr;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="margin-left:-0.25em;margin-right:0.25em;color:rgb(85,85,85);"> ==

<p style="line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Broadway

<p style="line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Readings and workshops
 * Les Misérables as Young Cosette (1995–96)
 * Ragtime as the Little Girl (1998–99)
 * Fiddler on the Roof as Shprintze and Chava (2004–05)
 * Spring Awakening as Wendla (2006–08)

<p style="line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Concerts and events
 * Burt Bacharach and Steven Sater collaboration (November 2009)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-73" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[73]
 * Nero as Octavia (July 2008)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-74" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[74]
 * Samson and Delilah as Delilah<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-losangeles.broadwayworld.com_75-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[75]
 * King as Anisette<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-losangeles.broadwayworld.com_75-1" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[75]
 * Wuthering Heights as Lucy<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-losangeles.broadwayworld.com_75-2" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[75]
 * Hot and Sweet as Naleen (September 2006)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-76" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[76]
 * Spring Awakening as Wendla – Roundabout Theatre Company (2000 and June 2001)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-77" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[77]

<p style="line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Other projects
 * "Broadway Eastern Bonnet" 2004 benefit performance as Sphrintze (with casts of Avenue Q and Fiddler on the Roof)
 * Spring Awakening as Wendla – Lincoln Center (February 2005)
 * Unsung 2007: 'Tis The Season To Be Naughty – Lucille Lortel Theater, New York (December 2007)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-78" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[78]
 * Alive in the World, benefit concert – as Phoebe (January 2008)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-aliveintheworld.com_63-1" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[63]
 * "Broadway Eastern Bonnet" 2008 benefit performance as Wendla (with cast of Spring Awakening)
 * Feinstein's (February, April and June 2008)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-79" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[79]
 * Flopz n' cutz Concert with Landon Beard, Joe's Pub (April 2008)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-80" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[80]
 * Les Misérables Concert as Eponine at the Hollywood Bowl (August 2008)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-losangeles.broadwayworld.com_75-3" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[75]
 * Upright Cabaret (August 2008)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-81" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[81]
 * Broadway Chance Style: Up Close & Personal (September 2008)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-82" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[82]
 * Spring Awakening Holiday Benefit Concert – Joe's Pub (December 2008)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-83" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[83]
 * Human Rights Campaign Dinner, performer (November 2009).<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-dinner_60-1" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[60]
 * True Colors Benefit with Jonathan Groff (November 2009)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Groff_Reunite_True_Colors_62-1" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[62]
 * Glee Live! In Concert! as Rachel Berry; Phoenix, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York City (May 2010)
 * Glee TV Academy Event at the Music Box, Los Angeles (July 27, 2010)
 * Rocky Horror Picture Show 35th Anniversary To Benefit The Painted Turtle, as Janet Weiss, Los Angeles (October 2010)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-84" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[84]
 * Super Bowl XLV – as performer ("America the Beautiful") Dallas, Texas (February 2011)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-85" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[85]
 * MusiCares Person of the Year tribute honoring Barbra Streisand, performer, Los Angeles (February 2011)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-playbill.com_66-1" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[66]
 * Glee Live! In Concert! as Rachel Berry; 22 cities, 40 shows, 4 countries: US, Canada, England, Ireland (May–July 2011)
 * The Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation (JCCF) at UCLA, 17th annual signature fundraiser, Taste for a Cure. April 2012<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-thisweekinbeverlyhills.com_67-1" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[67]
 * Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Greater Los Angeles 2012 Rising Stars Gala. October 2012<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-86" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[86]

===Film<span class="mw-editsection mw-editsection-expanded" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;direction:ltr;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="margin-left:-0.25em;margin-right:0.25em;color:rgb(85,85,85);"> ===
 * Ragtime as Little Girl, Toronto Centre for the Arts, Toronto, Ontario (1997)
 * The Diary of Anne Frank as Anne Frank, Washington, D.C. (2005)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-87" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[87]
 * Spring Awakening as Wendla, Atlantic Theatre Company, off Broadway (May–August 2006)
 * Dove commercials as spokesperson (2010)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-88" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[88]
 * Chevrolet commercial, as Rachel Berry: Glee Super Bowl commercial (February 2011)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-89" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[89]
 * Nike workout application as spokesperson (2011)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-90" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[90]
 * HP TouchPad commercial (2011)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-91" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[91]
 * Candies as spokesperson (2012)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-92" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[92]
 * L'Oreal Paris as spokesperson (2012)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-93" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[93]

===Television<span class="mw-editsection mw-editsection-expanded" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;direction:ltr;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="margin-left:-0.25em;margin-right:0.25em;color:rgb(85,85,85);"> ===

==Awards and nominations<span class="mw-editsection mw-editsection-expanded" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;direction:ltr;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="margin-left:-0.25em;margin-right:0.25em;color:rgb(85,85,85);"> ==

==Discography<span class="mw-editsection mw-editsection-expanded" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;direction:ltr;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="margin-left:-0.25em;margin-right:0.25em;color:rgb(85,85,85);"> ==

Main article: Glee Cast discography*Ragtime: Original Cast Recording (1998)
 * Fiddler on the Roof: Revival Cast Recording (2004)
 * Spring Awakening: Original Cast Recording Grammy Award winner – Best Cast Recording (2006)