(Actress) is best known for her role of Rachel Berry in Fox’s hit series, Glee, a role for which she has been nominated for a Golden Globe, SAG Award and Teen Choice Award. She also originated the role of Wendla in Broadway’s Spring Awakening (2008 Grammy Award winner, 2007 Drama Desk Award nomination. Other Broadway credits: Fiddler On The Roof (Shprintze, Chava), Ragtime (Little Girl), Les Misérables (Young Cosette). Regional credits: The Diary of Anne Frank (Anne Frank) at Round House Theater, Ragtime (Little Girl) at Toronto’s Ford Center. Other TV credits: The Mayor (Valentina Barella), Scream Queens (Hester Ulrich), Sons of Anarchy, Third Watch, Guiding Light. Film credits: New Year’s Eve, Dorothy of Oz. Her debut album, Louder, was released in 2014, and Places was released in 2017. leamichele.com

Read about Lea’s work with Broadway Artists Alliance on BroadwayWorld.com and Playbill.com!