Extended Interview: Lea Michele

CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley

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4.6 • 871 Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

In this extended interview, Lea Michele, currently starring in the Broadway musical "Chess," talks with Tracy Smith about debuting on Broadway at age 8 in "Les Miserables"; how "The Phantom of the Opera" ignited her love of musical theater, and how a medical emergency led to her first audition; how she didn't let a car crash get in the way of auditioning for "Glee"; joining the revival of "Funny Girl"; and being back on stage at the Imperial Theatre, where she first performed in "Les Miz." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:32.8	This is Jane Pauley.
0:39.9	We loved her in the smash television hit Glee.
0:43.4	Sang along when she was funny girl on Broadway.
0:47.0	Now Sunday mornings Tracy Smith talks with Leah Michelle about her return to Broadway and the city where she grew up.
0:55.0	Let's talk about this place. Why is Joe Allen special to you?
0:59.0	Joe Allen is so special to me. This whole street is so special to me.
1:03.0	I made my Broadway debut at the Imperial Theater when I was eight years old in 1995,
1:09.0	and I've been walking down the street now for 30 years.
1:11.6	I was just saying that the parking lot across the street is where I would park my car every single day before
1:17.6	doing my show. And we still know the men that are working there and I would come here and I would eat at Joe Allen and I still eat here to this day.
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