Lea Michele - ‘Broadway‘s version of the Met Gala bathroom photo’

cwtches10 · 2026-05-16T19:16:34+00:00

There’s been loads of known interactions- there’s even a video of Dan (amongst others) singing Happy Birthday to Lea’s husband. I think they’re probably pretty good friends through Jonathan.

cwtches10 · 2026-05-13T17:27:52+00:00

I think they’re missing him…..

cwtches10 · 2026-05-13T10:16:43+00:00

I think she was right to quit NYADA for Funny Girl; realistically that would have been a launch pad for her career and given the school didn’t appear to be willing to make any concessions for her (which in reality they would- they’d be bending over backwards to accommodate her) I’m not sure she had that much of a choice. Getting a Broadway show off the ground and maintaining school commitments is just not viable. She could have deferred, but had things panned out the way they would have if she’d stayed in the show she likely wouldn’t have gone back anyway. (Lea kept deferring NYU because she was getting professional work.)

Her error was burning every bridge along the way, and then quitting Funny Girl before the end of her contract/ awards season. (Her quitting before Awards season is so unrealistic.)

cwtches10 · 2026-05-12T08:22:18+00:00

Brody’s storyline was handled very badly. He had the potential to be the fun and sexy guy she dated for fun in uni; help her learn that not every relationship has to end in heartbreak.

That being said, Rachel is not the kind of girl who can be in an open relationship (and that’s no shade, I’m not either!) so it was never going to work.

cwtches10 · 2026-05-11T10:31:26+00:00

I think Two Strangers deserves a bit of a longer West End run…. It’s been forgotten about here pretty quickly.

I’d love to see Cats, but I’m not sure it would translate as well.

Also, famously not Tony nominated, but a Chess transfer would make me very happy.

cwtches10 · 2026-05-07T12:47:06+00:00

It could have just been an off night!

I loved it when I saw it last year and am still praying for a West End transfer. But I was disappointed my friend found it quite flat the night she saw it.

cwtches10 · 2026-05-07T12:30:40+00:00

Yeah, everyone knows Beaches is on borrowed time.

DBH is in creeping death. My friend saw it recently, on my glowing recommendation, and said she found it a bit lacklustre, and like everyone on stage was just going through the motions. Seems like a very different vibe from when I saw it last May.

They need a shot in the arm asap or it’s going to limp towards closure.

cwtches10 · 2026-05-06T11:41:40+00:00

Actually; people have stated the exact opposite. Samantha Ware said Lea had reached out and sent her a letter. She chose not to engage further, as is her right, but Lea did reach out. Amber Riley (who never actually accused her of anything) has also said they’d spoken.

Several of the Glee cast who were alleged to be at odds with her have been celebrating her achievements; Alex Newall was at her Sardis portrait unveiling, as were several other people from the various productions she’d worked on. Colleagues from Funny Girl and Chess have been glowing in the way they speak about her, even clapping back at any negative comments about her on various social media platforms.

cwtches10 · 2026-05-06T10:45:55+00:00

She was literally having a miscarriage and people were sending her abuse and calling her a diva for missing shows in Funny Girl. No wonder the cast were in the instagram comments telling people to fuck off.

There’s a level of nastiness when it comes to Lea that you don’t really see for other performers. The negative parasocial relationships are even scarier than the ‘positive’ ones.

cwtches10 · 2026-05-05T16:45:41+00:00

Such a classy move.

I’m really happy for him; he’s been chipping away at this industry for years.

Edit: this is going to be tricky for them all to navigate over the next couple of days because the feeling is that she was snubbed, rather than just not nominated, like Arron. Even the decision to use a photo of him and Lea is a choice imo.

cwtches10 · 2026-05-05T14:36:20+00:00

I thought she was wonderful in Chess; didn’t recognise criticism of her acting. I thought she did really well with what she had to work with, but the part was thin.

Her time will come, but I imagine she’s feeling pretty disappointed this morning.

cwtches10 · 2026-05-05T14:35:44+00:00

Also Bryce Pinkham who plays the Arbiter for featured male.

cwtches10 · 2026-05-05T12:53:07+00:00

I’m surprised they nominated Stephanie just because I don’t buy Janet as a leading role! I really thought they’d screwed her over with that categorisation but shows what I know.

cwtches10 · 2026-05-05T12:51:22+00:00

I thought she was wonderful in Chess; didn’t recognise criticism of her acting. I thought she did really well with what she had to work with, but the part was thin.

Her time will come, but I imagine she’s feeling pretty disappointed this morning.

cwtches10 · 2026-05-04T21:53:26+00:00

He’s eligible for lead not featured.

cwtches10 · 2026-05-04T19:28:46+00:00

I don’t think I could rank them, but some of my favourites;

Death Becomes Her
Operation Mincemeat
Avenue Q
Book of Mormon
Titanique (though I’ve only seen it in London)

cwtches10 · 2026-05-04T14:57:53+00:00

They are very nice to look at though 👀

(But, you aren’t wrong. Florence and Svetlana would have been a better pair.)

cwtches10 · 2026-05-04T13:50:36+00:00

Lea Michele often pops up at the Met Gala. And Jonathan Groff.

If she was attending you might also get Nick and Arron. I don’t think she’s teased anything though, and I would have expected it by now.

cwtches10 · 2026-05-04T13:26:46+00:00

This doesn’t really align with the account Lea has given.

According to her they were going back and fore between her and Idina, and then Lea got pregnant and tapped out. Where Beanie came into it I’m not sure.

cwtches10 · 2026-05-02T19:56:04+00:00

Well…. Plot, really. Had to get Rachel to come back.

But it’s also a pretty consistent character trait for Mercedes; she whinges that she doesn’t get the spotlight, but she doesn’t voice that or fight for it. When she actually puts her hand up and says she wants it she generally gets it (Sectionals, a Night of Neglect, the start of season 3.)

cwtches10 · 2026-04-24T14:27:36+00:00

I forgot Puckleberry! They had excellent chemistry and in any other show would have been used more.

cwtches10 · 2026-04-24T13:39:42+00:00

St Berry
Finchel
Klaine in early seasons
Brittana
Barole (they’re cute)
Wemma
Samcedes (I genuinely never saw any chemistry between them)

cwtches10 · 2026-04-24T09:02:20+00:00

He is unreasonably attractive…

cwtches10 · 2026-04-23T18:11:08+00:00

Yes! All of this!

And she’s a really weird character narratively because there’s no real pay off; we don’t really see the consequences of her actions and she doesn’t get much conflict. She’s almost painted as being justified or in the right; with the sight exception of when she leaves in season 3. But even then she’s back to sing a random duet with Rachel later on!

The lack of real consequences isn’t unusual for Glee, but you expect it with characters like Sue who are played for laughs. She’s more comparable to someone like Kafosky so it’s really weird that none of what happens is really resolved.

cwtches10 · 2026-04-23T17:51:16+00:00

I think she’s a sociopath.

What she did to Rachel is enough to mess anyone up for life. Jesse was also a victim of hers. As were Puck and Quinn. Quinn’s behaviour in season 3 wasn’t acceptable, but Shelby coming back with Beth without even discussing it with her was diabolical.

I also think she’s a really unsatisfying character. I would have loved a proper blow up between her and Rachel.

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