Léa Michele proudly passes her Joy takes root in the next generation – starting with its own children.
The 39-year-old actress, now starring in Chess on Broadway, recently pondered the possibility of revisiting the hit series while chatting with Popular magazine.
Michele, who shares son Ever Leo, 5, and daughter Emery Sol, 15 months, with husband Zandy Reich, says the last time she watched Glee was to show Ever her performance on season 6 of Let go.
The choice was a natural one, she explains, since the song – originally sung by her on-screen mother, Idina Menzel – was already familiar thanks to her son’s deep love of Frozen.
“He started to know that mom is a singer,” Michele says, “and I wanted to get him to sing a song.”
Although Ever has seen her on stage, including during her Funny Girl tour, Michele notes that he “doesn’t understand that it was a TV show.”
Still, she says he “knows” acting and acknowledges that Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande play Elphaba and Glinda in the film. Wicked movies.
One Frozen fact remains a secret: Jonathan Groff, Michele’s longtime best friend and former Glee costar, voices Kristoff. “We didn’t tell him Uncle Jonathan was Kristoff,” she said. “I want to keep this as long as possible.”
Glee continues to play a role in Michele’s career. During her solo tours, she asks her fans to share their favorite covers from the show — moments that she says reconnect her to the songs she once performed. “It brings back so many memories…that they connected with so many things,” she says.
Michele adds that Groff has become a beloved presence to her children. After always saw him in Just in Time, Groff sang directly to him during the show.
“I always smiled from ear to ear,” she says – and songs like Somewhere beyond the sea And Splash are now family staples at home.
