Glee's Broadway Roots

Glee's Broadway Roots
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Lea Michele as Rachel Berry, Glee
Before they sang their way into millions of homes with their covers of iconic songs, many of the stars of Glee, Fox's hit musical comedy, polished their golden pipes on Broadway. On the show, Lea Michele plays Rachel Berry, an ambitious diva who joins William McKinley High School's glee club, New Directions, in an attempt to increase her popularity. Puck, another character on the show, describes her thusly: "That Rachel chick makes me want to light myself on fire, but she can sing."

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