Lea Michele "Not for the Life of Me"

[jmusicalgirl123]

She shuld sing this on glee if she gets into the school :D

[Tobeytime]

This is good but Caroline Wagner search Caroline Wagner PCA nailed this song at a local High School Talent show in Charleston South Carolina! She BROUGHT DOWN THE HOUSE!

[iandin123]

S-S-She sang THE WIZARD AND I!??!

The WORLD needs a copy of that please.

[erinISbroadway]

Lol, did you know your video is sideways? :3

[hexgirl88]

sometimes i think they had her hold back on season 1 of gLee so it would seem as she grew with/as the character

[maoamgirl5775]

WOAH is this before Glee? SHE'S STILL AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!

[mammamia4ever]

She is brilliant -3333

[actingboy15]

now she is on glee this girl is fantastic!!!!!!!

[HikariDragonRyuu]

If they did a Millie movie nowadays, I feel like she would be cast immediately. She's no Sutton Foster, but she does have a pretty ace voice.

[yobsterrish]

@HikariDragonRyuu I feel like she'd be cast for almost any musical movie. Just because she has star power on top of her talent. I'm not saying she's not amazing, but she's probably one of the #1 stars to be cast as the female lead in a musical movie.

[00lolo11]

She sounds better here then she does on glee! She sounds more mature, controlled and over all a much better tone!

[crazydivaxox]

@00lolo11 and very much less autotuned :)

[Ashxxx713]

@sb88841 It so does suit the song. She may not be sutton foster but she's an amazing singer

[ellbell98]

Shes amazing!!!!!!!

[dormill]

she sounds fantastic

[heresmysweetusername]

She's a bit sharp after "Burn the bridge..."

[harpandsinger2u]

hey everyone! i sang this song! check my webpage!!! and for good!

[musicalmad1996]

amazing

[XxXLenoreXxX1623]

<3 kay i love because of spring awakening and glee, and were doing TMM for the school production this year so this just made my day :)



[clartzy05]

I really like her take on the song =] get it!

[AbigaileSlocum]

is this half a step lower? or original key? because it sounds a little bit lower. either way, absolutely amazing! i love lea!

[mysweetsmile23]

actually, she did.

It's "where the light is ALWAYS (Lea said ain't even) red

gotta be more than an old ghost town where the ghost AIN'T EVEN dead"

she simply said it the same both lines.

BUT WHO CARES BECAUSE IT DOESNT MAKE A DIFFERENCE AT ALL.

take it from a Millie obsessor.

[gopoleen]

I don't care if you've seen it. She says the line wrong.

"...gotta be more than a one-light town where the light ain't even red.."

It's supposed to be:

"...where the light is always red..."

Guess you weren't really listening huh

[gopoleen]

She totally flubs the words at 1:25-ish but she covered really well.

[paigey13xo]

omg shes amazing

[RentandWicked]

awesome gotta love Millie music!

[actordude9393]

what is open mic night? like anyone can get up and sing?

[VictoriaLynnRose]

So amazing. I posted a video response from a vocal recital where I sang this song. I have to admit that I chose it because of this video of Lea singing it. It was too awesome here to not try and perform it myself (:

[blayman12]

Lea Michele originated Wendla in Spring Awakening. She was also in Les Mis as young Cosette, Ragtime, and Fiddler on the Roof. Currently she's starring in Glee (on Fox I think).

[Bubbles36785]

She was also in Les Mis as Eponine.

[cutieallyp]

what was this girl in? what musicals?

[singitloud44]

I want to be her when I grow up!

[zwappp]

1:24, oops. x)

[greenemerald152]

it is her! it is it is it is its! its soooo for sure lea. period!

[greenemerald152]

ok is this or isn't this lea michelle? it is i swear it is idk why you think its not it even sounds like her

[rorygilmo5]

It's not Lea MicheLLe! It's Lea MicheLe.

[greenemerald152]

hahaha oh ok i get u now

[rorygilmo5]

This isn't Lea Michelle.

[greenemerald152]

yes it is

[rorygilmo5]

No. It is not Lea Michelle.

[brandonk99ign]

How is that not Lea Michele? Are you not watching the video.

[rorygilmo5]

There, right, there. It's Lea Michele, not Lea Michelle.

[breathetay]

It is, actually. I made the video at the Laurie Beecham theatre at something called "The After Party." She was the guest star one night. I even talked with her afterwards and asked who she took voice lessons from. She said "I don't take voice lessons."

[brandonmjohnston]

@breathetay I don't believe that at all, she probably just doesn't want to give away her teacher's name. 

[MissKatherinePaige]

@breathetay: This is Lea MicheLe. She doesn't have two l's in her name. Change the title, it's sorta disrespecting her considering you probably know it's spelled wrong.

[KrogerHomie]

@breathetay I can believe that...there are several things she does while singing that someone who has taken voice lessons from anyone competent wouldn't do. so, either she really doesn't take lessons, or she ignores her teacher.

[kimberlyleigh90]

@rorygilmo5 wow... um yeah it is.

[rorygilmo5]

@kimberlyleigh90 Um no, it's not Lea MicheLLe.

[kimberlyleigh90]

@rorygilmo5 k. whatever u wanna think.

[rorygilmo5]

@kimberlyleigh90 You're obviously not getting the point. It is Lea Michele, not Lea Michelle.

[IdinaisLife1]

@kimberlyleigh90 I don't think rorygilmo5 is denying that this is Lea Michele, I think they're just pointing out that you spelled her name wrong-it's Lea Michele, not Lea Michelle. : )

[kimberlyleigh90]

@IdinaisLife1 lol oh. well they're way too anal to care about the spelling of somebody's name like that, they should have just said "Yes, it is, I was just correcting the last commenter's spelling". Thanks for clearing that up for me though. :)

[xMissMelinax]

@rorygilmo5 you must be blind and death

[rorygilmo5]

@xMissMelinax Oh thanks, I didn't know I was death. It's fun being an idea. I can only hope that the people I am arguing with are Glee fans.

[xMissMelinax]

@rorygilmo5 Well you might be disappointed.

[stardusth2o]

@rorygilmo5 are you kidding me? It looks and sounds exactly like her.

[geniirena]

@rorygilmo5 Correct :). It's Lea Michele.

[BreeesaGleek]

@rorygilmo5 your right. cuz we dont know who lea micheLLe is.

but this is lea MICHELE. broadway actor, glee superstar, and all around inspiration. yea... learn your stuff. kthanks.

[dancefreak1025]

god i wish i could sing

[samteadee]

AMAZING! i would like to see her play millie dilmount =]

[Theatrical9696]

I can't stand it when people say that. How do you know she's a bitch? Do you know her personally??? I've heard numerous people say she is a sweetheart. It's really unfair to say that unless you actually have known her long enough to formulate an opinion.

[mani1239]

I can't really judge, but many, many people have said she's really mean at the stage door and rarely goes to it. I don't know. But there must be some truth to the rumor because it wouldn't have started if there wasn't some truth.

[Theatrical9696]

You can't judge an actress based on their stage-door experiences! I'm sure most people would act different in front of screaming fan than they would with friends. When I talked to her she told me she was just really shy and intimidated which I think is completely understandable. Can you imagine walking out of the stage door with a ton of people waiting to meet you? I'd be scared and shy, too.

[mani1239]

I'm not judging her. I have never met her and do not know her. I'm just talking about what other people say. I couldn't care less about how she acts at the stage door.

[somethingrocks15]

I actually met her backstage with her being totally caught off guard and she was a sweet heart so I don't know who you are getting that from

[PhantomCake]

BEST WENDLA EVER!

she's amazing

[fernglamour13]

@PhantomCake Wendla?

[Emmaprettypink]

@fernglamour13 Wendla in Spring awakening

[smokntoez24]

It doesn't look like she wants to be there. and she's flat. oh well...

[aly3s0n5]

no she isn't...i just did this show and she isn't flat...she is singing different then i've heard a lot of ppl sing it

[aly3s0n5]

actually i take that back..at about 1:00 its down hill

[pumpkinheadedmf]

The only note she sounds flat on is at 0:57. The only other place where she flubs is at 1:27 because she screwed up her lyrics and it threw her off. Other than those, she sounds awesome. She's just fantastic mask placement on her last "not for the life of me" lyric.

[crayola46]

I don't see the big deal about her at ALL. Sorry!

[bwayhopeful86]

it's just that she's acomplished soo much in so little time- more than most people dream of accomplishing.

and she's got a whole lot of talent and potential. well thats how I see it at least

[ericsaysnotoyou]

how old is she? I'll miss her as wencla too!

[MissElphieThropp]

She's 21.

[bwayhopeful86]

so basically I want to be Lea Michele when I grow up.

[CurlyGirl5562]

yeah. me too.

[bwaygurl105]

me three

I love this girl. She is so amazing

[summerbum86]

I'd like to say me four but I'm 8 months older than her.... :-( I guess since we are both relatively young I still have time!

[theatrelover559]

me four!

[xxsweetpink14]

lea michele is beyond amazing; i'll miss her playing wendla.

[Cassix94]

What is this from? Is it from a show? I swear I heard it before lol

[alessiax]

it's from thoroughly modern millie.

[Cassix94]

Ohhhh thank you!

[MadFranandfriends]

Whereabouts in the show? I only know the film I'm afraid.

[fiyerolvr]

I didn't know that she was leaving in May?

[Love889]

Yeah, both her and Jon Groff are leaving

[Darryln123]

may 28th. *starts to sob*

[KerryEillen]

no its may 18th

[netvana]

Oh no!!! :(

[POTOhereinsidemymind]

yep. shes in spring awakening until may 18th.

[mararfortune]

Lea is still doing Spring Awakening right?

[xoangel2789xo]

nice.

[ewhsparis]

I've seen S.A. twice now, and I feel like she really holds back vocally to sound younger. This vid is super impressive!

[kooldancr91]

IDOL. i love her =] she's adorable.

[mamaj08]

If I could even sing, I'd want to be able to sing like her. She has an amazing voice AND she's really nice. =]

[mararfortune]

she is from spring awakening. amazing. she is like a younger idina menzel kinda.

[broadwaymike92]

Did Lea sing Mama Who Bore Me that night?

[renethel]

Miss Dorothy is a high soprano (up to high C), Lauren's an alto.

[CurlyGirl5562]

exactly! she is so fantastic.

[ilovedrmcdreamy]

she is freaking amazing.

[CurlyGirl5562]

oh yes. definitely.

[lostONstage710]

oh my freaking gawd! this girl can do it all! sheesh! i really hope i can get to NY b4 she leaves spring awakening....i wanna c her so badly!

[rlc8153]

You better get on that quick because she's leaving May 18!!

[lostONstage710]

i know! sadly, my mom said we can't go....why does california have to be so far away from NYC!

[rlc8153]

Haha, I know. I'm from Cali, too.

I was lucky. I went to NYC for just one day last summer and I did the whole Student Rush thing.

[lostONstage710]

me=REALLY JEALOUS!!

[thatgirlray]

Aw, dang. Maybe you can catch the national tour at least?

[lostONstage710]

dear gawd i hope i can! the fact that it's going on tour is kind of my only hope right now...

[theatrenerd22]

The tour's coming to San Diego and San Francisco, and probably LA so maybe you'll be able to see it?

[phantomfreak411]

i wanna hear her sing gimme gimme!

[AHZ1192]

her voice is gorgeous/amazing! love the ending :D it's nice to hear her sing songs that aren't from spring awakening once in awhile.

[liightmycandle93]

This is amazing. Her voice is just incredible! It's awesome to see a completely different side of her, other than Wendla.

[sweetliel]

gees! she can sing anything! i love her!

[broadwaybaby086]

This is from The After Party...not necessarily considered an open-mic night. Apples and oranges, I suppose.

[ExAxLxPx12]

love her!!! i really want to see spring awakening

[ChillGirl16]

omg she sounds amazing.

[kNARR0079]

goodness I love Lea Michele :) She's got such a beautiful, wonderful voice!

[AwakenSpring31]

Shes no sutton foster, but she is really good

[sup9412]

I so agree.

[dancingskittle]

I saw her in SA and loved her in it. TMM is my all time favorite musical, so this is really cool ! :) Thanks!

[orca1142]

Its great to hear her sing traditional musical theatre music.

[broadwaybombshell93]

where did u get this? where was it?

[StetsonSOMusic]

I believe this is at the Laurie Beechman Theater in NYC

[BroadwayBelle]

Haha she mixed up the lyrics but it sounds really good.

[renethel]

Wouldn't it be cute if Lea Michele was Millie and Jonathan Groff was Jimmy in a production of TMM?

[ShoshanaFan92]

that'd be sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooo good!!! especially cause jon groff would be an INSANE jimmy! and lea michelle is just incredible

[rlc8153]

Wow! Her voice!

I love her voice for this than for her character for Wendla.

[jedigurl527]

this is amazing

i havent seen her in SA since previews but she i amazing!