Michele was born in the Bronx, New York City, the daughter of Edith, a nurse, and Marc Sarfati, a delicatessen owner. She decided on a whim she wanted to try out. Around the same time that the show was set to go to Broadway, she was offered the role of Eponine in the Broadway revival of Les Misérables. On May 18, 2008, Michele left Spring Awakening with co-stars Jonathan Groff. From August 8-10, 2008, she portrayed Eponine in the Hollywood Bowl’s Les Misérables concert.
Lea Michele to leave Glee Lea Michele, Chris Colfer and Cory Monteith are among the ‘Glee’ stars who will depart the show at the end of the next series, creator Ryan Murphy has… [link]
