Lea Michele on Third Watch when she was 14, back in 2000. Big thanks to Luana for uploading these scenes.

Not sure if Lea will attend herself, but we will cover it if so.

Get Your Big Break when you Sing and Dance On Stage with Anne Hathaway, Kristen Bell, Jason Alexander, Peter Gallagher & the Casts of Glee, Mad Men, The Big Bang Theory, Modern Family, Saturday Night Live, Dancing with the Stars, American Idol & Breaking Bad, among others at “A Night at Sardis” Hosted by Seth Rogen on Mar 18th at The Beverly Hilton!

You’ll perform side-by-side with today’s biggest celebrities in front of huge Directors, including Valentine’s Day and Pretty Woman Director, Garry Marshall & Jimmy Burrows, among others, as well as some of the biggest agents and studios in Hollywood.

Whether you’re looking to create a memory to last a lifetime, or are pursuing a career in the entertainment field, this one-in-a-lifetime opportunity should not be passed up!

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Being the president’s wife apparently has its perks.

Sources confirm to me exclusively that First Lady Michelle Obama has invited the cast of Glee to perform at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday, April 5 — and, barring any last-minute glitches, they’re gonna do it!

Rumor has it Mrs. O and her daughters are big fans of the show. And since a White House gig is an offer that’s pretty darn hard to refuse, Glee’s producers did some lickety-split schedule rejiggering in order to honor the request.

Source: EW

Even before making it big on Fox’s hit Glee, Lea Michele was already a bona fide Broadway star, thanks to 2006’s Spring Awakening. No wonder the theater world is anxious to get her back on the boards. One non-profit theater company in New York has gone so far as to create a show with Michele in mind, the New York Post reports. Reed Prescott, executive director of the New York Theatre Barn, confirms that the brunette belter helped inspire their new musical “Speargrove Presents,” based on a real-life incident in which a town blocked a high school production of “Rent.” He chatted with EW’s Simon Vozick-Levinson about the about the project — and explained why Michele is the best woman for the job:

EW: What can you tell us about the role?
Prescott: It’s the role of Caroline Bonds. It’s a role that’s similar to what she plays on Glee — the queen bee of the high school drama club…. People from the community rewrite the show and take her song out, so she quits the show, which gets misconstrued as a big political move…. At this big school board meeting, she speaks up for herself, and they end up doing a concert of the show at a different location.”

EW: Why Lea?
Prescott: Well, because she has Broadway chops, clearly. She’s actually attended some of our events in the past. We just always had it in mind.

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Glee star Lea Michele suffers for her art – the hit U.S. show’s energetic dance numbers have left her with recurring back spasms.

The 23 year old plays wannabe actress Rachel Berry in the popular musical comedy, which is based around an all-singing, all-dancing choir at a fictional Ohio high school.

And the tough routines have taken their toll on the former Broadway star, who has been left with damaged back muscles.

But Michele insists she can learn to live with the condition – because her job is so much fun.

She tells Britain’s OK! magazine, “We all did this one dance number a couple of weeks ago that was extremely gruelling. Now I have back spasms every so often. I’ll be talking and be like, ‘Excuse me a minute,’ and my back will just spaz out. And then I’ll be fine. But we ignore it because we’re all just happy doing what we do. We don’t pay attention to our injuries.”

Source: Contact Music

Behind the scenes of Elle‘s March issue.

This may feature unwanted spoilers – read with caution.

Give me scoop on the Glee Madonna episode. Who’s going to sing what? — Kristy
MICKEY: Forget what they’re going to sing; look at what Sue Sylvester is going to wear! As this video indicates, the Cheerios will tackle “Express Yourself” and Rachel will be wearing a “Team Finn” T-shirt when the show returns in April.

Source: TV Guide

Today Lea tweeted:

Recorded an episode of the Simpsons today! SO cool!!!! Will let everyone know when it’s gonna air!

We’ll keep you posted when the episode airs. Cory Monteith also recently recorded for the show.

Sue in a cone bra?
The Cheerios working their pompoms in a routine to “Express Yourself”?

Curt proclaiming himself to be part of the glitterati? It sounds like the highly anticipated all-Madonna episode of Glee will have all the Gleeks dancing on “La Isla Bonita.”

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The cast of Glee – including Lea, Dianna and Cory – will be featured in Elle magazine March 2010.