In 2004, Michele played "Shprintze" and "Chava" in the Broadway revival of the musical Fiddler on the Roof. Regionally, she has appeared in the title role in The Diary of Anne Frank.
Since the age of 14, she played the role of Wendla in Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik's musical version of Spring Awakening since early workshops; following it up to the Broadway production. Around the same time the show was set to go to Broadway, she was given the role of Eponine in the Broadway revival of Les Misérables. She chose to remain with Spring Awakening, which debuted on Broadway December 10, 2006. Michele was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for her performance in Spring Awakening, as Lead Actress in a Musical.
On May 18, 2008, Michele left Spring Awakening with co-star Jonathan Groff and was replaced by former Wendla understudy Alexandra Socha. She performed in a reading of Sheik and Sater's new musical, Nero, in July 2008 at Vassar College, also featuring Idina Menzel and Michael Arden. On August 8, 9 and 10, 2008, Michele portrayed Eponine in the Hollywood Bowl's Les Misérables concert.
Michele can be heard on the original Broadway cast recordings of Ragtime and Spring Awakening, as well as the 2003 revival recording of Fiddler on the Roof.
Michele starred in the Fox television show Glee, where she played the star female singer of a high school glee club, Rachel Berry. The pilot aired on May 19, 2009, and the show aired on Thursday nights on FOX. The show ended after 6 seasons on March 20, 2015.
Lea Michele will be making her public debut as Fanny Brice in Broadway’s Funny Girl on September 6th, 2022
Love Is Alive
Lea Michele Lyrics
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Needs to share its light
It doesn't get how dark it is outside
Warms the rising sun
It kisses everyone
It doesn't remember the hate of yesterday
Oh, can't you see it in my eyes
Love, love is alive in me
When my golden crown
Becomes a cup of doubt
I try to remember all I need is all around
Oh, can't you hear it in my voice
Oh, can't you see it in my eyes
Love, love is alive in me
Oh, can't you hear it in my voice
Oh, can't you see it in my eyes
Love, love is alive in me
Oh, can't you hear it in my voice
Oh, can't you see it in my eyes
Love, love is alive
Oh can't you feel it in my touch?
Know that I'll always have enough
Love, love is alive in me
Lea Michele's song What Is Love? is a soulful expression of the singer's understanding of love. The song reflects on the ways in which love touches and transforms lives, making everything brighter and warmer. The opening lines, "It wakes me up at night / Needs to share its light / It doesn't get how dark it is outside," suggest that love is a powerful force that cannot be contained or stifled. Love is always present, always seeking to shine its light into every corner of life.
The lyrics describe love as a force that warms the sun and kisses everyone, a force that overcomes the hatred and division of yesterday. Love is alive and vibrant, and the singer proclaims her connection to this force with the repeated refrain, "Love, love is alive in me." The song acknowledges that doubt and fear can sometimes cloud our perception of love, but encourages us to remember that love is always present in the people and world around us.
Overall, Lea Michele's What Is Love? is a beautiful tribute to the power of love in our lives. The song captures the hope and optimism that comes from knowing that love is always present, even in the darkest moments.
Line by Line Meaning
It wakes me up at night
Love is something that keeps Lea Michele up at night as she thinks about it quite often
Needs to share its light
Love is something that needs to be shared with other people for it to truly bloom
It doesn't get how dark it is outside
Love is oblivious to the darkness present in the world and just shines light wherever it goes
Warms the rising sun
Love is something that brings warmth and light to every new day
It kisses everyone
Love is all-encompassing and has the power to touch the hearts of everyone it encounters
It doesn't remember the hate of yesterday
Love has the power to forget past wrongs and only focus on the present moment
Oh, can't you hear it in my voice
Lea Michele is expressing how much love means to her through her voice
Oh, can't you see it in my eyes
Lea Michele is expressing how much love means to her through her eyes
Love, love is alive in me
Lea Michele is stating that love is an ever-present force in her life that keeps her going
When my golden crown
Lea Michele is referring to a time when things are going well for her
Becomes a cup of doubt
In times of doubt, Lea Michele tries to remember that love is all around and still present
I try to remember all I need is all around
Lea Michele is telling herself to remember that love is ever-present and surrounds her in all forms
Oh can't you feel it in my touch?
Lea Michele is asking if others can feel the love that she emanates through her touch
Know that I'll always have enough
Lea Michele is expressing that she knows she will always have enough love in her life
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: NATHAN CHAPMAN, CHANTAL KREVIAZUK
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Demi
lyrics
It wakes me up at night
Needs to share its light
It doesn't get how dark it is outside
Warms the rising sun
It kisses everyone
It doesn't remember the hate of yesterday
Oh, can't you hear it in my voice
Oh, can't you see it in my eyes
Love, love is alive in me
When my golden crown
Becomes a cup of doubt
I try to remember all I need is all around
Oh, can't you hear it in my voice
Oh, can't you see it in my eyes
Love, love is alive in me
Oh, can't you hear it in my voice
Oh, can't you see it in my eyes
Love, love is alive in me
Oh, can't you hear it in my voice
Oh, can't you see it in my eyes
Love, love is alive
Oh can't you feel it in my touch?
Know that I'll always have enough
Love, love is alive in me
Estefany Teixeira
It wakes me up at night
It needs to share its light
It doesn't get how dark it is outside
It warms the rising sun
It kisses everyone
It doesn't remember the hate from yesterday
Ohh can't you hear it in my voice
Ohh can't you see it in my eyes
Love
Love is alive in me
Ohh ohh ohh ohh ohh ohh
Ohh ohh ohh ohh ohh ohh
When my golden crown
Becomes a cup of doubt
I try to remember all I need is all around
Ohh can't you hear it in my voice
Ohh can't you see it in my eyes
Love
Love is alive in me
Ohh ohh ohh ohh ohh ohh
Ohh ohh ohh ohh ohh ohh
Ohh ohh ohh ohh ohh ohh
Ohh can't you hear it in my voice
Ohh can't you see it in my eyes
Love
Love is alive
Ohh can't you feel it in my touch
Know that I'll always have enough
Love
Love is alive in me
Ohh ohh ohh ohh ohh ohh
Ohh ohh ohh ohh ohh ohh
Ohh ohh ohh ohh ohh ohh
Equis Persona
It wakes me up at night
It needs to share its light
It doesn't get how dark it is outside
It warms the rising sun
It kisses everyone
It doesn't remember the hate of yesterday
Oh, can't you hear it in my voice?
Oh, can't you see it in my eyes?
Love,
Love is alive
In me...
And when my golden crown
Becomes a cup of doubt
I try to remember all I need is all around
Oh, can't you hear it in my voice?
Oh, can't you see it in my eyes?
Love,
Love is alive
In me...
Oh, can't you hear it in my voice?
Oh, can't you see it in my eyes?
Love,
Love is alive
Oh, can't you feel it in my touch?
Know that I'll always have enough
Love,
Love is alive
In me...
Demi
lyrics
It wakes me up at night
Needs to share its light
It doesn't get how dark it is outside
Warms the rising sun
It kisses everyone
It doesn't remember the hate of yesterday
Oh, can't you hear it in my voice
Oh, can't you see it in my eyes
Love, love is alive in me
When my golden crown
Becomes a cup of doubt
I try to remember all I need is all around
Oh, can't you hear it in my voice
Oh, can't you see it in my eyes
Love, love is alive in me
Oh, can't you hear it in my voice
Oh, can't you see it in my eyes
Love, love is alive in me
Oh, can't you hear it in my voice
Oh, can't you see it in my eyes
Love, love is alive
Oh can't you feel it in my touch?
Know that I'll always have enough
Love, love is alive in me
J L N
An insipidly juvenile song with better production than it deserves, but I must admit, Lea does a good job screaming it. The lack of consonants renders some words unintelligible, for which I am grateful.
Julie McGinty
Demi
Triggered Chihuahua
Demi ;A;
Dimple Inocencio
Demi 💛💚💜💜💜💓💓
Carla Pinheiro
Perfeito!! Encantada.
Cristina
I feel like I'm back at those Glee episodes where I had goosebumps every time she opened her mouth to sing. Her voice is seriously unique and gives you chills, always.
Yunis Garcia Doris Nicole
super yes, the same thing happened to me every time she sang her god it's like she's always connected to her
Feyzan
Cristina Toscano yes reminds me for her performance of to love you more by Celine diom
iKeto 🥑
I think she should've been casted for A Star is Born instead of Lady Gaga.