Saturday 1 October 2022 07:03 PM Lea Michele performs the Funny Girl classic People on The Tonight Show trends now

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Lea Michele appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and performed the song People from her hit Broadway production Funny Girl on Friday.

The Glee star is playing Fanny Brice in the revival of Funny Girl at the August Wilson Theatre, a role she recently took over after Beanie Feldstein left the production midway through its run.

Michele delivered a show-stopping performance for the television audience and discussed returning to Broadway after more than a decade.

‘I’ve been wanting to come back to Broadway for so many years; I was gone for 15 years; Spring Awakening was the last show I did. To be back and to be in the show that I’ve loved for so many years, but I’m such a fan of this production. Incredible cast. Incredible score,’ Michele said.

On Thursday, the New York Times published a rare re-review of the musical and praised Lea in the starring role.

After Jimmy Fallon read some of the critical accolades for Michele’s performance in Funny Girl, the actress talked about her character on the cult high school show Glee, which had a Funny Girl arc for her character.