I have to admit that from the first time I saw Glee, I loved Lea Michele. The character of Rachel Berry, that “determined to be a star and I don’t care who knows it” attitude appealed to me. I recognized that feeling, too, because I remember watching Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl in the movies and having the same feeling of identification. When Streisand finished singing “I’m the Greatest Star” as Fanny Brice, I was convinced. Well, Lea feels it, too. She’s a major Streisand fan and she loved singing a Barbra song on Glee.
Every time Lea Michele has had a chance to go diva — like “Maybe This Time” and “Defying Gravity” — she’s displayed that Streisandesque musical power.
So when the winter finale had the New Directions show choir at sectionals and Rachel stepped up to sing “Don’t Rain on My Parade,” I was on the edge of my seat. I wondered if Lea would pull it off. I say that because it’s a very hard song to do, everything is on the offbeat and it’s a driving melody that requires a big voice and a lot of stamina.
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