Hun fik sin Broadway-debut i 1995, som en erstatning i rollen som unge Cosette i Les Misérables . <ref>Waterman, Lauren.[http://www.teenvogue.com/industry/blogs/entertainment/2009/10/lea-michele.html "High School Musical: Glee's Lea Michele"] teenvogue.com, October 12, 2009</ref><ref name=internet>[http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=70191 "Lea Michele listing] Internet Broadway Database, accessed October 8, 2011</ref> Dette blev efterfulgt af rollen som Tatehs datter, den lille pige, i den original Broadwayopsætning af musicalen [[Ragtime (musical)|Ragtime]] i 1998 . <ref name=internet/><ref>Viagas, Robert.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/33890-Entire-Toronto-Ragtime-Cast-Headed-for-Bway "Entire Toronto 'Ragtime' Cast Headed for B'way"] playbill.com, May 8, 1997</ref> I 2004 (under hendes senior år i High School), spillede Michele Shprintze i Broadway genopsætningen af den musikalske ''Fiddler-on-the-Roof''. <ref name=internet/><ref>Jones, Kenneth.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/84589-Not-Your-Zaydes-Fiddler-on-the-Roof-Leveauxs-Fresh-Revival-Opens-on-Broadway-Feb-26 "Not Your Zayde's 'Fiddler on the Roof': Leveaux's Fresh Revival Opens on Broadway Feb. 26"] playbill.com, February 26, 2004</ref> Hun sang også om Broadway genopsætningen af ''Fiddler on the Roof'' i 2004 .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/fiddler-on-the-roof-2004-broadway-revival-cast-r692135/credits/credits|title=Fiddler on the Roof [2004 Broadway Revival Cast]: Credits|publisher=[[Allmusic]]. [[Rovi Corporation]]|access-date=9. november 2011}}</ref>
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