EN: Absolutely. So many tears shed watching the show. I miss it so much! But, speaking of Glee, one of your costars, a gentleman named Darren Criss and you are going on a little tour this summer. Can you tell us what we can expect from the show?
Lea Michele: We’re so excited. So Darren and I obviously met during Glee, but we really found a great friendship. Out of everyone on the show, I would say that Darren and I are definitely the closest. We spent a lot of our time outside of the show together. Our families are close. And we not only sang on Glee together, but we would always get asked to perform benefits together and do little shows here and there. It only felt right that eventually, we would put together a show for the two of us. I went on tour last year and it was incredible, but you know, it’s difficult being on the road and being by yourself. So, I wanted to find an opportunity to tour with someone and when I found out that our schedules would work out, we were so excited. We are currently putting together an amazing set list.
It’s definitely going to be an awesome show – when we sing a song together, it’s so nostalgic. We’re going to do a ton of songs from Glee, songs from our solo albums, a bunch of Broadway songs. We want people to feel like they’re having a one-on-one, intimate time with the two of us. Darren is incredibly spontaneous. So I know that every show is going to be different and unique. Definitely, go if you love the show or our solo music, but there’s something in there for everyone. Nashville is our first stop, and we already said that no matter what, we’re going out while we’re there. I don’t want to pick favorites, but we’re very, very, very excited to get to Nashville.
EN: Ok. So, I am currently ‘marathoning’ The Assassination of Gianni Versace. Are are you a little creeped out with Darren after his performance in the show? Because it was terrifying.
Lea Michele: So, it’s really funny. When we first finished Glee, I went off to New Orleans to do Scream Queens he ended up watching me play a psycho killer on that show. Then, Ryan Murphy had him play Andrew Cunanan. So, we both left Glee to play psycho killers, which is hilarious. But Darren was so incredible and you know, what people may not know is that Darren really wanted to play this part – he approached Ryan (Murphy) about playing it. So not only did he do such an incredible job of playing the role, but he also helped them make this project really happen. I don’t know many other people that could’ve played that character. He was truly incredible. And, if you know Darren, you know he’s nothing like that. He’s a hippie, laid back. I’m so proud of him. And, if everyone wants to know, yes his body does really look like that. There’s no body double.
EN: Um. Definitely no complaints re: those scenes.
Lea Michele: He posted this picture, which I’m sure you have seen, of him in the little like, you know, um, I think it was like orange bikini bottoms he posted on Instagram? But before he posted it, he sent me the photo and he was, “hey, do you think this is like, bad for me to post?” I was like, “why are you sending this to me, I don’t want to see that!” I’m sure that there’s a 100 people, a million people that want to see it. But, I was like; “this is really weird for me to say because you’re my brother. But you definitely need to post that.” He posted it in the world went crazy.
EN: Yeah. The world appreciates your advice in this matter.
Lea Michele: Yeah, I mean that’s the thing about Darren and I. I think in order to do tours together, you have to be friends, and you have to have stories and experiences. You know, Darren and I have spent holidays together with our families. We’ve done New Year’s Eve together. So, those are the things, those are the moments, those are the stories that we want to share and what we want to talk to our fans about. And so I think that these little glimpses into who we are and who we are as friends. It is definitely going to be very unique and very personal.
EN: Dream Duet partner?
Lea Michele: I love singing with Jonathan Groff. And, you know, I love Darren too. And Adele.
Q&A with Lea Michele
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