Lea Michele Performed In The Broadway Musical That Changed Kelly Clarkson's Life

Well, you're back in the theater that you debuted in, right? When you were a kid. Yes, I'm back in the same theater that I made my Broadway debut in 30 years ago. But you feel too young for that. But you started so young, that's why. I did, I started. How old were you? Was it Les Mis? Yeah, it was Les Mis when I was eight years old and I'm back in the same theater now. Wait, what year would that have been? What year would you have been? So, that's me. I'm like, I'm trying to think if that's, oh my God, I wonder. So, it's 1996. Oh my God. Did you see me? Oh my God. I took a choir, I was on scholarship because mama couldn't afford, but I was on scholarship. I went with my choir program to New York City and the musical I saw was Les Mis and you would have been in it. There you go. I mean, it's such weird, wild, full circle moment. Yeah, it's so great. I didn't know that. You're so good. That thing changed my life. Les Mis. That musical changed. It changed my life. I had never seen anything like that in person. I hadn't either. Well, how I got into this business and everything was like such a crazy story. I'd never performed before. I saw Les Mis on Broadway and I remember it affecting me and being like, I don't know what I'm experiencing, but I'm feeling something. And then there was an open call in my hometown a few weeks later and I just went for fun and I booked it. And then I was on Broadway two weeks later. That's not normal. I'd never sung before. My dad told me I couldn't sing. I wasn't a singer. Dad, you're very. Your dad might be tone deaf. He told me I was a good dancer. Oh, and Ian, that's like the best thing when you're like, hey, is this kind of like, well, you're good at this. That's exactly. That's what he said. And then I was on Broadway two weeks later and now here I am 30 years later in this. Same theater. Bringing my children there. That's pretty special. It's really, really special.