Lea Michele Meets David Letterman: "

Lea Michele strikes a pose outside The Late Show with David Letterman on Monday (October 5) in New York City.

The 23-year-old Glee star plays Rachel Berry, and admits she was kind of like her character. “I was very much like Rachel when I was in high school,” she told Newsday. “I so appreciate her confidence, who she is and what she wants. I think that it’s so possible in high school for kids to get caught up in what people think is cool, and what I love about Rachel is that she knows what she wants, and she’s sticking with that.”

Lea was most recently spotted on Broadway in Spring Awakening.

FYI: Lea is wearing gold pumps by Giuseppe Zanotti Design.

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Lea Michele Rocks All Ages: "

Lea Michele, star of Fox’s new breakout series Glee, visits her old stomping grounds — Broadway! — and drops by the hit rock musical Rock of Ages in New York City on Monday (October 5).

The 23-year-old actress, clad in Helmut Lang’s sexy bondage jersey combo dress, brought along her parents Marc and Edith. The trio sang and danced along to “Don’t Stop Believin” with cast and audience members during the big finale number. Michele knew all the words, of course as “Believin’” was featured in Glee’s pilot episode and the cast version has been on iTunes Top 100 ever since.

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