CHESS (2025 Broadway Revival) Reviews- Page 15

[Mary_Poppins]

Posted: 4/16/26 at 7:04pm

Ball of Buttah said: "Lea finally got her Sardi's pic up. And, of course, looks nothing like her 🤦🏻‍♀️🤣."

Looks like Idina.

Aren't these drawings supposed to be caricatures ?

 

[Ball of Buttah]

Posted: 4/16/26 at 7:07pm

Mary_Poppins said: "Ball of Buttah said: "Lea finally got her Sardi's pic up. And, of course, looks nothing like her 🤦🏻‍♀️🤣."

Looks like Idina.

Aren't these drawings supposed to be caricatures ?"

Someone said it looks more like Idina than Idina's picture 😭😂

[Mary_Poppins]

Posted: 4/16/26 at 7:27pm

GirlFromOz68 said: "Ball of Buttah said: "Lea finally got her Sardi's pic up. And, of course, looks nothing like her 🤦🏻‍♀️🤣.


Anyway what's far more important is how many people from different stages of her career showed up for her. One in the eye for that stupid narrative that nobody likes her. Stephen Mark Lukas, understudy Nick in FG , came down from Boston where the Beauty and the Beast tour is currently playing, to be there.

Also nice to see Judy Kuhn."

 

There are countless people out there who still like her.

Not sure what to think of Kevin McHale, though. After Glee was over he invited her to be the first guest on his and Jenna's podcast. Then he jumped on the bandwagon and shaded her. Then he backtracked a little. Then he showed up backstage at Chess and now at Sardi's.

[Wayman_Wong]

Posted: 4/17/26 at 2:55pm

People magazine features coverage of Lea Michele's portrait at Sardi's and her reunion with her co-stars from ''Glee'' and ''Spring Awakening.'' Also includes quotes from Michele and Jonathan Groff, who gave a speech celebrating her. 

By the way, is this the first time some folks have seen a Sardi's portrait? These drawings seldom look like their subjects. It's not just Lea.

I missed the old-fashioned, classic caricatures, but apparently some celebs did not like having their features exaggerated. So they have these bland, more-straightforward drawings of photographs.

https://people.com/lea-michele-reunites-with-glee-and-spring-awakening-costars-at-unveiling-of-sardis-portrait-11952190

Updated On: 4/17/26 at 02:55 PM

[Mary_Poppins]

Posted: 4/17/26 at 4:13pm

Wayman_Wong said: "
By the way, is this the first time some folks have seena Sardi's portrait? These drawings seldom look like their subjects. It's not just Lea."

I've seen them before and I know they have neither been very similar nor proper caricatures for quite some time now. But Lea's is literally more similar to Idina than to herself. Whoever drew it must have realized that.

 

[TheatreMonkey]

Posted: 4/17/26 at 8:17pm

Mary_Poppins said: "Wayman_Wong said: "
By the way, is this the first time some folks have seena Sardi's portrait? These drawings seldom look like their subjects. It's not just Lea."

I've seen them before and I know they have neither been very similar nor proper caricatures for quite some time now. But Lea's is literally more similar to Idina than to herself. Whoever drew it must have realized that.

"

This, 100% -- when I saw the photos from the unveiling, all I could think was "That's a caricature...of Idina Menzel!" Not to mention, it looks like it took less than 5 minutes to produce. Yeah, it's not Botticelli, but I've seen better quality caricatures at a boardwalk. 

Updated On: 4/17/26 at 08:17 PM

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 4/17/26 at 8:22pm

This one looks like neither a self portrait or a caricature. It's kind of like if you took caricature attributes and painted them as "realistic". Just ugly all around lol. 

[Mary_Poppins]

Posted: 4/18/26 at 8:12pm

Aaron, Lea and Nick will be on

Late Night with Seth Meyers

NBC    Monday April 20    12:35/11:35c

 

 

Updated On: 4/18/26 at 08:12 PM

[GirlFromOz68]

Posted: 4/18/26 at 11:37pm

Mary_Poppins said: "Aaron, Lea and Nick will be on

Late Night with Seth Meyers

NBC Monday April 20 12:35/11:35c



"

A busy day for Lea,  she's appearing at the Atlantic Theatre Company 40th Anniversary Celebration that night.  Monday week she and Nik will both be performing at Miscast 2026.