Lea Michele at Carnegie Hall

[macbeth]

Posted: 11/2/23 at 9:10am

Did anyone go and have a set list? From the pictures, it looks smaller than the usual Carnegie Hall concerts which I thought had bigger orchestras (but I could be wrong). How was it? 

[QueenAlice]

Posted: 11/2/23 at 9:34am

The Broadwayworld review gives a lot of detail about the performance including numbers performed.

 

https://www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/Review-LEA-MICHELE-Makes-a-Landmark-Debut-at-Carnegie-Hall-20231101

[ifonlyilivedinNY]

Posted: 11/2/23 at 12:27pm

macbeth said: "Did anyone go and have a set list? From the pictures, it looks smaller than the usual Carnegie Hall concerts which I thought had bigger orchestras (but I could be wrong). How was it?"

I’ll do my best with a set list:

Don’t Rain on My Parade- Funny Girl

Broadway Baby

I Dreamed a Dream- Les Mis 

Gliding- Ragtime

I Don’t Know How to Love You

Mama Who Bore Me- Spring Awakening/ enter Jonathan Groff- Lea sang a snippet of Old Friends

The Word of Your Body / Somewhere (West Side Story)

JG sang “She’ll be Back” his version for Lea to take a bathroom break

Glee songs - Papa Can you Hear Me- Then glee song requests snippets from the audience/ Enter Darren Criss

Suddenly Seymour and Make you Feel my Love

Funny Girl medley- Greatest Star, People, TMTMMD

Ended with My Man……. But wait an encore

Somewhere over the Rainbow

It was a beautiful show and she sounded fabulous. There are tons of audio and some video going around Instagram and TikTok. Glad I went but I’d spring for better seats next time- the balcony is terrible 

[Zeppie2022]

Posted: 11/2/23 at 7:09pm

Sounds like a fantastic show/evening!!

[BETTY22]

Posted: 11/2/23 at 7:12pm

I know everyone is raving her opening number - and for good reason.

But for me, the highlight of the magnificent evening was Somewhere over the Rainbow

[VintageSnarker]

Posted: 11/3/23 at 9:19pm

ifonlyilivedinNY pretty much covered it. She sang a little Phantom talking about her Les Miserables audition. Marked and a capella. 

The improvised Glee section with audience suggestions included: Don't Stop Believin, It's All Coming Back to Me Now, Paradise by the Dashboard Light, Taking Chances

Then for the planned Glee songs she sang Being Good Isn't Good Enough... applause then right into Happy Days Are Here Again (I wish this had been a duet with Groff)... more applause then Papa Can You Hear Me with a nice solo violin highlight... ending on Maybe This Time. 

Also, for the record, I was in the Dress Circle and that was the perfect price point for me with a slightly rowdy crowd. I do think she sounded fantastic but sometimes they overamplify at Carnegie Hall so there's not much benefit to me in being closer.