Eye on the target and wham!

Hey, Mr. Ziegfeld, here she is… “He asked how I was feeling about this big night coming up.

I told him I’m feeling ‘over the moon and so nervous at the exact same time.’

Funny Girl Lea Michele

Lea Michele as Fanny Brice in ‘Funny Girl’.Mary Ellen Matthews

He told me ‘that’s called being alive and to live in that feeling.’

It was the perfect advice.”

The production previously shareda first look at Michele in rehearsalfor the role, dancing and working with her costars.

Funny Girl Lea Michele

Mary Ellen Matthews

The Broadway starimpressed time and again delivering songs fromFunny Girlwhile starring onGlee.

Still, Michele felt mixed emotions at the prospect then.