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Who plays Rachel's mom? Are they related in real life? If not, she was very well cast. Their resemblance was amazing!

jonbrookstone posted over a year ago

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Cinders said:

Nope, they are only related through their Broadway fame. Like Lea Michele, Idina Menzel was offered Hollywood gigs after her great success on Broadway, originating iconic roles like Elphaba of Wicked and Maureen Johnson of Rent.

Interestingly, Wicked is one of Rachel's favorite musicals. I wonder how she feels about Spring Awakening, which launched Lea's career...

Below is a photo. On top is Idina Menzel playing Maureen and Elphaba respectively. On bottom is Lea Michele with Jonathan Groff in Spring Awakening.

posted over a year ago

They look alike though

brooke9878 posted over a year ago

I love Idina! I remember listen to her and Kristen (April Rhodes) in the Wicked CD and loving it! She is so amazing and I love her on Glee! And I hope they bring her back! She does look a lot like Lea which is quite funny. I hope she will put on the green makeup for glee! I would scream

kaylap1410 posted over a year ago

They really look alike!!!!

Rock-n-Rollin posted over a year ago

I like it

han1234 posted 10 months ago

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fir8008 said:

The actress playing Rachel's mom is Idina Menzel. No, she and Lea Michele are not related. Before Idina was even cast Glee fans saw their resemblance and petitioned for Idina to be cast as Rachel's mom. Then Idina was cast as Shelby Corcoran (the Vocal Adrenaline coach) the petitioning continued and either Ryan Murphy listened or he thought Idina's character should be Rachel's mom too. Her casting was phenomenal! And I agree, their resemblance is amazing. :)

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kb928 said:

idina menzel. she's a broadway actress, but they are not related despite how identical they look! hard to believe, but true :)

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smileyz101 said:

Idina Mendezel. Broadway star and beyond.... it's pretty amazing on how ,uch they look alike... that's hwy she was cast in the first place.

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breanne8697 said:

rachels exboyfriends exteacher. i bet they are they really look alike.

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GemonkDruid said:

Mom? I thought she had two gay dads.

posted over a year ago

two dads can't make a baby :p there has to be a biological mom

Yukari12 posted over a year ago

^lol

klaine_forever posted over a year ago

Rawwwr said:

On Wikipedia, it said they had already cast Idina Menzel as the coach of Vocal Adrenaline, but then fans thought that she looked like Lea Michele so much and they petitioned or something like that for Idina to be Rachel's biological mum.

posted over a year ago

that was sooo true... i was one of those people!

katiebien posted over a year ago

i was too (; haha ,

Olive_Snook posted over a year ago

I wasn't but I did think they looked so alike!

robothor1111 posted over a year ago

Team_Edward77 said:

amaizing casting, they couldnt have found someone better!

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Daratora said:

Idina Mendez, she plays the bad witch on Wicked

posted over a year ago

It's Menzel btw

Ms_Mea posted over a year ago

The 'bad witch' is Elphaba. I was lucky enough to see Misss Menzel playing her live last year

klaine_forever posted over a year ago

twi-hard101 said:

The original Wicked Witch of the East from Wicked, Idina Mendzel plays Rachel's mom. They are not related but they do look A LOT like each other

posted over a year ago

Actually, Elphaba (Idina) was the Wicked Witch of the West. Elphie's sister Nessarose was the Witch of the East.

Tarna96 posted over a year ago

tigeralily said:

Unfortunately no Rachel(Lea Michele) and her mom Shelby Corcoran(Idina Menzel) are not related in real life. Idina was very well cast as her mom for the resemblance as indeed very good and their voices are amazing together. I wondered this myself for a while then I googled rachel and her mom and found info on the glee cast and who plays who.

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gumble said:

Defintely, their resemblence is amazing, but i dont think theyre related. Not that i know of:)

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anny1234 said:

it is her real mom xx

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klaine_forever posted over a year ago

Kandrakar said:

lol, no they're not related. And the only reason I even watched glee was because Idina & Kristin was there ^^ (Idina is Shelby and Kristin's April, btw)

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cropper said:

no they are not related! they may be VERY distantly but I agree the resembalence is striking! did u know that Rachel's mum us in wicked?

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nikkimikki154 said:

rachels mother in the show was played by Idina Menzel .they are not related in real life but do have a close resemblence and yes she is very well cast to play rachels mother in glee.

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