Here's a look at how Idina Menzel was cast to play Lea Michele's mom on the hit musical TV show 'Glee'. The character of Shelby was first introduced into the world of Glee in 2010, going on to ...

Idina Menzel is looking back at her time as Shelby Corcoran on Glee with some not-so-fond memories, admitting playing Lea Michele ’s mom“wasn’t great” for her ego.

Back in 2010, Idina Menzel joined the cast of Ryan Murphy’s hit series Glee as Shelby Corcoran, the biological mother of protagonist Rachel Berry, portrayed by Lea Michele.

She says it "wasn't great for the ego" in an interview with Stellar Magazine The post Idina Menzel Still Feels Weird About Playing Lea Michele’s Mom on ‘Glee’ appeared first on TheWrap.

Idina Menzel says playing the mother of Lea Michele’s character on TV’s “Glee,” though being only 15 years older than the series' star, tapped into her feelings of career vulnerability.

On Stellar Magazine’s Something to Talk About podcast, Idina Menzel admitted that playing Lea Michele's mom on 'Glee' “wasn’t great” for her ego.

When Idina Menzel first appeared on Glee in 2010 as Rachel Berry’s mother Shelby Corcoran, she was 38 years old while actress Lea Michele was 23.

In an interview with Stellar’s “Something to talk About,” Menzel recalled being cast to play the mom of a teenager when she and Michele were only 15 years apart.

Idina Menzel didn’t always love the idea of playing Lea Michele’s TV mom. In a new interview recounting her time on Glee, the Tony Award winner reveals that she was conflicted when she got the ...

In a new interview, however, Menzel says playing Shelby “wasn’t great for the ego” given that she is only 15 years Michele’s senior in real life.

Idina Menzel didn’t always want to play Lea Michele’s mom on “Glee.” In an interview with Stellar’s “Something to talk About,” Menzel recalled being cast to play the mom of a ...

Menzel was cast in the hit series back in 2010 as Shelby Corcoran, bio mom of Michele's Rachel Berry. At the time Menzel was 38 and her counterpart was 23.