Take a Bow, Rachel! Lea Michele Nabs a Spot in Time List of 100 Most Influential People

Forget about all that rain on Rachel Berry’s parade! Glee actress and Broadway veteran Lea Michele has been included in the latest Time 100, Time magazine’s annual list of the world’s 100 most influential people. Michele joins entertainers such as Lady Gaga, Conan O’Brien and Taylor Swift in a list that also includes the likes of Bill Clinton and Sarah Palin.

“She is inspiring young people to get involved in musical programs in schools and encouraging communities to fund them,” actress (and upcoming Glee guest star) Olivia Newton-John writes about Michele. “Lea…is wise, savvy and beautiful, an extremely gifted singer-actress-dancer-comedian with perfect pitch (I love that!). She is well prepared for superstardom in a role that is tailor-made for her on a creative, original show.”

Michele, whose Broadway credits include Spring Awakening, Fiddler on the Roof, Ragtime and Les Miserables responded to Newton-John by saying, “I love what I’m doing. This is all I’ve ever wanted to do since I was eight years old!”