Michele made her Broadway debut as a child in Les Miserables and later appeared in the original companies of Ragtime and the 2004 Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof. She has been a part of Spring Awakening playing Wendla since very early industry readings of the show. For her work in the Broadway staging, she was honored with two Broadway.com Audience Awards, for Favorite Breakthrough Performance and Favorite Pair an award shared with Groff.