米歇爾在2006年在《[[:en:Spring Awakening|春醒]]》中飾演Wendla。<ref name="ddesk">{{cite web|url=http://www.dramadesk.com/ |title=Drama Desk Official website |publisher=Dramadesk.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-13}}</ref>在同年，《[[孤星淚]]》再次被搬上[[百老匯]]的舞台，米歇爾被邀請飾演愛潘妮（Éponine）<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/article/120298.html-DIVA-TALK-Chatting-with-Spring-Awakening-Les-Mizs-Lea-Michele-Plus-News-of-Ebersole-Eder "Diva Talk: Chatting With 'Spring Awakening'/'Les-Mizs' Lea Michele Plus News of Ebersole Eder"] playbill.com</ref>，但米歇爾選擇繼續出演《[[:en:Spring Awakening|春醒]]》，她因此劇被Drama Desk Awards提名為音樂類別傑出女演員。<ref name="rooney">D. Rooney.[http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=awardcentral&jump=features&id=tonypreview&articleid=VR1117963881 "Musicals pose Tony voting crunch"]{{dead link|date=July 2013}}, ''Variety.com'', April 26, 2007</ref>