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Lea Michele's Children Surprise Her Onstage With Flowers For Mother's Day

Lea Michele received a special Mother's Day surprise during the curtain call of "Chess" on Sunday when her children appeared onstage to present her with flowers.

·May 11, 2026·via BroadwayWorld
Lea Michele's Children Surprise Her Onstage With Flowers For Mother's Day

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Michele also brought flowers to her fellow mothers in the cast.

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Lea Michele was surprised by her children onstage at Chess for Mother's Day! During the production's curtain call on Sunday, her kids ran out to hand her flowers. After the Glee alum brought flowers to her fellow mothers in the cast, her husband walked her kids out to hand her flowers.

Michele is the mother of two children, with a 5-year-old son, Ever Leo, and a 2-year-old daughter named Emery Sol.

Happy Mother’s Day! 🩷♟️

Michele currently appears as “Florence Vassy” alongside Tony Award winner Aaron Tveit and Tony Award nominee Nicholas Christopher in Chess through Sunday, June 21. A new block of tickets is now on sale through Sunday, September 13, 2026, marking the third extension for the first-ever Broadway revival of Chess .

Chess also features Tony Award nominee Hannah Cruz, Tony Award nominee Bryce Pinkham, Bradley Dean, Tony Award nominee Sean Allan Krill and an ensemble that includes Kyla Bartholomeusz, Daniel Beeman , Shavey Brown, Emma Degerstedt, Casey Garvin, Adam Halpin, David Paul Kidder, Sarah Michele Lindsey, Michael Milkanin, Aleksandr Ivan Pevec, Aliah James, Sydney Jones, Sean MacLaughlin, Sarah Meahl, Ramone Nelson, Fredric Rodriguez Odgaard, Michael Olaribigbe, Katerina Papacostas, Samantha Pollino, Adam Roberts, Regine Sophia and Katie Webber.

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Watch Tony Award nominees Hannah Cruz and Nicholas Cristopher perform an excerpt of The Deal (Part 1) from the Broadway revival of Chess.

Audiences at Chess celebrated the production's five Tony Award nominations at Tuesday night's performance. Watch videos of the audience celebrating its Tony-nominated actors, Nicholas Christopher, Bryce Pinkham, and Hannah Cruz.

Tony winner Aaron Tveit returns to the stage this season in his seventh Broadway role- 'Freddie Trumper' in Michale Mayor's acclaimed revival of Chess. It's been almost four decades since the cult-favorite musical made its debut, and Tveit's electrifying performance is one of the reasons fans have been flocking to the Imperial Theatre. Watch in this video as he chats more about the bond he has formed with his fierce costars, and talks more about what he loves about 'Freddie.'

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Video-Lea-Micheles-Kids-Join-Her-Onstage-at-CHESS-For-Mothers-Day-20260511)._

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