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Welcome to the page of one Rachel Barbra Berry! The often imitated but irreplaceable star of Broadway. I am sure many of you will pretend you stumbled upon this page accidentally but one does not simply stumble onto the page of such an up and coming starlet and therefore I encourage you to embrace the meticulously detailed and perfectly laid out blog before you. I have recently been informed that there are some poor and unfortunate souls who are unaware of my existence and so I have decided to illuminate you with a short, yet informative life history of one Rachel Barbra Berry. I was born on the 18th of December 1994 to two wonderful fathers, Leroy and Hiram Berry, who had made me out of pure love. To this day I do not know who my true biological father is as they had both of their sperm artificially inseminated into a surrogate, selected from a vast pool of women as she was deemed most compatible based on height and beauty to produce their future star. I do not at this time have any contact with my surrogate nor do I have any means of reaching her. Questions regarding her will not be tolerated. Growing up my fathers fostered in my a love of all things music related, with me winning my first dance competition at the tender age of only three months. My fathers have always provided the best of the best for me and therefore I grew up on singing, dancing and acting classes. My fathers particularly fostered a love of Barbra Streisand in me, clearly an idol of theirs considering my middle name, and I consider her to be a symbol of what I hope to achieve in my own life. Whenever I am down I find great comfort in singing something from her expansive collection of work and reminding myself that one day I will have her success. Following on from my detour to spread my love of one Barbra Streisand I grew up, in, Lima, Ohio, The home of many a Lima Loser and hell on earth for anyone as driven or as talented as me. I attended William McKinley home to many of the Neanderthals and future Lima Losers of our town, and the basis of much of the bullying. This did not stop me, however, from engaging in a thriving school life. I was a member of 18 extracurricular clubs and societies as you can see from my many school yearbook photographs, and these include Kwanza club and founded the GayLesball. My main extracurricular was Show Choir, namely the New Directions, for whom I was once Captain and after a rather unfair demotion became Co-Captain. For the first year of my school career this club was in shambles under the shocking favouritism of one ex-teacher at this school. Although I deny all accusations that I was the one to get Mr Ryerson fired I maintain that this school is far better place without him. Following his replacement by Mr Schue who, although he did have a rather unfortunate habit of taking away solos that were rightfully mine and a bizarre love of 80s rock, proved to be a more than capable leader to our small band of talent. Indeed in our very first year as a team we found success at Sectionals where I performed our opening number the Barbra classic Don't Rain On My Parade to much aplomb and fan fare. During my Junior year I dedicated myself to perfecting the talents of my less talented, pitchy peers and in ensuring I would make it to Nationals in New York. Despite my rousing and moving original song at Regionals meaning we breezed through to the final stage of the competition, we failed to secure the title that year. I deny all responsibility for "the kiss that missed" as I think it is clear in that video that the T-Rex was eating the Jew and not the other way around. Only during my Senior year did I finally achieve the recognition for my talents that I deserved in winning both the Nationals Championship, a spot at NYADA and graduating with a 3.8 GPA. This was not without hard work and heartbreak, with my first and last case of stage fright almost robbing me of my rightful place in New York. Indeed once again it was my solo performance of "It's all coming back to me now" that truly bought us that victory. My journey then finally brought me to my true home, and the shining lights of New York. I have just spent my first year in the hallowed halls of NYADA where my talents was honed for four years in order for me to become the even brighter star that I am today. Under the tutelage of such famed performers as Carmen Tibideaux and Cassandra July, I know I will make it onto the Great White Way. While some may say I faced a harder time there than most under the intense scrutiny of Miss July, and various other professors, but I choose to believe I thrived under their respective pressure and expectations and became a better star because of it. I doubt you will be surprised to hear that my graduation day saw me both top of my class and valedictorian. I truly did live up to the full potential Ms. July saw in me during my tentative few weeks in the Big Apple. Asides from the infamy afforded to me in becoming the shining star of NYADA, I am sure you know me as the girl who brought the role of Fanny from Funny Girl, back to Broadway or to be specific, taking on Barbra's most iconic role. It was a feat never achieved before and, as the show continues to run, it is clear that my triumphant performance as Fanny every single night helped to recapture the nation's adoration for all things Fanny Brice. I cannot convey what an honour, if not exactly a surprise, it was to become the second ever originating Fanny Brice. It's all I ever dreamed about since I was a very little girl, and I just know that it was only the start of what will be a shining career of one Rachel Barbra Berry. Don't be alarmed if I start blogging as Barbra for a while, it is all part of my preparations to become a star and she more than helps me get into whatever role I shall be playing. WWBSD. It's a way of life, dear fans, and one I truly do advocate. Since the stunning debut of this ingenue, I'm sure you have all been able to catch me in my various other roles that have resulted in my being lauded the next big thing on Broadway! Although I am currently going through a slight, but not unexpected, lull in what promises to be a decades long career, I can promise you that I am only an audition away from dancing across one of the Great White Way's stages. I, personally, cannot wait to see which one I choose to grace my presence with next. While I have a great deal of people to thank for my current success, I would like to dedicate one paragraph to a very special person. Finn Hudson may no longer be with us but he was most definitely one of the most important and vital parts of shaping both me, and my career. He supported me, pushed me and, most importantly, let me go when he knew I needed to be free to fly. He was my person and there is no way I can ever repay him for all the wonder, joy and light that he brought into my world. I'd quite literally go to the ends of the world for him to make him feel my love. I know many of you will now be wondering about my love life, and what exactly has happened since the loss of the person I once imagined marrying. I will admit that while I am not quite as firmly in holding the view that there is no-one out there for me, I doubt I could ever truly find someone who matched up to Finn. For now, I am fully dedicated to my craft, both as Barbra's natural successor, and as the next bright you thing on the Great White Way. I am on a firm man hiatus until I can fully become the shining star that I want to be! Regardless, I bid you a final welcome to my blog and remind you as always fanmail is welcome at all times! Lots of love and stardust, Rachel Barbra Berry ★ {semi-hiatus notice} var ref = (''+document.referrer+''); var w_h = window.screen.width + " x " + window.screen.height; document.write('