>> AUDIENCE LOVED HER ON THE HIT TV SERIES "GLEE."
SHE WAS ON THE HORROR COMEDY "SCREAM QUEENS".
>> SHE'S OUT WITH HER SECOND ALBUM AND IT DEBUTED AT NUMBER
ONE ON THE iTUNES POP CHART. IT IS CALLED "PLACES."
NICE PLACE TO START. >> I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS
ALBUM FOR OVER THREE YEARS AND TODAY IS THE DAY.
TO WAKE UP AND TO SEE IT ON THE CHARTS, BUT MORE SO JUST TO SEE
THAT PEOPLE ARE LOVING IT. AND IT'S BEEN SO GREAT TO HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO BA B AND PROMOTE IT.
WHEN I DID MY FIRST RECORD I WAS IN THE MIDST OF FILMING "GLEE"
SO I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO GT OUT. NOW I CAN REALLY SIT DOWN AND
TALK ABOUT IT. I'M SO HAPPY.
>> AND IT'S BACK TO YOUR ROOTS, THE BALLADS.
THAT'S WHAT WE REALLY FROM YOU. >> THANK YOU.
IT'S WHERE I FEEL MOST COMFORTABLE.
I WAS MORE INTO POP MUSIC. "GLEE" HAD A LOT OF INFLUENCE ON
THAT. I TOOK MY TIME RECORDING THIS
RECORD. I WENT BACK TO WHO I AM.
I GREW UP ON BROADWAY AND SINGING THESE BIG SONGS.
WE STRIP TODAY BACK AND IT'S JUST ABOUT MY VOICE AND I'M
REALLY HAPPY. >> YOU ARE A BROADWAY BABY.
>> YEAH. >> SINCE YOU WERE CRAWLING.
WHEN DID YOU START? >> EIGHT YEARS OLD.
LE MIS. >> YOU SEEM TO HAVE GONE FROM
HIT TO HIT TO HIT TO HIT. DO YOU STILL HAVE PINCH ME
MOMENTS EVEN AT THIS POINT? >> YEAH.
THIS IS A PINCH ME MOMENT. HONESTLY, WAKING UP ON A DAY
LIKE TODAY, I HONESTLY -- I'M SO HAPPY THAT EVERYTHING'S STILL SO
INCREDIBLY EXCITING. LIKE, I HOPE THAT THAT NEVER
CHANGES. >> SHE'S, LIKE, PINCH ME, I'M
WITH HODA AND THAT STALKER. >> NO.
>> THAT PERSON THAT, LIKE, LOVES ME A LITTLE TOO MUCH.
>> WHEN PEOPLE STALK YOU ON THE STREET, WHAT IS THE FIRST THING
THEY SAY TO YOU? PEOPLE LIKE SAVANNAH WHEN THEY
STOP YOU? >> THEY SAY THAT THEY LOVE
RACHEL BARRY. SHE WAS SO SPECIAL, THAT
CHARACTER WAS SO WONDERFUL. AND THAT WAS SUCH AN IMPORTANT
SHOW AND PEOPLE STILL LOVE IT AND STILL WATCH IT.
I DO. SOMETIMES.
>> YOU'RE GOING TO DO A TOUR? >> YES.
I'M CURRENTLY STARTING MY TOUR RIGHT NOW.
I JUST CAME BACK FROM LONDON. I DID MY FIRST CONCERT THERE.
I'M KICKING OFF MY TOUR THIS MONDAY IN PHIL AND THEN I'M
DOING BOSTON, CONNECTICUT, SEATTLE, SAN FRAN.
A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT PLACES. THAT WAS WHAT WAS MOST IMPORTANT
TO ME. RELEASE THIS RECORD AND THEN
IMMEDIATELY GET BACK ON THE STAGE WITH A CONCERT AND SHOW
EVERYONE THAT THIS IS REALLY WHERE I FEEL THE MOST
COMFORTABLE. >> DO YOU HAVE ANY OF THOSE,
LIKE, BROADWAY DIVA VOICE EXERCISES OR THINGS YOU DO?
LIKE I NEED -- I JUST DID TEQUILA LIKE THAT BEFORE A SHOW.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU HAVE TO DRINK?
>> YES. I HAVE A VOICE STEAMER THAT I
HAVE TO USE. A LITTLE MINI STEAMER FOR MY
VOICE. I HAVE SPRAYS.
I HAVE MY THROAT COAT TEA. I HAVE TO HAVE A LOT OF WATER
AND MAYBE A LITTLE VODKA WHEN I'M DONE PERFORMING.
>> I LIKE HOW YOU ROLL. DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER ROLE THAT
MIGHT BE SOMETHING UP? >> YES.
I JUST STARTED ON THIS INCREDIBLE NEW ABC PILOT.
I HOPE WE GET PICKED UP IT. IT HAS ORIGINAL HIP HOP AND RAP
AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT. >> YOU ARE SO BUSY.
>> WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT HER INSTAGRAM.
>> OH, YEAH. >> YOU'RE, LIKE, HOT -- SOME HOT
PICTURES. >> I'LL SIT HERE WITH YOU ALL
DAY. YOU DIDN'T OFFER ME A COCKTAIL
WHEN I WAS EXCITED ABOUT, BUT I'M STILL HERE.
>> SO YOUR INSTA IS ON FIRE. >> WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
>> JUST TRYING TO GET A BOYFRIEND, YOU KNOW.
JUST TRYING REAL HARD. >> WHO'S HERE?
>> THAT'S BRAD, MY STYLIST. >> WOW.
>> THAT WAS ME THE OTHER DAY. YOU KNOW, A GIRL'S GOT TO DO
WHAT A GIRL'S GOT TO DO. MY WHOLE LIFE, I GROUP IN THE
BRONX. EVERYBODY TOLD ME I WASN'T
PRETTY ENOUGH, NEEDED TO GET A NOSE JOB.
NOT PRETTY ENOUGH TO PLAY THE PRETTY GIRL BUT TOO PRETTY FOR
THE AWKWARD FRIEND. HOLLYWOOD HAS CHANGED AND I'M
EMBRACING MY UNIQUENESS WITH NAKED BED PICTURES.
>> I