First things first: If you don’t watch Glee, and you’re wondering why everyone has been spending the past 24 hours talking about dolphins being gay sharks, here’s why:
That chick Heather Morris who plays Brittany does the best TV ditz I’ve ever seen in my whole life.
When I talk about Glee, people are always like, “Dude, is that actually the actors singing?” The answer is yes. Many of the stars are cast from Broadway. Matthew Morrison (Mr. Shuester) starred in Hairspray, Lea Michele (Rachel Barry) played Young Cosette and later originated the role of Wendla in Spring Awakening (if you haven’t heard that soundtrack, GET IT OMG GET IT), Jenna Noelle Ushkowitz (Tina) did The King and I and Spring Awakening and Kristen Chenoweth (who guest starred as April Rhodes last season) is a Broadway goddess, but is perhaps best known for originating Glinda in Wicked.
But what I just put together is that this season’s latest musical vixen — Shelby Corcoran, the coach of the rival glee club and Shuester’s new love interest) — is Idina Menzel, who originated the role of Elphaba in Wicked (opposite Kristen Chenoweth). So, like, when I’m in my bedroom blasting “Defying Gravity,” that’s who I’m listening to. OMG I CANNOT WAIT UNTIL SHE SINGS. But before she did Wicked, she — get this! — originated the role of Maureen in Rent, which is where she met total hottie Taye Diggs, who was playing Bennie in that production several years before the whole world fell in love with him on the big screen in How Stella Got Her Groove Back. AND NOW THEY ARE MARRIED AND HAVE A BABY. SO HOT AND AWESOME.
Is that waaaaaay more Broadway info than you wanted from a celebrity gossip blog so early in the morning? WELL I’M NOT SORRY.
But here’s a kind of funny mockery of the Glee in 60 Seconds promo anyway:
Hey, do you have the Spring Awakening soundtrack yet? GET IT.
Dude! They are my favourite famous couple for that reason! :-D
AADKJFA;SUF;OAK;AOI;KSM;OIJ!!!!
That was my excitement for Glee this season. OMG! I love how FUN this show is! And they’re all INCREDIBLY talented!!! YAY!
I’m even more excited about this because I’m going to see Wicked on Broadway in NYC in June, and I. CAN. NOT. WAIT.
SQUEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
Spoiler alert, but the green one dies in the end.
I’ve read the book, but thanks anyway. Asshole.
Guess you never saw The Wizard of Oz you stupid fuck.
Yeah. Both “Wicked” and “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” are books, YOU STUPID FUCK.
This is why I have been excited about Glee from the second I saw the 15 second sneak peek like a year and a half ago. I saw Matthew Morrison and Lea and basically freaked out and called all my theatre buddies.
And now, Jonathon Groff (who played opposite Lea Michele in Spring Awakening) has a stint on Glee as her love interest. SO AMAZING.
She was Patrick Dempsey’s fiance who goes off whith Prince Charming
in Enchanted .
i am so jealous of her. i love taye. love him.
There can NEVER be enough Broadway news. And I’ve just listened to some of the Spring Awakening songs on youtube? I now need the soundtrack. Like, yesterday.
Damn you Beet! That’s money I was going to spend keeping the heating on!
That spoof was pretty funny (and I love Glee).
Is it only me, or do Idina and Lea look like mother and daughter? I’m just thinkin’ their resemblance may become part of the story
Nope, you’re definitely not the only one….especially on the show the other night – it was like Shuester was making out with Lea!! Crazy resemblance…
GLEE = AUTO TUNE CITY. it’s so distracting, i couldn’t last longer than 5 minutes. and i love Jane Lynch! i’d love to give this show a shot! but i just can’t due to all that horrible fucking auto tune. how do you guys stomach that shit anyway??
TAYE DIGGS, YOU FIIIIIIINE.