Boasting the big, bright and blazing return of Broadway baby Jonathan Groff as show-favorite featured guest star Jesse St. James and the very finest vocal song performance of Season Two so far, last night's 'Prom Queen' episode of GLEE was everything but CARRIE's bucket of pig's blood on top. Speaking of pigs, Karofsky certainly got his comeuppance - quite heartfelt in its denouement - at long, long last, on the dramatic side of the story, and the audience got to musically pig-out and irreverently indulge in the frothy pop confections of Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus & Stig Andersen - otherwise known as ABBA - with the rousing gleeked-out, tweaked-out rendering of the newly-crowned MAMMA MIA super-anthem 'Dancing Queen', as well as partake in the pop culture right-this-moment fun of the funky Black Kids' song 'I‘m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend To Dance With You' courtesy of fan favorite Darren Criss at his hipster height, and the YouTube sensation Rebecca Black‘s 'Friday', performed by the boys of New Directions riotously right. Kings, queens, hearts, diamond tiaras and even a few jokers were in the deck as the hand was played out in this brisk, brash and glossy entry in the spectacularly strong - if dramatically inert more often than not - second half of Season Two. So, today, we dust off our best blue tuxes and pop the cheapest pink champagne for a guilty pleasure edition of the weekly SOUND OFF reviews of GLEE that will be wrapping up - so very sorry to say - all too soon at the end of this month with the highly-awaited season finale on May 24 and our year-end rap up soon thereafter. But, with this column as well as with GLEE, certainly the very best is yet to come - and, even if not, this is good enough.
Tonight on GLEE, fan favorite Jonathan Groff returns as Vocal Adrenaline front-man Jesse St. James and tries to win back Rachel. Check out photos and audio from the episode below!
Beginning Friday, May 21 at the Mandalay Bay Event Center in Las Vegas, 'Glee' stars Lea Michele (Rachel), Cory Monteith (Finn), Amber Riley (Mercedes), Chris Colfer (Kurt), Kevin McHale (Artie), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina), Mark Salling (Puck), Dianna Agron (Quinn), Naya Rivera (Santana), Heather Morris (Brittany), Harry Shum, Jr. (Mike), Chord Overstreet (Sam), Darren Criss (Blaine), Ashley Fink (Lauren) and members of 'The Warblers' will perform in an all-new singing and dancing celebration of the Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning show. In a recnt interview with 'Something for the Weekend' Gwyneth Paltrow (who plays substitute teacher Holly Holiday in the show) revealed that she too will be making appearances on the concert tour. Paltrow commented: 'They've asked me to do a couple of little surprise things.'
Whether you've been living under a rock for the past week, or you're just in the mood for a recap of everything theatre, BroadwayWorld's new feature, 'This Week in Pictures' is here to satisfy your end of the week fix. Take a look below to catch up on the latest happenings from the Great White Way to the West End (and everywhere in between) with coverage of press events, rehearsals, opening nights and more!
In the short amount of time since GLEE hit the airwaves, the series has racked up two Platinum and two Gold albums, two Grammy Award nominations, more than 22 million song downloads, the No. 1 soundtrack of 2010 ('The Christmas Album') and an incredible 19 Emmy and 11 Golden Globe nominations, as well as four Emmy Awards and three Golden Globes, including the award for Best Television Series Comedy or Musical.
Yesterday, the GLEE cast sat down for a screening followed by a Q&A. View photos from the event below!
In the short amount of time since GLEE hit the airwaves, the series has racked up two Platinum and two Gold albums, two Grammy Award nominations, more than 22 million song downloads, the No. 1 soundtrack of 2010 ('The Christmas Album') and an incredible 19 Emmy and 11 Golden Globe nominations, as well as four Emmy Awards and three Golden Globes, including the award for Best Television Series Comedy or Musical. Throughout all of the hype, GLEE has yet to appear on the big screen - but that's set to change.
In tonight's all new episode of GLEE, Kristin Chenoweth returns as the lovable alcoholic, April Rhodes, and the New Directions tribute Fleetwood Mac. Check out photos and audio from 'Rumors' below!
Whether you've been living under a rock for the past week, or you're just in the mood for a recap of everything theatre, BroadwayWorld's new feature, 'This Week in Pictures' is here to satisfy your end of the week fix. Take a look below to catch up on the latest happenings from the Great White Way to the West End (and everywhere in between) with coverage of press events, rehearsals, opening nights and more!
On tonight's highly anticipated 90-minute GLEE episode, Kurt returns to McKinley High and the New Directions address self-acceptance. Check out photos and audio from the episode below!
Two weeks from tomorrow, Jonathan Groff returns to FOX's hit series GLEE in 'Prom Queen.' In the May 10 episode, Jesse St. James tries to win back Rachel, and the competition of prom king and queen gets serious. Catch a sneak peek of the episode below!
This May, FOX delivers major television events, all-new episodes and big guest stars, including an unprecedented ANIMATION DOMINATION crossover event May 1; the one-hour season finale of FAMILY GUY May 22, taking place in a galaxy far, far away; the three-hour, two-night season finale of AMERICAN IDOL, featuring the final performance show May 24 and the final live results show that's sure to captivate America May 25; primetime broadcasts of NASCAR ON FOX races April 30 and May 7; and primetime MLB ON FOX baseball match-ups May 14 and May 21.
On the heels of amazing sellouts in major markets, Glee Live! In Concert! has added more dates to its blockbuster summer tour with a limited number of new tickets released. Twentieth Century Fox Television and 'Glee' co-creator Ryan Murphy are also pleased to announce that in addition to the thirteen cast members already scheduled to perform, Ashley Fink (Lauren Zizes) and members of the 'Dalton Academy Warblers' will also join the tour coming to North American concert stages this spring.
The 'Destination Op' spring/summer 2011 multimedia marketing campaign features today's hottest television, film and music celebrities: actors Mark Salling and Chord Overstreet of the Fox hit show Glee, Brenda Song of The Social Network and Disney's The Suite Life on Deck, Hellcats actress and recording artist Aly Michalka, Rob Kardashian of E!'s Keeping Up With The Kardashians, and recording artist and actress Kat Graham of The CW's The Vampire Diaries.
When free-spirited substitute teacher Holly Holliday (guest star Paltrow) fills in for the absent sex-education teacher, she joins forces with Mr. Schuester to teach the kids of New Directions the facts of life.Meanwhile, Emma heads up the Celibacy Club, and she and Dr. Carl (guest star Stamos) address some issues in their personal life in the all-new 'Sexy' episode of GLEE. Check out photos from last night's episode below!
How does Season 2B of GLEE stack up against the first season and a half of the show? Did Gwyneth make 'Sexy' truly titillating and tremendous? Has GLEE finally found its rhythm and found a way to contain the unyielding beast it is? The method to the madness and more in this analysis of Season 2B so far (from post-Super Bowl 'Sue Sylvester Shuffle' all the way up to Tuesday's 'Sexy') and, of course, the Top Ten songs you need to download right now - after all, the song downloads are what make it unique (and uniquely successful) and have helped it to become an entertainment institution rather than just a little TV show.
