Re: General Glee Discussion Thread--Part 6

[Glorfindel]

^OMG, how insensitive. Wow, that's really stupid.


GLEEonFox get so many things wrong all the time. The other day they were promoting Kurt and Rachel and they called them Kurtchel.

[fantastica]

probably just some unpaid intern behind those gleeOnFox tweets. he/she/they probably don't watch the show anyway.

[Glorfindel]

@msmollybruton @HarryShumJr What’s your favourite memory you’ll take away from your experience at Glee??
@HarryShumJr @msmollybruton these guys.

Aww, Harry.

[Jellyrolls]

I wonder if Harry is getting any hate from Blarren stans for sending a picture that doesn't have Darren in it.

Very sweet though

[ChrisColferFan1]

I wonder if Harry is getting any hate from Blarren stans for sending a picture that doesn't have Darren in it.

Very sweet though

I hope not ,but would not be surprise.

[brisallie]

@msmollybruton @HarryShumJr What’s your favourite memory you’ll take away from your experience at Glee??
@HarryShumJr @msmollybruton these guys.

Aww, Harry.

So sweet.

And blarren stans will be childish if they complain. Is up to Harry what he post or not, and also he knows what memory is meaningful for him. (Besides, I know he posted a pic with darren for his birthday)

[Jellyrolls]

God bless Dot Marie:  

[dimpledchris]

God bless Dot Marie:  

Ahaha this is great! I love Dot, I hope she's not getting a lot of hate for stating her preference.

[Glorfindel]

God bless Dot Marie:  

Uh-oh, the tinhatters will hate her even more now (as they seem to think she and her wife are part of the whole Will-is-a-beard conspiracy).
But good for her.

[Jellyrolls]

Darren has been announced as the next Hedwig in "Hedwig in the Angry Inch" on Broadway:

Darren Criss, the young actor who rose to stardom on the Fox musical series "Glee," will be the next actor to step into the role of East German transgender rocker Hedwig in the Broadway production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, producers announced Feb. 17.

Criss will begin performances April 29 for a 12-week limited engagement at the Belasco Theatre. He succeeds Hedwig co-creator and original Off-Broadway star John Cameron Mitchell, who joined the production Jan. 21. Mitchell, who is currently out on a week-long hiatus, will return to Hedwig Feb. 24 to continue through April 26.

Hedwig marks Criss' return to Broadway after making his debut in the 2012 revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Fans flocked to see Criss during his sold-out, three-week run, which brought in over $4 million at the box office and proved to be the most lucrative period in the revival's run.

Known for playing gay teen heartthrob Blaine Anderson on "Glee," Criss is a member of the Chicago-based theatre group StarKid Productions, which created A Very Potter Musical. The group has released several Billboard charting cast albums and toured nationally. On screen, Criss has also been seen in "Girl Most Likely," "The Wind Rises" with Joseph Gordon-Levitt, "Web Therapy," ABC's "Backstage with Disney on Broadway" and more.

"The first time I saw Darren I knew he was a game changer," Hedwig composer-lyricist Stephen Trask said in a statement. "He's that good. Then, when we hung out it was like we were old friends. I'm excited to spend the next few months making the show and getting to know each other better. I'm happy that Hedwig can be Darren’s next stop on his way to world domination."

Book writer Mitchell added in a statement, "I've got a grin plastered on my face that Darren is joining the brotherhood of Hedwigs. I LOVED him in How to Succeed. His stage presence is electrifying, his rock and roll credentials and comic timing impeccable and I'm thrilled to be working with him to create a brand-new Hedwig!"

The Broadway premiere of the cult rock musical began previews March 29, 2014, at the Belasco, prior to an official opening April 22 with Neil Patrick Harris in the title role. Tony nominee Andrew Rannells succeeded Harris. The musical most recently starred Michael C. Hall ("Dexter," Cabaret). Hall is currently filling in for Mitchell through Feb. 21.

Hedwig features a book by John Cameron Mitchell and music and lyrics by Stephen Trask. Lena Hall, who recently starred as Nicola in Broadway's Tony-winning musical Kinky Boots and is also the lead singer of rock band The Deafening, plays Yitzhak.

Both Harris and Hall won the Tony Awards for Best Lead Actor in a Musical and Best Featured Actress in a musical, respectively. Kevin Adams also won the Tony for Best Lighting Design. The production won Best Revival of a Musical.

Hedwig is directed by Tony Award winner Mayer (Spring Awakening, American Idiot) with musical staging by Emmy Award nominee Spencer Liff (The Wedding Singer, Cry-Baby). Justin Craig is musical director.

The Hedwig creative team includes scenic designer Julian Crouch, costume designer Arianne Phillips, lighting designer Kevin Adams, hair and makeup designer Mike Potter, sound designer Timothy O'Heir, musical supervisor Ethan Popp, projection designer Benjamin Pearcy and vocal supervisor Liz Caplan. Casting is by James Calleri.

Adams and Potter were both part of the original 1998 Off-Broadway creative team of Hedwig. Sound designer O'Heir worked on the 2001 film adaptation.

Members of the Angry Inch include musical director Craig (guitar and keyboards), Matt Duncan (bass), Tim Mislock (guitar) and Peter Yanowitz (drums).

The dramatic musical comedy began Off Off-Broadway at Westbeth and then ran over two years at the Jane Street Theatre beginning in February 1998. Hedwig and the Angry Inch won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Musical, and both John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask won Obies. Hedwig and the Angry Inch won a 1998 New York Magazine Award and Entertainment Weekly's "Soundtrack of the Year" Award.

Binder, who first produced Hedwig in 1997, is producing the musical on Broadway with Jayne Baron Sherman, Barbara Whitman, Latitude Link, Patrick Catullo, Raise The Roof, Paula Marie Black, Colin Callender, Ruth Hendel, Sharon Karmazin, Martian Entertainment, Eric Schnall and The Shubert Organization. 101 Productions, Ltd are the executive producers.

I'll leave my comments over on snark and bark.

[mindschemez]

That's good for him. I honestly was expecting him to he next announced in Scream Queens, so I commend the move to Broadway.

Best of luck to him. Im sure he will be a success, however I wont be following him post glee to know one way or the other.

[Jellyrolls]

Riker Lynch (aka Blond Warbler) is going to be on Dancing with the Stars this season.

Did you know he was a cousin of Derek and Julianne Hough?

[brisallie]

Riker Lynch (aka Blond Warbler) is going to be on Dancing with the Stars this season.

Did you know he was a cousin of Derek and Julianne Hough?

I knew. So,I guess is on the show because of the cousins? Though I've read he is not a bad dancer.

[brisallie]

I've just read Naya is pregnant

http://nayarivera.com/post/112004817738/surprise

[Ireth]

I've just read Naya is pregnant

http://nayarivera.com/post/112004817738/surprise

Wow...that was unexpected. Congrats to Naya!

[Glorfindel]

Naya seems to be on the fast lane lately when it comes to marriage and kids.   
But if that's what she wants, congratulations and good luck to her!

[Ranwing]

She seems a lot happier now, and while the marriage might have been rushed, it's not as if she married a perfect stranger. She's been close to her husband for years and sometimes it doesn't take much to move a friendship into romantic love.

Hopefully this won't slow down her career too much. If she's going to be a regular on The View, then she'll be able to work throughout her pregnancy. Unfortunately there's no good time for an actress to get pregnant because it means missing out on taking roles for a few months.

[Glorfindel]

Lol, apparently Naya let the world know she's pregnant on the same day that Big Sean released his new album.
Messy.

[dimpledchris]

^ Messy is one way to describe it.

Apparently her husband tweeted that someone sold their pregnancy story to a tabloid, and that the tabloid was going to run the story today (?) and the couple wanted to announce the good news first. Initially they wanted to wait a few more weeks before letting the public know about Naya being pregnant. In any case, Naya's marriage and pregnancy may be fast, but eh they seem happy.

Congratulations Naya and husband!

[Glorfindel]

^Wow, that's horrible. Who would do such an awful thing, and sell a pregnancy story?

I hate tabloids treating celebrities like they're not human but just pretty things to look at, and paparazzis snooping into their private lives.

[Buenos]

So so thrilled for Naya!

[Glorfindel]

Matt Morrison rehearsing (singing and dancing) for 'Finding Neverland: playbill.com  

He's really very talented, I'm glad he's got a lead role on Broadway now.
This role just might get him another Tony nomination.

[Ranwing]

It's so wonderful to see him in his element and having his talents fully utilized. It's almost criminal how he was underused on Glee.

[dimpledchris]

^ Agreed. The show was doing him a disservice, having him sing the wrong songs for his voice too. I'm so happy Matt is back on Broadway, it's really where he belongs.

[ColferInspired]

AHS: Hotel, shows Ryan is not bothering to come up with new idea's as this is supposedly taken from Psycho.  

Lady GaGa will be in it.

There was an article about a month back that Ryan was re-inventing AHS by replacing the entire cast.

That happened so well for Glee on the McKinley side replacing most of the cast with bad copies.

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