Idina Menzel on GLEE's return tonight

The wait is over!  After all the speculation, waiting, and tweeting, tonight is the night all GLeeks have been waiting for.  The GLEE Club misfits have found their stride as they approach Nationals in the episode, "Hell-O."

Featuring Idina Menzel, the premiere of GLEE tonight at 9:28/8:28c, after American Idol, on FOX.

GLEE holds open casting for 16-26 years olds

The producers of the hit show, GLEE, are searching high and low to fill the roles of high schools students for the upcoming season.  Auditionees must be between the ages of 16-26 and submit a video to the GLEE AUDITIONS page on MySpace.

The first minute should be an intro, and the next four minutes should be you belting your heart out. Then upload the video to http://www.myspace.com/gleeauditions.

GLEE returns from hiatus tomorrow night, so get that video in for your chance to be in Season 2!  Meanwhile, re-live Season 1 (and practice your GLEEk style) by getting the music of GLEE (click the pic to the left).

http://www.myspace.com/gleeauditions

AUDITION: Producers of GLEE on the prowl

GLEE fans now have the chance of a lifetime to join the cast! GLEE was the surprise hit show of last season, bringing Musical Theatre back to the small screen in a big way.

Now, the producers are scouring the internet for the newest cast member(s) that must be between the ages of 16-26.  All you have to do is upload a video that has a 1 minute intro and 4 minutes of stellar showsopping singing, and upload it at http://www.myspace.com/gleeauditions.

In other news, GLEE cast members also made the cover of the latest Rolling Stone Magazine.

Break a leg!  And if you get it, tell 'em you heard it here on Musical Theatre Talk.

BLOG: BAND GEEKS is Glee for Band Nerds

by Trish Causey

Thanks to the head's up by "Musical Theatre Talk" guest, Kathy Evans, we can keep our eyes peeled for info about a new show still in the workshop process but already making headlines. And if you love GLEE, you'll probably adore the new musical, Band Geeks.

Two-time Tony Award-winning Goodspeed Musicals announced that Band Geeks, the misfit hit of its 2009 Festival of New Artists, will get a second helping of nerd love next Spring at the Hartt School, part of the University of Hartford.

According to the Goodspeed Musicals' website:

"Enrollment is down, the budget is tight, and a cool new kid threatens tradition in the Cuyahoga High School Beavers Marching Band. Elliott, the husky tuba-playing band captain, must find a way to overcome his pride, unite this band of misfits, and help them win back their respect at the Festival of Champions!"

http://www.goodspeed.org/news.aspx?id=1426&year=2008

Band Geeks is scheduled to run at the Norma Terris Theatre from May 13 to June 6, 2010.

Sources:

http://hartford.broadwayworld.com/article/Goodspeed_Musicals_Presents_BAND_GEEKS_51263_20091125

http://www.goodspeed.org/news.aspx?id=1426&year=2008

BLOG: Idina Menzel in Talks with GLEE (officially!)

by Trish Causey

Idina Menzel is in official talks with the powers-that-be over at GLEE, the television surprise hit about a less than gleeful band of misfits who solve teenage life's problems through singing. When the show began, fans immediately noticed the vocal and visage similarities between GLEE lead, Broadway's Lea Michele, and Broadway's reigning belting bonanza, Idina Menzel.

While the fan-generated buzz centered around Menzel playing Michele's mother, it seems the offer on the table has Menzel playing the teacher of a rival singing group, Vocal Adrenaline, at a national-level singing competition. With the central GLEE club (with Michele) heading toward Sectionals this week, the proposed nine-episode arc with Menzel could have them heading toward Nationals (which means we already know they'll win Sectionals -- bummer, all suspense is now suspended).

However, all is not lost in the sheer awesomeness department for Musical Theatre GLEEks everywhere. In fact, not having Menzel play the Mother would make for a more interesting dynamic between Menzel and Michele. A vocal battle between Idina and "Idina Jr." would be infinitely more entertaining (and skyrocket the ratings) as opposed to a Mother/Daughter storyline that might have been too sweet and sympatico for the two megaphone mouths. Imagine if Patti LuPone had gone toe to toe with Ethel Merman? Yes, this might be that big a deal.

Let the belting battle begin!

Source: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3icfa83da3026da8be35a8e74f1f89ab5f