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Matthew Morrison Concert at The Grove

Posted by Dani on Jan-24-2011 under Events, Matthew Morrison

Matthew MorrisonGleeks in the Los Angeles area can catch Matthew Morrison in his first solo concert this Saturday, January 29th.

Held at The Grove from noon to 3pm, the free concert will feature many new songs from his upcoming album. Since it’s open to the public, feel free to bring your friends along!

If you can’t make it to The Grove to watch in person, the concert will be streamed live at www.facebook.com/OscarMayer.

Glee’s Big Night at the Golden Globes

Posted by Dani on Jan-17-2011 under Cast & Crew, Chris Colfer, Events, Jane Lynch, News, Videos

It was a big night for Glee last night at the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, CA as they took home awards for three of their five nominations. Chris Colfer was named Best Supporting Actor in TV and expressed his gratitude in a very memorable acceptance speech by saying, “I think I just dropped my heart between Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore so if anyone sees that, please give it back to me,” and by thanking “all the amazing kids who watch our show and the kids that our show celebrate who are constantly told no by the people in their environments, by bullies at school that they can’t be who they are, or have what they want because of who they are… well, screw that, kids!”

While talking to the media after his win, Chris referred to himself as a “Cinderfella” and explained that he was fully expecting Eric Stonestreet from Modern Family to win. In fact, co-star — and his date!Ashley Fink (who plays Lauren Zizes on Glee) had to push him up out of his seat to go accept his award because he was still in shock.

Jane Lynch secured the title of Best Supporting Actress in TV, joking in her acceptance speech that she was “nothing if not falsely humble,” going on to say she wanted to share the win with the “deranged young man” Ian Brennan, the mastermind writer behind all of Sue Sylvester’s dialogue before thanking her wife Laura and their two children.

For the second year in a row, Glee nabbed the Golden Globe for Best TV Series (Comedy or Musical) and the entire cast made their way to the stage to accept the award:

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Shelly’s Exclusive Interview with Dalton Warbler Telly Leung

Posted by Rob on Jan-16-2011 under Glee Guest Stars, GleeFan.com Exclusives, Interviews

Telly LeungOur very own Shelly has been a big fan of Telly Leung since seeing him in RENT on Broadway almost three years ago, and had the privilege of seeing him perform in the show on tour several times, as well as at the Hollywood Bowl this past summer. Needless to say, she was thrilled when she found out that he was going to be on our favorite show. She loved him as Steve, the Squeegee Man, and Angel, and love him just as much as Wes on Glee. As a newcomer to the show, Telly was kind enough to answer a few of her questions for an exclusive GleeFan.com interview. Enjoy!

Glee fans may know you as Wes the Warbler, but for the Gleeks who are Broadway fans too, you’re also a star on the stage. As someone who works predominantly with live audiences, what was it like transitioning from the stage to the TV screen?

I love working both on stage and in front of a camera, but they are very different mediums. That was something I had to learn – the hard way. I went to Carnegie Mellon University, where I studied acting and music theater – and we were trained for stage work. It took me a while, and some embarrassing bad camera acting moments in on-camera class after I graduated, to really learn how to work on a set in front of a camera. But, the biggest lesson I took away from my time in college at CMU is this: Actors must never stop being students. We must keep going to class, keep studying our craft, and never be too proud to make mistakes. The best thing I could have done was get myself to an on-camera class after graduating CMU, and watch myself be “BAD” on camera. We don’t learn unless we fall on our face, and pick ourselves back up again. So many of my friends from CMU are amazing on stage and on camera, and I aspire to be just as versatile. Zachary Quinto is a perfect example. We were at CMU together, and he was one of the upper class men I really looked up to. Just saw him be absolutely brilliant in ANGELS IN AMERICA off-Broadway, and we all know how amazing he is on TV and on film (like HEROES and STAR TREK).

Could you share some funny stories, pranks, or interesting moments from your time on the Glee set?

The Warblers are the new kids on the block, so we’re not quite at the pranking stage. Something that always makes me laugh when we’re together: when Zach Woodlee (Glee‘s amazing Choreographer) calls us by our nicknames, which we’ve all earned during rehearsal. I love the way he runs rehearsals. He gets it all done (with major time constraints) but keeps the mood light and fun. Titus Makin (David) and I share a nickname, since we flanked Darren during the Teenage Dream number. We are “the T’s” – since both our names start with T. “Darren and his T’s.” Makes me smile.

Click here to read the rest of the interview…

Submit Your Questions for Chris Colfer!

Posted by Rob on Jan-16-2011 under Chris Colfer, GleeFan.com Exclusives, Interviews

Chris ColferChris Colfer, also known as GOLDEN GLOBE WINNER Chris Colfer, will soon be answering some questions from GleeFan.com readers!

He has been so kind as to agree to do another Q&A in the same format as the previous Q&A’s with did with him, Jenna Ushkowitz and Amber Riley. Once all the questions are submitted, I’ll be sending the best ones to Chris, so please have your questions in by 11:59pm EST on Monday, January 31st.

You may either leave your questions here as a comment, email them to me directly at Rob@GleeFan.com with the subject “Chris Colfer Fan Question(s)”, or even Tweet them to me @GleekRob. Remember to include your first name and optionally your last initial, as well as where you are from. If you would like, you can also include your age. For example, if I were to ask a question, at the end I would say, “Rob B. (18, Richmond, VA).” Also, please use your real email address if you are leaving a comment, because I will be sending out a reminder email to the people whose questions were selected.

We’re looking for a good mix of serious and silly questions, so feel free to ask him about working with Darren Criss and the other Dalton boys, what it was like winning a Golden Globe, or anything else your heart desires! Just don’t waste your questions by asking for spoilers, because we don’t want to get him into too much trouble. ;)

Good luck, and I can’t wait to read through all your questions!

Funny or Die: Nuthin’ But a Glee Thang

Posted by Rob on Jan-11-2011 under Cory Monteith, Harry Shum, Heather Morris, Matthew Morrison, Naya Rivera, Videos

Check out Heather Morris, Matthew Morrison, Cory Monteith, Naya Rivera, Harry Shum Jr., and Modern Family‘s Sofia Vergara in the latest Funny or Die original, which was actually co-written by Heather Morris herself! Oh, HeMo. <3

Justin Bieber Episode NOT Happening

Posted by Rob on Jan-09-2011 under News

Justin Bieber - GleeBad news for the Beliebers, but good news for everyone else! After a day full of media hoopla over a potential Justin Bieber-centric episode, Glee creator Ryan Murphy put an end to all the frenzy. In an exclusive report with PerezHiltion.com, he said: “Glee is NOT doing a Justin Bieber tribute episode. We are not doing any more of those this season. Those are reserved for artists with a big catalogue, ala Madonna and Britney, etc.”

He went on to clarify that they will be using a song from the Biebz, but it is far from a tribute episode. “We are doing an episode where Sam sings a JB song to win Quinn back…and copies his hairstyle, etc. But it’s a small part of a big episode that has a LOT of other things going on.”

I know that people had their own opinions on the matter (I know I did), but I think we can all breathe a collective sigh knowing that there won’t be any more tribute episodes this season. Now the real question is, why did it take a whole day for Glee execs to clarify the news?

I have three theories, and I’m thinking that one of these is likely the case:

1) The Justin Bieber episode actually was in the works, but due to all of the negative backlash, they decided to scale it down.
2) They let the rumor go on for a day because of all the the attention it was getting, and lets be real, free press is the best press.
OR
3) The execs had a JB episode in mind, but weren’t quite sure whether the fans would approve, so they had a (not unheard of) test leak. After a day of feeling out the response, they would decide whether it was a good idea or not.

Whatever the reason, I’m ecstatic that they will not be having a tribute episode for the rest of the season. That leaves more time for everyone’s favorite, character development!