While many will still comment on to strange parallel between Daniel Radcliffe and Darren Criss‘s career paths, we can’t even begin to describe how excited we are for Darren’s Broadway debut in ‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying’ this upcoming January!

Never heard of the show? Here’s a quick synopsis from H2$’s webpage.

HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS (WITHOUT REALLY TRYING) is a classic Broadway musical comedy about a wily window washer, J. Pierrepont Finch, who, with the aid of a trusty self-help book How to Succeed in Business, enjoys a riotous rise up the corporate ladder.

Following in Harry Potter’s footsteps, Darren will take the lead role as J. Pierrepont Finch, and will star alongside Beau Bridges, who will be replacing John Larroquette as J.B. Biggley.

Now, tickets have been on sale for a while now, but here is a brand new spot promoting Darren’s upcoming 3-week run (January 3-22).

Are you excited? Will you be seeing it? What songs from the show are you dying to hear Darren perform?

Source: How To Succeed’s Official Site

Over the course of 2 Seasons of Glee, we’ve seen and heard our New Directions belt out show tunes from various beloved Broadway musicals such as Wicked and Rent. Now in Season 3, we finally get to see them partake in one.

According to an interview with the The Hollywood Reporter at Fox‘s Eco Casino Party, Lea Michele revealed that McKinley High is producing a musical that the members of New Directions will be auditioning for. When asked what musical they were producing, she would not give any specifics, but Michele revealed:

[It's a] classic Broadway musical with one female lead and one male lead.

With that being said, drama is sure to ensue as the members of New Directions fight for the leads. In regards to Rachel Berry’s main objective, Michele revealed:

[Rachel is] vying for the lead in the school musical and she has a little competition with Mercedes (Amber Riley).

Not only is competition for the female lead stiff, the competition for the male lead is just as tough, if not more. Chris Colfer‘s Kurt, Cory Monteith‘s Finn, and Darren Criss‘ Blaine are all in the running for the top honor. Yes, you read that right! Blaine is auditioning for the musical! That means Blaine will eventually make the transfer over from Dalton Academy to McKinley High in Season 3.

One person notably missing from the competition for male lead is Kevin McHale‘s Artie. Instead of participating as an actor, Artie has been credited as co-producer of the musical alongside Dot Marie Jones‘ Coach Beiste and Jayma Mays‘ Ms. Pillsbury. The trio will be holding auditions and call backs to see who they’ll cast.

Glee yet again continues its streak of arts education by informing the viewers of the hardships that accompany an entertainment production. Some of the issues sure to arise during this new story arc is the heartbreak of not getting a part and the discrimination of typecasting. Colfer reveals that typecasting might have an influence on the casting decision. In regards to Kurt’s reaction to the situation, Colfer said:

It’s a really interesting learning process that he goes through, learning that people can’t see him as anything but him.

Will typecasting play a role in the outcome? Who do you think the trio will award the lead female and male roles? What musical do you want them to produce? Sound off below!

Source: ‘Glee’ Season 3: The Battle for the School Musical Begins

Daniel Radcliffe told Access Hollywood last Thursday that he’s interested in a Glee cameo! The 20-year-old Harry Potter actor is making his return to Broadway (after a brief visit to the stage in the straight play Equus) in the musical revival of How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. With the Harry Potter films just about finished, Radcliffe is setting his sights on musical theater, and possibly Glee!

When asked whether he’d be interested in taking his singing and dancing ambitions to the small screen, Daniel replied: “Yes, absolutely, I would consider it. I mean of course… it’s an amazing show and I [would] obviously be honored to be asked. But, I’m not sure I’m ready for that yet. They’ve got standards like Kristin Chenoweth!”

Daniel’s been taking dance and vocal lessons to prep for his role in the Broadway revival. What do you think? Would you love a cameo from the boy-wizard?! Post below!

Source: Daniel Radcliffe Ready For Broadway Return & ‘Glee’?

Check out Girl2Watch‘s awesome articles on Jenna Ushkowitz and her career on Broadway, as well as an entire survey full of fun facts on our favorite goth-chic stutterer!

Article 1: Broadway Kid

When I was three, my parents put me in for commercials and voiceovers, then print ads and all that fun stuff. I went in for my first audition which was a Toys R Us commercial. I booked that. My parents were like, “All right, college fund.”

I was nine when I was on Broadway. There was an open call for The King and I, so I went on for that. I went through probably like three or four callbacks over the span of two months, and then I found out I got it. I was in the fourth grade at that time, and so I had a tutor for a month when we rehearsed and there were 14 kids. The King and I triggered my love for music and theater and how the Broadway community works. It really is a community. When you open, you have eight shows a week. Sometimes, when it’s a bigger role, they switch off four and four shows. That way, nobody’s getting burnt out. But we did all eight at the age of nine years old. Luckily, my teachers were extremely supportive.

My parents bought a minivan, so I could do my homework on the way in, then do the show, and sleep on the way home so I could go to school the next morning. We lived on Long Island, so we were driving to the city every single day. My parents waited, they would go to movies, they would go see other shows. The ushers would let them sit at the back of the house and watch the second act of our show, and in between they’ll take us to dinner, and then we’ll do another show. I’m sure that there are times that I wanted to see my friends, or see my family or do something else. But,even as adults, we have those moments. I don’t remember being tired at all. I just remember my father said I always wanted to be the first one to the theater and I would always be the last one to come out.

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