so, my new favorite show, glee, is over for now. it will be back in april in order to make room for 64 hours a week of american idol on fox's schedule. obviously i don't agree with the network's removal of the show, but i understand it. idol is a rating's juggernaut and it needs its room. but wouldn't glee make the perfect counterpart to the show? hello! they're both about music. duh. anyway, on a day of no more glee, we get some glee news. rumor has it that broadway star idina menzel is in negotiations to take a role on the show. known for her work in rent and wicked, there has been a musical geekdom call out for miss broadway to join the show in some capacity. while that call has mainly focused on idina playing rachel berry's (lea michele) biological mom, it doesn't look like that'll be the case. maybe. idina is reportedly in the running to play the director of "vocal adrenaline," the main competition for mckinley high's "new directions." idina would be joining lea's costar from spring awakening, jonathan groff, who will be playing the lead singer of "vocal adrenaline." it looks like tv is starting to look a lot more like broadway. the cast of glee just went back into production after hiatus to start work on the spring episodes. if idina's not going to play bio-mom to rachel, then this is kind of a let down. but with the show's quirk, i can see her being both choir director and bio-mom. the actresss share more than a theater background. they have nearly identical faces. what a twist that would be. i guess we should see rachel's two dad's in the flesh (we've seen photos) first, though. that's a moment i can't wait to see.
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