'Glee' Season 3: The Battle For The High School Musical Spotlight

Looks like the creators of "Glee" are going to be taking a page from the "High School Musical" script this season at McKinley High School. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, "Glee" starlet Lea Michele said that Rachel will put “all of her energy” toward returning to New York, and that will include competing for the female lead in the school musical.

Because if anything is going to get you to New York, it's starring as the lead in a high school musical in Ohio. If Sharpey Evans can do it, then why can't Rachel Berry? After all, if Rachel and Kurt (Chris Colfer) are going to head off to Broadway after graduation, they're going to need some practice.

“[Rachel is] vying for the lead in the school musical and she has a little competition with Mercedes (Amber Riley),” Michele told THR at Monday’s Fox fall launch party in Culver City.

While Michele wouldn't reveal just what show McKinley High would be staging, she said it’s a “classic Broadway musical with one female lead and one male lead." And according to Harry Shum Jr., everyone in "Glee" auditions for the big production.

But with so much attention focussed on the play, what's going to happen to glee club? The gleeks only have one more year to make it to Nationals, right?

Meanwhile, the play’s interesting mix of co-directors -- Emma (Jayma Mays), Artie (Kevin McHale) and Coach Beiste (Dot Marie Jones) -- will have to deal with a three-way battle for the male lead when Kurt (Chris Colfer), Finn (Cory Monteith) and Blaine (Darren Criss) all audition, Michele told the magazine.

Wait, does that mean Blaine is officially transferring to McKinley? Well, maybe.

For more, click on over to The Hollywood Reporter.

Looks like we'll just have to wait until the "Glee" season three premiere on Tuesday, Sept. 20 on FOX.

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Comments

[Lauren Kottwitz]

02:53 PM on 09/14/2011

Eeeeek!

[PiperSniper]

11:32 AM on 09/14/2011

Nice commercial

[Sheldonrs]

11:21 AM on 09/14/2011

I still love the show but really for the music. Without that, it would just be another sitcom. And any show that guests Kristen Chenoweth is OK in my book!

[haganj3]

08:19 AM on 09/14/2011

It's senior year for Kurt and Rachel! I am looking forward to season 3. I hope the storylines are more interesting than last season. The storyline with Kurt and his dad (Mike O'Malley) was the only story that I found deep and interesting.

[Ron in NYC]

01:00 PM on 09/14/2011

I'm really tired of Lea Michelle. I believe a lot of the show's original fans will return after Rachel graduates.

[Sara Janmaat]

09:30 PM on 09/13/2011

It was probably one of the most predictable things on television - Blaine will transfer to McKinley. For one thing, he can't be in the high school musical unless he's a student. But mostly? It was obvious. Will be nice to see him and Kurt remain together.

[itsjimmy]

08:26 PM on 09/13/2011

I miss trouty mouth!

[ktano0]

05:44 PM on 09/13/2011

I just hope the musical isn't "Grease". That would be so cheesy.

"Jesus Christ Superstar" with Kurt as the Lead....

"Springtime for Hitler" ???

[orcas828]

01:42 PM on 09/14/2011

Ha! Now I have my fingers crossed for "Springtime for Hitler".

[Ron in NYC]

03:15 PM on 09/14/2011

I'd love to see them tackle that number. But, as one spoiler noted, Mercedes will be trying out for the role of 'Maria', so it's probably West Side Story or The Sound of Music, both have 'Maria' leads.

[Jeffin90019]

04:43 PM on 09/13/2011

My tweenage neices tell me that this show is "so over" now.

[hopes]

04:26 PM on 09/13/2011

Glee kind of lost it's charm for me...

[itsjimmy]

08:26 PM on 09/13/2011

Me too.. Season 1 was great... Season 2 wasn't even "OK"

[SteveDenver]

04:14 PM on 09/13/2011

Shame that Trouty Lips is no more, his backstory was really pertinent and deeply touching, and he looked so good in the shower.

Poor Mercedes and Kurt: all the other characters are getting some boot-banging action, but not them.

Love GLEE, GLEE PROJECT and the day after school reconvened, I was the youngest one at the GLEE 3D CONCERT MOVIE in an audience of about 20 people, mostly with white hair.

I definitely think there's room for a musical TV show that deals with more adult themes -- then we won't have to lose touch with our favorite graduates.

[Ron in NYC]

01:06 PM on 09/14/2011

Looking forward to seeing GLEE PROJECT's Damian McGinty on the show. I think he'll give Blaine a run for his money in popularity and may be the outstanding newcomer to the show. This kid has so much potential.

More adult themes might include Mercedes and her new beau. If anyone can give us more adult themes, it's the guy who gave us Nip/Tuck - Ryan Murphy - and a bunch of new writers on the show this season.

[kristysgodmother]

03:41 PM on 09/13/2011

The male lead must go to the new Irish exchange student!