GLEE Returns for Second Season & a Reality Show

In not so shocking, but still exciting news, Fox announced today that Glee has been picked up for a second season. The vocal stylings of McKinley High’s New Directions will live to sing another day.

“We’ve loved GLEE ever since it was a pilot script, so it’s been an incredible thrill to watch the show take root and see audiences embrace these characters in such a huge way this season,” said Fox Entertainment President, Kevin Reilly. “The show is a true and rare gem in television. We couldn’t be more proud of what Ryan Murphy and the GLEE team have created so far, and can’t wait to see what they come up with for Season Two.”

And if you’re anything like me, and spent countless hours in your car singing duets with Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Matthew Morrison (seriously, Matthew & I are glorious on ‘Endless Love’) or any other the other GLEEkers then perhaps you’d like your shot at being on the show. Fox is holding open auditions to fill two new roles on Season 2 of Glee. Now’s your chance to show the world (and those pesky Vocal Adrenaline kids) what you’ve got!

“GLEE has always been about finding new fresh exciting voices. Our second season search for young talent will be in the vein of our first season. We launched a nationwide search for talent for our first season with great unexpected results, and Season Two expands that search in an even bigger way,” said executive producer and creator Ryan Murphy. He added, “Anybody and everybody now has a chance to be on a show about talented underdogs. No matter who you are – a Broadway talent or a struggling singing waiter with a dream in the Midwest – you now have an opportunity to make that dream come true by posting your talent video and showing us what you can do. ALL the roles will be chosen from the video audition process, which is exciting and unprecedented. We want to be the first interactive musical comedy on television, and the search is ON.”

“GLEE is the hottest new show of the season, and it’s amazing to look back at the audition tapes of those stars as they were being discovered,” said Mike Darnell, President of Alternative Entertainment for FOX. “Just like GLEE, there’s never really been an unscripted program like this on television before. The stakes are real, and it’s going to be incredibly compelling to watch the lives of these unknowns transformed before our eyes.”

GLEE returns with all-new episodes on a new night beginning Tuesday, April 13 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

Color me excited! You?