February 9, 2009

John Lloyd Young to Guest Star on ‘GLEE’

February 9th, 2009

John Lloyd Young

Playbill.com has learned that Tony Award winner John Lloyd Young has landed a guest-starring role on the new Fox television series “GLEE.” The former star of Broadway’s Jersey Boys will play a retired wood shop teacher with an excellent singing voice.

The new series from Ryan Murphy, creator of “Nip/Tuck,” is scheduled to begin production shortly. An air date for the first episode has yet to be announced.

“GLEE,” according to press notes, is an “inspiring one-hour musical comedy that follows an optimistic high school teacher as he tries to transform the school’s Glee Club and inspire a group of ragtag performers to make it to the biggest competition of them all: Nationals.”

4 Comments »

  1. JLY may have to relay upon his award winning acting skills to play a “retired wood shop teacher,” but I think he was typecast as someone with “an excellent singing voice!” I’m looking forward to this show with glee!

    Comment by LuluThompson — February 10, 2009 @ 12:45 am

  2. And the hits just keep on coming!!!!!!!!!Way to go John! Your new role in GLEE sounds like it is going to be great… and we get to hear you sing again. I am really looking forward to seeing you again.

    Comment by Lenora Antunes — February 10, 2009 @ 8:51 am

  3. I wonder if the retired wood shop teacher is missing three fingers…

    Comment by stubbleyou — February 10, 2009 @ 9:31 am

  4. Congrats JLY, we are looking forward to this show…

    Jerry & Andrea …

    Comment by Jerry — February 10, 2009 @ 1:18 pm

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