Tony Award-winning actress Idina Menzel will appear on the breakout Fox series, Glee, during its April 2010 return, as reported by the Associated Press.
Celebrated for a host of stage roles in productions such as Wicked, The Wild Party, and Rent, Menzel is reported to portray the coach of McKinley High School’s opposing glee club, “Vocal Adrenaline”. Lea Michele’s previous Spring Awakening co-star, Tony Award nominee Jonathan Groff, is set to play the lead vocalist in the rival show choir.
“OK, listen. We had Kristin [Chenoweth] now Idina’s coming. I can’t even fathom that. I can’t even talk about it. I am so, so excited,” series regular Chris Colfer told the Associated Press regarding Menzel’s forthcoming guest spot.
Menzel earned a Tony Award for her performance as ‘Elphaba’ in Wicked. She originated the role of ‘Maureen’ in Rent (Tony nomination) and has also appeared in Aida, The Wild Party, Summer of ’42 and See What I Wanna See Off-Broadway. She has recorded three solo albums, including Still I Can’t Be Still, Here, and I Stand on Warner Brothers Records.
