McHale made his Broadway debut in August as Brad Majors in the revival. His former castmates showed their support in a video posted on Instagram, shrugging along to a soundbite from “Glee”: “Because you’re all minorities. You’re in the glee club.” The reunion drew enthusiastic responses from fans online.
The role has a connection to Cory Monteith, who played Brad in a “Glee” production of “The Rocky Horror Show” during Season 2. Monteith died of an accidental overdose in 2013. McHale’s character, Artie Abrams, played the narrator and Dr. Everett V. Scott in that episode. McHale dedicated his Playbill biography to Monteith with the words, “For Cory, his forever Brad.” He also wrote on X that songs Monteith sang on “Glee” were playing at breakfast, adding, “That’s my Brad.”
“Glee” ran for six seasons, from 2009 to 2015. Co-creator Ryan Murphy said a script for the reboot had been completed, and Variety reported in October that Disney+ and Hulu had greenlit the project. Murphy has been in touch with around 10 original cast members, but the reboot’s direction and cast remain unconfirmed.
Several actors have discussed a possible return. Michele told E! News she would “follow Ryan [Murphy] wherever he goes.” Chris Colfer said he was in talks, though he had not agreed to return. Heather Morris suggested on social media that Brittany S. Pierce was “back for more,” while Chord Overstreet posted, “Reunited and it feels so good!” The prospect is bittersweet for some fans and cast members following the deaths of Monteith, Naya Rivera and Mark Salling. Colfer has described filming Season 5 after Monteith’s death as difficult and said a reboot would be especially hard now that Rivera is also gone.
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