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Apr 2024
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Glee's Own Teenage Dream Darren Criss Pt...

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Blaine Anderson himself is on the pod!!
 
Darren Criss joins Jenna and Kevin to talk about his journey getting on Glee, including auditioning for the show's pilot for the role of Finn, what he did differently in his second audition, what it was like joining the hit show, and the shocking revelation that he never saw himself doing musical theater! Yes, the Broadway star reveals he didn't think he was talented enough for that?! 
 
Plus, the duo is amused to learn of Darren's request to Ryan Murphy involving Artie and Santana, the surprising way Darren recorded his first few songs for The Warblers ... a completely different process from the rest of the cast, and the time Darren got Kevin drunk at a karaoke bar and got him to belt out a Broadway show tune!

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