The Glee Project
| The Glee Project | |
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| Created by | Ryan Murphy |
| Presented by | Robert Ulrich |
| Judges | Ryan Murphy Robert Ulrich Zach Woodlee Nikki Anders Ian Brennan |
| Narrated by | Ian Brennan |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 21 (plus 2 specials) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Michael Davies Shauna Minoprio Ryan Murphy Dante Di Loreto |
| Producer(s) | Ryan Murphy |
| Running time | 44 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Embassy Row Ryan Murphy Productions |
| Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | Oxygen |
| Original release | June 12, 2011 – August 14, 2012 |
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| Related shows | Glee |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The Glee Project is an American reality television series from Oxygen. It served as an audition for the Fox musical comedy series Glee, and the prize for the winner was a minimum seven-episode arc in the following season of the show. The show's first season premiered in the US on June 12, 2011, and concluded on August 21, 2011. In Canada, the series began airing on Slice on June 26, 2011, and in the UK, the series began airing on Sky 1 on July 14, 2011. A second season aired in the US from June 5 to August 14, 2012. In July 2013, it was announced that The Glee Project would not return for a third season.
Glee executive producers Ryan Murphy and Dante Di Loreto executive produced for The Glee Project. Glee's casting director, Robert Ulrich, was casting director for the project, while Glee's on-screen non-speaking accompanist, Brad Ellis, helping Ulrich coach 80 potential candidates as seen in the music segment of "The Top 12" special that led into the pilot episode of season 1.
Each episode of The Glee Project is given an overall theme and covers events that have taken place in about the time span of a week. The following is how the events are broadcast.
Contestants are given a "homework assignment" that entails learning and practicing segments of a chosen song. At the beginning of each episode, contestants perform their respective parts of the song in front of a mystery guest judge from the Glee cast. The contestant that completes the homework best is given a one-on-one session with the guest star and a principal part in the music video.
Contestants then create a music video "inspired by the performances on Glee". In preparation for the music video, contestants record parts of a song in a professional studio with vocal producer Nikki Anders (née Hassman). They also learn choreography from Zach Woodlee and/or Brooke Lipton, his assistant. The entire process is overseen by Glee's casting director Robert Ulrich.
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