Glee Alumni Reunite at Broadway's Rocky Horror Show
Three former stars of Glee, the TV series about a high-school singing club, went to Broadway to watch their old castmate take the stage. Deadline reported on 14 November 2026 that Lea Michele, Jenna Ushkowitz and Becca Tobin attended The Rocky Horror Show to see Kevin McHale.
It is McHale's Broadway debut. He is playing Brad in the long-running musical, a role he took on from Andrew Durand, with the takeover set for 25 August. Ushkowitz described the night as seeing McHale in his first ever Broadway show.
The visit left a record behind. A short clip posted on the show's Instagram page shows the four of them gathering backstage and lip-syncing, meaning mouthing along to a recording, to the Glee line "You're all minorities. You're in the glee club." It is a small moment, but it is the kind of thing fans of the show had been waiting for.
The stage role carries history. On Glee, McHale played the Narrator in the club's version of Rocky Horror, a part currently played on Broadway by Margaret Cho. His Playbill bio reads "For Cory. His Forever Brad," a nod to the Glee episode in which Cory Monteith's character, Finn, played Brad. McHale has dedicated his performance to Monteith, who died of an accidental overdose in 2013.
The show's history also points toward a possible return. A reboot, meaning a new version of an existing show, is being developed. Deadline reports that Lea Michele is in talks to reprise her role as Rachel Berry. Heather Morris and Chord Overstreet are also in talks to join the reboot. "In talks" means the parties are negotiating, and no deal has been announced.
For now, the reunion is the news. Three alumni made the trip, a fourth member of the old cast took the stage in a new role, and the four of them shared a video that fans can watch on the show's Instagram page.
