SPEARS AND LOVE SET FOR GLEE?
BRITNEY SPEARS and COURTNEY LOVE look set to get the GLEE treatment - cre ator RYAN MURPHY wants to delve into the blondes’ back catalogue for the hit TV musical.
Following the success of the show’s tribute to Madonna, which aired in the U.S. on Tuesday (20Apr10), Murphy admits he’s considering tackling Sp ears in a future episode.
He tells EW.com, "I’m interested in the Britney Spears idea. I’ve alway s loved her. I’m entertaining it. I think young kids would like that." And Murphy also wants a shot at the Hole rocker, adding: "I actually ra n into Courtney Love the other day and talked to her. She’s interested. I would love to have the kids do a Courtney Love episode one day… The ke y is the songs in the catalogue have to have a certain degree of theatric ality." The Madonna special, which featured the Glee cast performing the pop su perstar’s songs, was a big hit among TV viewers - 13.5 million people tun ed in to see the episode.
Murphy reveals he’s also considering the music of Billy Joel and Led Ze ppelin for upcoming shows.
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