Glee comes to Banff

Brennan was inspired to write Fox’s smash hit show “Glee” - a television show about a high school show choir - after participating in his high school’s show choir that never won anything and whose director later spent time in prison. Alongside show creators, Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, Ian has created a musical menagerie that is redefining TV drama. It has quickly gained a cult following with extreme fanatics watching, buying, and loving everything associated with the musical show about a misfit high school show choir, their supportive teacher (Matthew Morrison) and arch enemy (Jane Lynch). The series continues to rack up accolades earning a Peabody Award in its first season, the 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series—Musical or Comedy, and People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Comedy in 2010. Join Ian as we delve into the creative and inspiring process around GLEE:

• You finished the script in 2005 with little success at first, how did you get your first break?

• What was your inspiration for writing Glee? When you started writing the series did you know where the storyline would go and how it would end?

• How did you seamlessly incorporate musicality into the storyline?

• How important is product placement and other ways to make money like CDs, tours, downloads in today’s market?

• You’ve had some guest stars participating like How I Met Your Mother’s, Neil Patrick Harris, how important is star power to a show, and are their any other guest stars lined up?

• Can we get a sneak peek into the next season of GLEE and your plans for the cast?

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