GLEE Fans: Hollywood Reporter goes Behind The Scenes of Glee

WARNING: SPOILERS!!

Photo credits: David Strick

Jane Lynch, Jayma Mays and director Eric Stoltz discuss dialogue details in a cafeteria scene from the show's upcoming "Blame it On the Alcohol" episode. Says Lynch of the show's demanding and constantly changing schedule: "We never finish what we have to do. It seems like we’re always pushing something to a later date."

Mark Salling waits for a musical cue during rehearsal for the "Comeback" episode of Glee. Says creator Ryan Murphy of the mohawked supporting player and fan favorite, "I don’t think he believes in his acting chops as much as we do.

Iqbal Theba, Matthew Morrison and crew members Andrew Mitchell, Corey Corona and Penny Sprague listen to director Eric Stoltz during a rehearsal on January 19.

Jayma Mays, who plays McKinley High guidance counselor Emma Pillsbury, in a scene from Glee's forthcoming "Blame it on the Alcohol" episode.

Glee club members Kevin McHale and Chord Overstreet listen to direction during dance rehearsal for the "Comeback" episode. Overstreet (top) is among the show's newest cast members. Ryan Murphy plans to add another two to four fresh faces next season.

We’re completely in the dark until we get the script," says Jane Lynch, pictured in her signature Sue Sylvester wear. "Ryan [Murphy] is one of the most imaginative guys I’ve ever met. He’s all about, 'What would make this funnier or more real?' When he directs, it raises our game."

"I'm all about being prepared," says Matthew Morrison, who explains that the Broadway work ethic helped prepare him for the role of Glee's Mr. Shue. "Eight shows a week, rehearsal... it's just ingrained in me. I take this stuff really seriously."

Hurry up and wait... Cory Monteith, Lea Michele and executive producer Ryan Murphy in blue watch cap, with choreographer Zach Woodlee, chief lighting tech Andrew Glover, executive producer Dante Di Loreto and supervising producer Brad Buecker wait for a Jan. 20 rehearsal to begin.

"I’d like to say I’ll be the Mr. Belding of the show," says Matthew Morrison of his tenure on Glee. "He was with the new class of Saved By the Bell and the college years." But after thinking about it a minute, he changes his tune. "Artistically, I need to be challenged in other ways. There’s only so much stuff you can do with the character."

Jayma Mays and Matthew Morrison are surrounded by crew as final adjustments are made before the start of a scene. "We are a family," says Morrison of his Glee co-stars.

"They’re singer-dancer-actor people," says Jane Lynch of the Glee "kids" (pictured: Mark Salling and Harry Shum, Jr.). "There’s a maturity that isn’t in your typical 25-year-old."

"I think she's incredibly rare," says Ryan Murphy (right) of Glee star Lea Michele. "Lea can do anything -- she’s a very good actress, a great singer, she can do it all."