Hit TV musical show Glee is planning to heat things up for gay teen character Kurt - he'll get his first boyfriend when the series returns for its second season in the States. Glee's Chris Colfer, who plays gay teen singer Kurt "We just announced we're doing a nationwide search for the season two cast, and [a boyfriend for Kurt is] one of the three roles that we're adding," the show's creator Ryan Murphy tells Entertainment Weekly. "We're not going to do the whole hiding in the shadows thing. We're going to make them popular, and out and proud and glamorous. Like prom king and king." Open auditions across the USA for 16-26 year olds are currently underway for several new Glee castmembers. Meanwhile, video footage of actor Chris Colfer's audition for the role of gay teen Kurt Hummel has been revealed on the official Glee website.
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First published: Wednesday, 20th January 2010 - 11:43am