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6 - Tuesday, November 9, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom

From the University stage to FOX's 'Glee'
'A Very Potter Musical' star Darren Criss
discusses his new TV role
By Jacob Axelrad I Daily Arts Writer

The University's boy who lived
just landed himself a role on "Glee."
It's time for alum Darren Criss, star
of University and Internet phenom-
enon "A Very Potter Musical," to
work his magic on the FOX sensa-
tion. Tonight the 2009 graduate will
make his first appearance in what
could easily become a recurring role
in the series. And if his work at the
'U' is any indication, his voice and
personality will cast a spell on the
show's millions of viewers.
Criss will play Blaine, an openly
gay student from a rival glee club,
the Dalton Academy Warblers.
Blaine willbe a friend and mentor to
castmate Chris Colfer's openly-gay
character Kurt Hummel. in terms
of Blaine's musical and professional
journey, the character seems to hit
home with Criss and his Ann Arbor
roots.
"(Blaine's) part of a killer glee
club, the Dalton Warblers, much
like the glee clubs that I had so
much fun with while at Michigan,"
Criss said in a recent interview with
the Daily. "Blaine is the first role on
'Glee' that I've really related to. He's
very centered and he's defined by
the trials and tribulations that he's
gone through."

The Warblers will be featured in
their own musical numbers on the
show, giving Criss a chance to really
show off his vocals. Fans can look
for an a cappella rendition of Katy
Perry's "Teenage Dream" in Tues-
day's episode.
Criss exuded enthusiasm when
discussing his character. He hopes
"that the composure Blaine dis-
plays" can serve as an example for
young people struggling with simi-
lar issues of homosexuality.
On another level, he hopes audi-
ences willbe willingto accepthimas
partofthe "Glee"family. As the new-
est cast member to join the show, he
likens his experience to that of being
the new kid on campus.
"It's just like being a freshman
again," Criss said with a lightheart-
ed laugh.
The truth is it wasn't too long ago
that Criss himself was a freshman at
the University. As a BFA acting stu-
dentintheSchoolofMusic,Theater,
& Dance, he was part of the creative
team that put on the shows "Little
White Lie," "A Very Potter Musical"
and "A Very Potter Sequel." Online
videos of the shows led to Internet
stardom for the group of MT&D
students that would subsequently

COURTESY OF CHRISTINt HUCAL
Darren Criss wrote the music for StarKid's project "Starship," which will premiere in Chicago this February.

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trafficking. But these storylines
have been left out of this film
adaptation altogether, leaving
Salander and the story with less
power.
Some of that power is regained
in Salander's climactic trial scene
in which she returns to form -
platform combat boots, Mohawk
and studded leather jacket. She
swaggers in and flops angrily
down into her chair, and the
judges in the courtroom seem
to automatically assume she's
guilty. Her appearance screams
"homicidal problem child."
Yet it is during that scene that
Salander and her lawyer make
fools of everyone in the court-
room and expose their shallow
judgments. She's not what her
appearance suggests at all. In
fact, rather than a murderer,
she's a victim of both society's
cruel assumptions and the labels
forced on her as a result of the
way she chooses to dress and the
life she chooses to lead. Her trial
is the most gripping scene in the
movie because of its message:
It's not just about stakeouts and
gunfights - the trial emphasizes
the feminist roots the rest of the
movie has left behind in order
to become a more traditional
action movie. But as the final
chapter, "The Girl Who Kicked
the Hornet's Nest" should have
resonated more with it's original
message and stuck with what had
distinguished it in the first place.

become the theater group StarKid.
"It was something we did for
fun," Criss said of StarKid. "We
never anticipated anything happen-
ing with it."
While Starkid is still of central
importance for him, he regards it as
very separate from his professional
actingcareer. Yethe's quickto point
out that his time at the University
gave him the preparation he needed
for the life he currently leads.
"There are days when I can con-
cretely point to moments at Michi-
gan that prepared me for the work
I'm doing now," he said.

Criss is still involved with ongo-
ing projects with Starkid. An
upcoming show, "Starship,". for
which Criss wrote the music, will
premiere in Chicago in February.
Criss hopes his attention won't be
too divided to force him to give up
either his newfound TV career or
his longer-standing theater work
with Starkid.
"('Glee' is) going to change the
game a little bit for me," Criss said.
"Right now I'm trying to focus on
both of them."
I While uncertain about his char-
acter's duration on the show, Criss

obviously hopes Blaine will stick
around for a while.
"You hope to see a character like
Blaine coming back," Criss said. "I
really like the guy and he's such a
positive beacon of energy."
Criss's career has taken him far
from Ann Arbor, but he remains
nostalgic for the University that
gave him his start.
"Even when I'm on the beach in
L.A. in the middle of Februarythere
are times when I think, 'I could be
in Ann Arbor right now,' " Criss
said. His parting statement was
simple and direct: "Go Blue!"

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