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Darren Criss, Lea Michele to Be Featured on Glee‘s Michael Jackson Episode on January 24

FOXs hit series, Glee will present an episode exclusively using the songs of Michael Jackson and The Jackson Five on Tuesday, January 24, according to TVGuide.com.


The episode, in which Mr. Schuester (played by Tony Award nominees Matthew Morrison) declares “Michael Week” at McKinley High, will reportedly feature 12 musical numbers.

Darren Criss, who will star next month in Broadway’s How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying will perform “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin'” and Broadway veteran Lea Michele and Cory Monteith will duet on “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You,” among other selections.

Glee also stars Jane Lynch, Chris Colfer, Amber Riley, Jayma Mays, Kevin McHale, Jenna Ushkowitz, Harry Shum Jr., Naya Rivera, Heather Morris, Dot-Marie Jones, and Mike O’Malley.