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Matthew Morrison, Lea Michele, et al. Set for Glee Q &A at Outfest 2009

Matthew Morrison
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
Matthew Morrison
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Cast members Matthew Morrison, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Chris Colfer and Jane Lynch from FOX’s new series Glee, as well as co-creator and writer Ian Brennan and executive producer Dante Di Loreto, will participate in a Q&A following the screening of a never-before-broadcast episode on Saturday, July 18 at 1:30pm at the Director’s Guild of America. The event is part of Outfest 2009: The 27th Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, to run July 9-19 at various Los Angeles venues.

As previously announced, among the many films to be screened at Outfest are La Mission, starring Benjamin Bratt; Dare, starring Emmy Rossum and Alan Cumming; Sandra Bernhard’s Without You I’m Nothing; the documentary Making of the Boys, about The Boys in the Band, and Prayers for Bobby, starring Sigourney Weaver. In addition, there will be a special sing-along film version of the musical Funny Girl, starring Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, and Kay Medford.

There will also be panel discussions with the cast and creative teams of HBO’s Big Love, starring Bill Paxton, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloe Sevigny, and Ginifer Goodwin. Also, Bill Condon, Leslie Dixon, Peter Barsocchini, and H.P. Mendoza will participate in a panel discussion entitled Words, Pictures, and Music.

For tickets and information, call 213-480-7065 or visit www.outfest.org.