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"The New Rachel" is the premiere episode of the fourth season of the American musical television series Glee, and the sixty-seventh episode overall. Written by Ryan Murphy and directed by Brad Falchuk, it aired on Fox in the United States on September 13, 2012. The episode features Rachel (Lea Michele) beginning school at the New York Academy of the Dramatic Arts (NYADA), while at McKinley High, the national champion New Directions glee club must regroup after losing eight seniors to graduation. Special guest star Kate Hudson makes her first appearance as Rachel's dance instructor, Cassandra July, and Whoopi Goldberg returns as NYADA dean Carmen Tibideaux.
Original Release
01/06/2013
Cast
Name | Character |
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Chris Colfer | Kurt Hummel |
Darren Criss | Blaine Anderson |
Jane Lynch | Sue Sylvester |
Kevin McHale | Artie Abrams |
Lea Michele | Rachel Berry |
Cory Monteith | Finn Hudson |
Heather Elizabeth Morris | Brittany S. Pierce |
Matthew Morrison | Will Schuester |
Chord Overstreet | Sam Evans |
Amber Riley | Mercedes Jones |
Directors
Writers
Ross Maxwell, Matthew Hodgson, Ryan Murphy
Creators
Brad Falchuk, Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan
Cast
Name | Character |
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Chris Colfer | Kurt Hummel |
Darren Criss | Blaine Anderson |
Jane Lynch | Sue Sylvester |
Kevin McHale | Artie Abrams |
Lea Michele | Rachel Berry |
Cory Monteith | Finn Hudson |
Heather Elizabeth Morris | Brittany S. Pierce |
Matthew Morrison | Will Schuester |
Chord Overstreet | Sam Evans |
Amber Riley | Mercedes Jones |
Naya Rivera | Santana Lopez |
Mark Salling | Noah Puckerman / Noah 'Puck' Puckerman |
Harry Shum Jr. | Mike Chang |
Jenna Ushkowitz | Tina Cohen-Chang |
Whoopi Goldberg | Carmen Tibideaux |
Kate Hudson | Cassandra July |
Mike O'Malley | Burt Hummel |
Vanessa Lengies | Sugar Motta |
Alex Newell | Wade 'Unique' Adams |
Samuel Larsen | Joe Hart |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Ryan Murphy | Executive Producer |
Brad Falchuk | Executive Producer |
Ian Brennan | Executive Producer |
Bradley Buecker | Executive Producer |
Dante Di Loreto | Executive Producer |
Stacy Traub | Executive Producer |
Ashley Contino | Producer |
Russel Friend | Producer |
Michael Hitchcock | Producer |
Joe Keenan | Producer |
Garrett Lerner | Producer |
Alexis Martin Woodall | Producer |
Mary Robinson | Producer |
Karen Romero | Producer |
Kenneth J. Silverstein | Producer |
Zachary Woodlee | Producer |