Photo Coverage: First Photos from GLEE's Spring Premiere 'Hell-O'

The too-big-to-miss spring premiere of GLEE airs at a special time Tuesday, April 13 (9:28-10:30 PM ET/PT) following AMERICAN IDOL on FOX.

GLEE follows an optimistic teacher who - against all odds and a malicious cheerleading coach - inspires McKinley High's Glee Club to conquer the world one singing competition at a time. GLEE stars Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Jessalyn Gilsig, Jane Lynch, Jayma Mays, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Matthew Morrison, Amber Riley, Mark Salling and Jenna Ushkowitz.

GLEE is produced by Ryan Murphy Television in association with 20th Century Fox Television. Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan are co-creators of the series. Murphy, Falchuk and Dante di Loreto serve as executive producers, while Ian Brennan serves as co-executive producer.

Television's most award-winning new series, GLEE was recently honored with a Golden Globe for Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical; a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series; and a People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Comedy. The music from GLEE is an international sensation with "Glee: The Music, Volume 1" and "Glee: The Music, Volume 2" topping charts in Australia, the U.K., New Zealand, Ireland and Canada. In the U.S., over 4.5 million songs have been downloaded, and both albums have been certified Gold for sales in excess of 500,000 units.

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Idina Menzel guest-stars as Shelby Corcoran

Will (Matthew Morrison, C) addresses New Directions

New Directions performs in

New Directions performs in

Will (Matthew Morrison) watches rehearsals

The girls of New Directions perform in

Will (Matthew Morrison) meets Shelby (guest star Idina Menzel), the coach of Vocal Adrenaline

Rachel (Lea Michele, L) rehearses her new song with the rest of New Directions

New Directions performs in

Will (Matthew Morrison)

Will (Matthew Morrison, L) watches Rachel (Lea Michele, R) as she addresses New Directions

Finn (Cory Monteith) rehearses his new song

Will (Matthew Morrison, L) gives Finn (Cory Monteith, R) some advice