GLEE Confirms 7-Week Hiatus; to Return in April

FOX's hit musical show GLEE has confirmed a seven-week hiatus, according to published reports. The series will air an episode this Tuesday, February 7, featuring EVITA headliner Ricky Martin; on February 14, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Jeff Goldblum join the cast. February 21 will mark the last episode prior to the hiatus, and the show will return on April 10.

Now in its third season, GLEE is a musical comedy about a group of eager and ambitious students who strive to outshine their singing competition to win Nationals while navigating the cruel halls of McKinley High.

Since its debut, GLEE has become a bona fide cultural phenomenon, received prestigious honors including the Golden Globe and Peabody Award and singlehandedly made glee clubs cool again.

In addition to the regular cast, GLEE has featured guest appearances by a wide range of talented performers, including Gwyneth Paltrow (who won the 2011 Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series), Carol Burnett, Kathy Griffin, Cheyenne Jackson, John Stamos, Britney Spears, Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Molly Shannon, Olivia Newton-John and Neil Patrick Harris, who won a 2010 Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his work on the show.

FOX plans to fill the gap with Tony Award-winner Katie Finneran's "I Hate My Teenage Daughter," Zooey Deschanel's "New Girl" and its latest premiere, "Breaking In," which features Megan Mullally.