ONCE Star Laura Dreyfuss to Join Cast of GLEE's Final Season?

As FOX announced earlier this year, the sixth and final season of the musical dramedy GLEE will feature five new cast members. While no details have been officially released on the newbies, Wetpaint.com reports that ONCE star Laura Dreyfuss has been cast in the role of new Lima, Ohio resident 'Madison.' In addition, singer Billy LEWIS Jr. will portray her twin brother, Mason.

In 2013, Dreyfuss took over the lead role of 'Girl' from Cristin Milioti in Broadway's 2012 Tony Award-winning musical Once. She also appeared on Broadway and in the first national tour of the Tony Award-winning production of Hair.

What do you think of the possible casting news?

GLEE will return to FOX for its final 13-episode season in 2015.

About the show:

GLEE is a musical comedy about a group of ambitious and talented kids who escape the harsh realities of high school by joining a GLEE club, where they find strength, acceptance and, ultimately, their voice. Last year's graduates and aspiring singers, RACHEL BERRY (Lea Michelle) and KURT HUMMEL (Chris Colfer), packed their bags for New York and enrolled at a prestigious performing arts school, NYADA, where they made new friends and learned the cruel realities of college. These naïve freshmen moved into a Brooklyn loft, signed up for internships, auditioned for Broadway shows and gained a roommate when SANTANA LOPEZ (Naya Rivera) moved to the Big Apple.

Since its debut, GLEE has become a bona fide cultural phenomenon, received prestigious honors, including a Golden Globe Award and a Peabody Award, and singlehandedly made GLEE clubs cool again. The series boasts critical acclaim, a die-hard fan base, two Grammy Award nominations, two platinum and five gold albums, more than 43 million songs and more than 13 million albums sold worldwide, two sold-out concert tours, a 3-D movie and four Emmy Awards and three Golden Globes, including the award for Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical.

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