VIDEO: Matthew Morrison Talks New Album 'Where It All Began'

"My love of Broadway began at a very young age," says Matthew Morrison of his new album "Where It All Began.' "My mom used to listen to standards, to old Broadway show tunes and stuff. This is where my career began, this is where my love of music began, so I thought it would be very apropo to do this album."

Below, check out Morrison's interview with Billboard.com in which he discusses his new album and his Glee co-stars!

Morrison's new album contains tunes from THE WIZ - a duet with Smokey Robinson, no less - as well as selections from WEST SIDE STORY, MY FAIR LADY, OLIVER!, GUYS & DOLLS and others. Matthew Morrison's WHERE IT ALL BEGAN will be released today, June 4.

Although a Broadway actor since the age of 19, Matthew Morrison made a bigger splash on TV, where he began playing the role of Mr. Shuester - the well-meaning music teacher and adult star of Glee - in 2009. The show required its cast to sing and dance, two skills Morrison had sharpened during his time as a stage actor. A California native, he began performing in school plays and theater camp productions before relocating to New York, where he enrolled at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. After a brief stint in the boy band LMNT, Morrison returned his focus to acting and landed a role in the Broadway adaptation of Footloose.

More Broadway shows followed, including the first stage production of John Waters' Hairspray. The musical won a Grammy Award in 2003 for its soundtrack; Morrison also received his own nomination from the Outer Critics Circle Awards, having attracted a good bit of attention by originating the role of Link Larkin. As his reputation grew, so did his résumé, and Morrison began branching out into film and TV.

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