The Phantom of the Opera; Glee
Kurt was excited. Wait, that's an understatement. He could feel butterflies flapping their wings in his stomach, which felt like it was size XXL. That meant a lot of butterflies. Glee club had just started and Mr. Schue just gave his little intro-speech. William McKinley High was doing The Phantom of the Opera for their annual school-musical. A certain mrs. Berry was bouncing in her chair too, and turned her head to Kurt to smile at him, as they shared the same thought. He was positive Rachel would be auditioning for Christine, but Kurt couldn't make up his mind about who he was going to audition for. Kissing Rachel? Nah-ah.
''Finn, Puck, Mike? I saw your grades for Spanish. Maybe I could give you a little bonus if you do the musical … ?'' Mr. Schuester was glancing hopefully at the three boys, who were sharing a few insecure looks. Then they nodded. ''And Kurt? I would like you to direct the musical; you'll be given full artistic power.'' The glee club seemed happy with that according to the sounds they made. Quinn was clapping and had a huge smile on her face while the rest was emitting little enthusiastic shrieks. Kurt was shocked, and so was Rachel. He could imagine how she would feel right now. They have been really good friends for a little while so he didn't exclude the idea of Rachel being happy for him, even though her ego was big enough to be jealous at him.
''Absolutely. Yes! I would love that.'' Kurt said with a big smile. This was just what he needed to participate in the school-musical but not to kiss Rachel. ''Then it's settled. Alright, I'll see you tomorrow! You're dismissed.''
''Hey Kurt! I was just wondering what you had in mind for the casting?'' Obnoxious. Barf. No, contain yourself! ''Hey Rachel, I have been considering a few things for a matter of fact.'' Kurt felt an urge to spray some hairspray in her eyes and push her into the boys locker-room or something else disgusting. ''Look Kurt, as much as I trust your choice of casting, I am born to play Christine, we share an emotional connection.''
''I'm sorry Rachel, I am not going to reveal any of my choices yet. You'll hear soon enough.'' He closed his locker and walked away fast so Rachel couldn't follow him. He had no choice to give Rachel what he wants. Christine is a petite, innocent young looking woman, and most importantly, a soprano, what meant that Brittany, Mercedes, Santana and Tina were out of the game. He had figured out that maybe Quinn could play the part of Madame Giry's daughter. Santana would be a perfect Carlotta, but he wasn't sure about Santana's high notes. They needed to work on that, as far as Santana would let him.
The next day Kurt arrived a bit earlier at Glee Club in hope to speak to Mr. Schuester about the musical. He walked into the choir room and was lucky to find him sitting at his desk.
''Mr. Schue?''
''Oh hey Kurt! I was just thinking about the musical. Is everything going alright?
''I have a bit of a problem concerning the girls.. You see, I wanted Rachel to be Christine, Quinn could be Meg Giry, and Santana would be a sublime Carlotta, considering the whole Lima Heights attitude.. but that leaves Brittany, Tina and Mercedes''
''Shall we discuss that when everybody comes in? Maybe they have some ideas of their own.''
Kurt nodded and sat down on the back-row, on his usual spot. He pulled out is iPhone and checked his Facebook until all the glee-clubbers walked in. He greeted Mercedes with their usual hand-shake as she sat down next to him.
''Okay guys, today we're gonna talk about casting for the school-musical. Kurt, would you like to pitch your ideas to us?'' Kurt stood up and walked off the little stage. He faced his fellow glee-clubbers and tried to look serious. Inside, he was burning. He was scared to death people were going to hate him for his choices of casting.
''Glee-clubbers, I have made a little draft of how the casting should be like. To start with the role of Erik, I had Puck in mind.'' Kurt looked at the mohawked boy for his reaction.
''Wait, who's Erik?''
''The Phantom, Puck. The charismatic, genius hermit with who kills out of his love for Christine?''
''Dude, that's bad-ass. I could totally rock that.''
''Settled. Up next is Raoul, which I imagined to be portrayed by Finn. Are you okay with that?''
Finn nodded, while Rachel started to explain to him that they would be perfect together.
He decided to ask if Tina and Mercedes had any idea who they wanted to be on the musical first. Mercedes spoke first, announcing that she wanted to be the costume-designer, which made Kurt sigh in relief. Tina wanted to be one of the dancers, just like Brittany. And that left Quinn and Rachel.
''Quinn, I have the perfect part for you. Have you ever seen the movie?'' She nodded and then Kurt explained what he had in mind for her. Quinn gave a little smile and looked fairly happy with her part. Santana was also happy with her part since she was the one to bitch about Christene aka Rachel. ''Kurt, does this mean I get to play Christine?'' Kurt nodded, trying to keep his face in check. Rachel turned to the club ensuring them she would not overpower them with her brilliant voice. A few bitchy remarks were shared and then Kurt remembered he missed one character.
''Oh, wait. Mr. Schuester, are the teachers allowed to join the musical? I kind of wanted mrs. Pillsbury to play Madame Giry..''
''That is a great idea Kurt! I will inform her about it. Good job. Alright guys, we have a show to put on!'' Mr. Schue dismissed the group and Kurt let out a sigh of relief. This musical could turn out really well.