Although no one would confirm nor deny the rumors of a “Glee” Broadway musical, the speculation would simply not die down.

That is because there is sound basis for the rumor. According to The New York Times, Ryan Murphy’s $24 million contract with 20th Century Fox who airs “Glee” on Tuesday nights, entitles the show creator to royalties springing from the show’s tour ticket sales, merchandise earnings and record sales from the show’s OST releases, which on the average manages to pull off at least four OST releases per season.

In addition and more importantly, Murphy’s four-year contract with Fox entitles him to bring the TV show about talented high school underdogs to Broadway if he wishes to do so. Murphy secured the deal with the giant TV network recently which is probably how the rumors have started.

Whereas “Glee” is rumored to make a transition from the small screen to the Great White Way, “Wicked” has been reportedly to do somewhat the opposite with Sony Pictures mainly responsible for the Broadway musical’s transition to the big screen. The film outfit has been eyeing Murphy to direct the movie adaptation of the award winning and commercially successful Broadway musical. “I’ll do anything Ryan wants”, says Sony Pictures chairwoman Amy Pascal in a released statement.

While both projects needed to be sorted out, Murphy is back on the set of “Glee” to film new episodes for the show’s second season which is set to return on September 21. The show features some of Broadway’s major talents like Matthew Morrison (Hairspray, South Pacific) who plays the ever optimistic glee club coach “Will Schuester” and Lea Michele (Spring Awakening) who plays over-confident yet very talented glee club captain “Rachel Berry”. Other stars include Emmy nominee Jane Lynch as the evil cheerleading coach “Sue Sylvester”, newcomers Cory Monteith, Amber Riley, Kevin McHale, Chris Colfer, Diana Agron, Mark Salling and Jenna Ushkowitz who like Michele, also appeared in Broadway’s “Spring Awakening”.

In the second season of the multi-awarded and highly successful Fox hit TV musical “Glee”, expect a more in-depth glimpse at the intriguing life of ‘Cheerios’ coach Sue Sylvester as Sue’s mom a.k.a “Mama Sylvester” will be gracing the series through multi-talented veteran actress Carol Burnett.

A seasoned actress whose acting skills were honed by juggling comedy and drama on stage, in the small screen and the big screen, Burnett was bewitched by the magic and sizzle of show business since her childhood, especially during the industry’s golden age – the ‘30s, ‘40s, ‘50s and ‘60s – which led her to embark on a fruitful entertainment career from coast to coast.

A Texan native, Burnett traveled to Hollywood with her grandmother who raised her since Carol’s parents had a history of alcoholism. After graduating from UCLA with a degree in theater, she broke into mainstream entertainment through The Gary Moore Show where she harnessed her comedic skills. In 1959, she made her stage debut in the comedic fantasy musical “Once upon a Mattress” in Broadway’s Neil Simon Theatre (formerly known as the Alvin Theatre).

Her biggest and by far, most successful and most remembered TV project was the CBS variety program “The Carol Burnett Show” which ran for 12 years starting in 1967. The show had a great mixture of slapstick sketches and song numbers which left a good lasting impression in television history, so good it continued to rake in good figures with its DVD sales.

After five decades in the biz, she has more than a handful of acclaims to her name, including five Golden Globe trophies, an Ace Award for her role in “Between Friends” in which Hollywood living legend Elizabeth Taylor was also a star, a Peabody Award for her work in the ABC made-for-TV movie “Friendly Fire”, numerous People’s Choice Awards, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2003 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005 which is the highest award given to an American civilian for his/her significant contributions to world peace and global culture.

Carol Burnett is expected to appear in the season 2 of “Glee”, most probably as a recurring role, either in October or November. She will play Sue Sylvester’s mother which Sue described in first season’s “Power of Madonna” episode as a Nazi-hunter, which is why Sue and her sister had to fend for themselves as they were growing up.

New “Glee” episodes will air on Fox starting on September 21, Tuesday.

After Kristin Chenoweth’s two-season stint with the now defunct ABC drama “Pushing Daisies” and her Emmy-nominated recurring appearance in “Glee” as frustrated theater actress “April Rhodes” who then became an alcoholic, “Glee” creator Ryan Murphy is planning to write a new series for the Tony Award winning actress.

In a brief statement given by Murphy to entertainment website Zap2It, he said that someone so talented such as Chenoweth deserves her own show. “…I’m writing a half hour musical comedy specifically for Kristin because if you can sing like that, I want her to be the star of her own show where she sings… Kristin is so funny. I want it to be adult”, Murphy added. And despite the show’s musical-laden theme, it will not be a spin-off of “Glee”.

Chenoweth, one of Broadway’s biggest exports to the TV and film industry, is best remembered on stage as the original Glinda in the highly regarded musical “Wicked” which earned her a Tony Award nomination. She had previously bagged the same honor for her work in “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown” five years earlier.

Her NBC show “Kristin”, marked her first major project as she made the transition from theater to the small screen, but she is best remembered by boob tube fans for her role in the critically acclaimed political drama “The West Wing” and her Emmy-winning performance in “Pushing Daisies”, which was canceled only after two seasons despite rave reviews. The new David E. Kelley drama “Legally Mad” will feature Chenoweth as one of the lead characters. Its airing date is yet to be announced though.

At present, Chenoweth is back on Broadway alongside “Will & Grace” star Sean Hayes for the musical “Promises, Promises”. No word yet if the Broadway actress will be reprising her role as “April Rhodes” on the season 2 of “Glee”, nor any more details on Ryan Murphy’s show plans for Chenoweth other than the ones he disclosed with Zap2It.

Major League Baseball has experienced a number of botched renditions of the national anthem. However at the All-Star game on Tuesday night, they were given an impressive home run.

Amber Riley, “Glee” star and Emmy nominee, delivered a pitch perfect “The Star Spangled Banner” rendition to delighted fans, following Christina Aguilera’s moving performance of “Beautiful.

Two time Grammy award winner Colbie Caillat, for the seventh inning stretch, sang “God Bless America.”

It was old hat for Riley to sing at a major Major League Baseball game.

Last fall during the World Series showdown between the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees, Riley and her cast mates from “Glee” performed the national anthem.

Caillat and Riley joined other elite singers such as Brian McKnight, Carrie Underwood and Sheryl Crow who have been performers in recent years during the MLB All-Star Game.

These singers’ performances have been grand slams, However, there were plenty of strikes out before that.

Pop singer Anastasia prior to the 2002 All-Star Game, botched some of the national anthem lyrics. Instead of singing “perilous fight” she sang “perilous night.”

The next year Michael Bolton during the American League Championship Series forgot some of the lyrics and needed to glance at his hand. Apparently, he had written the words down there.

However the most infamous foul-up of the national anthem came from Roseanne Barr. In 1990 at a San Diego Padres game, while belting out “The Star Spangled Banner” in off-key fashion, spit and grabbed her crotch.

First Lady Gaga and Madonna went to “Glee.” It’s Britney Spears turn now.

A FOX rep confirmed that Spear’s music is going to be featured on an early episode during the second season of “Glee.” Last week the FOX series received 19 Emmy nominations.

Ryan Murphy, Glee series creator, also addressed some of the upcoming season casting rumors. He said that Julia Roberts wouldn’t be doing a show, to debunk one rumor before he fanned another’s flames.

Murphy said, Javier Bardem would like to play a rock-n-roll Spanish guy. If we can get that to work, he is the best out there. We would probably do that during the season’s first half.

The potential appearance of Javier on “Glee” was reported first earlier this month, prior to being denied apparently by a rep from 20th Century Fox.

Who will appear in the second season of “Glee?” Ryan Murphy, the show’s creator, is the only one who knows for sure.

He revealed that Julia Roberts wouldn’t be doing a show.

After laying one rumor to rest, he fanned the flames from another.

Murphy said, Javier Bardem says he wants to play a rock-n-roll Spanish man. He is the best, so if we can get that to work we would probably do that early in the season.

Before a representative from 20th Century Fox reportedly denied it, the potential appearance of Javier’s was reported for the first time last week.

As for the stars who appear on the show already, Murphy also cleared up a few cast hook up rumors and seting a policy of no on-set shenanigans.

He said, I was misquoted. It was completely blown out of proportion. I was joking around about how there a rule of no action inside the trailer. The reporter apparently thought I was being serious.

Murphy says the stars have priorities that are much higher in mind.

Murphy joked, they are counting their lines and way too busy trying to figure out who is prominently featured during an episode. They don’t have time to care about sex.

On Thursday, “Glee” received 19 Emmy nominations their debut season. It was the most nominations any television series received this year. Given that, it would appear that there is a lot of pressure riding on Seasons 2 and 3. However Glee’s creator is remaining calm.

Murphy said, we created this show inside a vacuum. We will continue doing that.

The nominees for this year’s Emmy Awards were announced yesterday and the HBO miniseries “The Pacific”, produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, leads the Emmy race with 24 nominations.

Following closely behind is the breakout TV hit “Glee” about school outcasts and their passionate mentor, with 19 Emmy nods including nominations for Best Comedy Series, Best Lead Comedy Actor for Matthew Morrison, Best Lead Comedy Actress for Lea Michele, Best Supporting Comedy Actress for Jane Lynch and Best Supporting Comedy Actor for Chris Colfer.

Joining “Glee” in the Best Comedy Series category are “Modern Family”, “Nurse Jackie”, “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and “30 Rock” which won the award last year, and in 2008 and 2007, as well.

One of the biggest surprises came in the Best Variety, Music or Comedy category where Conan O’Brien earned a nomination for his 5-month stint at “The Tonight Show”, while rivals Jay Leno and David Letterman, who both had more than their fair share of controversies and issues surrounding their own talk shows, were snubbed.

As for the drama department, the recently concluded “Lost”, “The Good Wife”, “Dexter”, “Breaking Bad”, the HBO daring series “True Blood”, and last year’s winner “Mad Men” are all in the running for the Best Drama Series Award.

For Best Lead Drama Actor honors, Matthew Fox of “Lost”, Michael C. Hall of “Dexter”, Kyle Chandler of “Friday Night Lights” and previous winner Hugh Laurie of “House” will compete against last year’s winner from “Breaking Bad”, Bryan Cranston.

Julianna Margulies from “The Good Wife”, Connie Britton from “Friday Night Lights”, Mariska Hargitay from “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit”, Kyra Sedgwick from “The Closer”, and January Jones from “Mad Men” will be battling it out with last year’s winner, Glenn Close from “Damages”, for the Best Lead Drama Actress honors.

Meanwhile, “Saturday Night Live”, who has earned 12 nominations this year – one from the top rating Betty White episode – has set a new record for a total of 126 Emmy nods, toppling over “ER” with 124 Emmy nominations.

“You think this is hard? I’m passing a gallstone as I speak – that’s hard!”

That’s Jane Lynch in her famous Sue Sylvester tone but not in front of the Cheerios, this time, as Madame Tussauds’ next wax subject.

The 49-year old Emmy nominee who plays cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester in the award winning Fox TV Series “Glee” was caught by the press while she was posing and being measured for her upcoming wax statue.

“Posing for a wax figurine is exhausting!” says Lynch. “I hope we capture the inner Sue, but the inner Sue is the inner Jane Lynch as well”, the actress added.

For Lynch, playing Sue Sylvester allows her to dig through her inner meanness, saying “I probably couldn’t act it if I didn’t have it in me.”

No wonder she plays the character with such ease.

Oxygen network has been reported to acquire the syndication rights for the Fox TV series “Glee” and will start airing episodes in 2013. Meanwhile, there have been talks for months of an Oxygen reality show in the works based from the popular and award winning series. And while some may think that the “Glee” reality show may not push through, apparently Oxygen is still going for it and seems like they’re pushing for a 2011 TV premiere. Although details like the show’s format and the amount of involvement from show creator Ryan Murphy and the cast are still being worked out.

Ryan Murphy, co-creator of Glee, told Entertainment Weekly there aren’t any plans into the foreseeable future for any Glee movie. This in spite of last week’s talk where all the show’s major stars, including Mark Salling, Lea Michele, Dianna Agron and Cory Monteith, signed 20th Century Fox contracts just in case big screen plans come through.

There were as many as three potential Glee movies being discussed. However Murphy says right now that isn’t their priority. Despite offers, the studio and I decided we would to focus our energy on our second season without having any cast distractions, Murphy said.

I think that’s a good move. Sure I have a fear of a Glee movie losing the spark that has made it such a special television show. Also there’s a lot going on for the crew and cast. Writers are preparing second and third season story lines. Online auditions are taking place for three new roles for this fall. There is also news that Charice, the pop star, will be joining the show in the role of an exchange student who, more or less, will kill Rachel. Then there are all the songs to consider.

The question is gleeks, would you still like a Glee film to come out, or do you think the energy should be focused on the television show?