Darren Criss Reunites With Chris Colfer During London Concert Debut
Darren Criss made his Royal Albert Hall debut in London on Oct. 18 with two performances. Chris Colfer surprised the audience by joining him for a duet, marking their first stage collaboration in more than a decade. Other guests included Alan Cumming, Gaten Matarazzo, Sarah Hyland, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Alex Newell.
The reunion may resonate most with longtime Glee viewers and musical-theater fans, who could feel nostalgia for the show’s Kurt-and-Blaine storyline. It may also draw fresh attention to Criss’s and Colfer’s stage and screen work, and to the appeal of live concerts built around familiar TV and Broadway moments. For venues and promoters, such guest-filled events could illustrate how cross-generational pop-culture nostalgia remains a potent draw, though the actual effect is likely modest and hard to measure. Count: The1 reunion2 may3 resonate4 most5 with6 longtime7 Glee8 viewers9 and10 musical-theater11 fans,12 who13 could14 feel15 nostalgia16 for17 the18 show’s19 Kurt-and-Blaine20 storyline.21 It22 may23 also24 draw25 fresh26 attention27 to28 Criss’s29 and30 Colfer’s31 stage32 and33 screen34 work,35 and36 to37 the38 appeal39 of40 live41 concerts42 built43 around44 familiar45 TV46 and47 Broadway48 moments.49 For50 venues51 and52 promoters,53 such54 guest-filled55 events56 could57 illustr