"The Flash" and "Supergirl" Teaming Up for Musical Two-Parter
by Matt Webb Mitovich
August 11, 2016


The CW’s "Supergirl" and "The Flash" will team up — musically — in a two-part episode airing during the second half of the 2016-17 TV season, it was announced on Thursday at the Television Critics Association summer press tour.

“Yes, there will be a musical crossover,” executive producer Greg Berlanti said. “There’s going to be a musical pair of episodes in the back half of the year between Supergirl and The Flash.”



Though Berlanti expects the characters to mostly sing preexisting tunes, “We have been talking about trying to write at least one original song per episode.”

As for what will tee up the special event, Berlanti said, “We’ve toyed with who potentially the villain could be,” and “we’ll be careful how we break into song,” hinting that some numbers could take place “in the characters’ heads.”



"Supergirl" and "The Flash" feature musically gifted cast members.

Leads Melissa Benoist and Grant Gustin are both "Glee" alumni. "Supergirl‘s" Jeremy Jordan and "The Flash‘s" Jesse L. Martin also boast singing chops.

"Arrow‘s" John Barrowman and "Legends of Tomorrow‘s" Victor Garber are also musically talented.



The Flash/Supergirl musical event is in addition to the four-way crossover airing late this fall across all four of The CW’s superhero programs.

http://tvline.com/2016/08/11/supergirl-the-flash-musical-episode-two-parter/

Flash/Supergirl Musical Episode Stages Glee Reunion, Casts Darren Criss as the Menacing Music Meister
by Michael Ausiello
January 23, 2017


Music makes the Glee kids come together again!

In a pitch-perfect piece of casting, Darren Criss will reunite with his former Glee cohorts Grant Gustin and Melissa Benoist when he guest-stars in the two-part The Flash/Supergirl musical episode as the Big Bad Music Meister, TVLine has learned exclusively.





“With our Flash and our Supergirl being Glee alums, how could we not have them go up against another Glee favorite like Darren Criss?” exec producer Andrew Kreisberg tells TVLine.

“We have been blown away by his talent over the years and we can’t wait to see what he brings to the Music Meister.”





As reported last week, the anticipated crossover will air Monday, March 20 and Tuesday, March 21 at 8/7 each night. As with the network’s recent “Heroes v. Aliens” saga, the event will start at the end of Supergirl, saving most of the musical action for The Flash‘s portion of the event, appropriately titled “Duet.”

As for which characters will be singing, The CW confirmed that Broadway vets Jesse L. Martin (Joe), Victor Garber (Dr. Stein), John Barrowman (Malcolm Merlyn) and Jeremy Jordan (Winn); and Carlos Valdes (Cisco) will be lending their voices alongside Gustin, Benoist and Criss.

http://tvline.com/2017/01/23/darren-criss-the-flash-supergirl-music-meister-musical-episode/