"Glee" Reunion Set for 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards, Cast to Pay Tribute to Naya Rivera
by Dino-Ray Ramos
March 24, 2021


Gleeks across the country will be happy to know that William McKinley High School’s prized glee club New Directions are reuniting. "Glee" cast members are set to reunite at the virtual edition of the 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards on April 8 for a special tribute to the legacy of the late Naya Rivera’s character Santana Lopez.




Cast members announced to attend are:

Jacob Artist (Jake Puckerman)
Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel)
Darren Criss (Blaine Anderson)
Vanessa Lengies (Sugar Motta)
Jane Lynch (Coach Sue Sylvester)
Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams)
Heather Morris (Brittany S. Pierce)
Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester)
Alex Newell (Unique Adams)
Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones)
Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang "The Other Asian")
Becca Tobin (Kitty Wilde)
Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-Chang)




The tribute will honor the 10-year anniversary of Santana’s coming out as lesbian in the musical comedy. "Glee" is a GLAAD Media Award winning series and the reunion will spotlight Santana’s impact on LGBTQ teens and Latinx LGBTQ representation on television.

Demi Lovato, who played Santana’s girlfriend on "Glee", will introduce the special tribute.




The GLAAD Media Awards will be hosted by Niecy Nash and stream on YouTube on April 8 at 8pm ET.

The event will also stream on Hulu on April 8 starting at 10pm ET, and will be available to stream on-demand on the streamer until the end of June.

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Demi Lovato, who appeared on Glee as the girlfriend of Rivera's Santana Lopez, kicked off the GLAAD Media Awards virtual reunion. The Glee cast not only honored the late Rivera's memory, but also celebrated the 10th anniversary of Santana coming out. “I don’t have to tell you that this year was a tough, tough year,” Lovato said. “A particular moment of heartbreak stands out for me: losing my friend Naya Rivera. I will always cherish the chance I got to play Naya’s girlfriend, Dani, on Glee.'”