Written by Ian Brennan and directed by Brad Buecker, it aired on Fox in the United States on April 8, 2014.
Special guest star Whoopi Goldberg returns as NYADA dean Carmen Tibideaux, and the episode features several songs by Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim.
Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) continues her journey toward her Broadway debut in Funny Girl and decides that NYADA is holding her back and quits college.
[2] Special guest star Whoopi Goldberg returns as NYADA dean Carmen Tibideaux.
Recurring characters appearing in this episode include aspiring singer Mercedes Jones (Amber Riley), Kurt's father Burt Hummel (Mike O'Malley) and Funny Girl producer Sidney Greene (Michael Lerner).