Written by Ryan Murphy and directed by Paris Barclay, it aired on Fox in the United States on April 25, 2013, and features the return of special guest star Sarah Jessica Parker as Isabelle Wright.
Sam and Artie Abrams (Kevin McHale) believe Ryder's experience to be a boy's dream come true, but Kitty Wilde (Becca Tobin) later states that she transferred to McKinley after being molested by her best friend's older brother and that she understands his pain.
Blaine Anderson (Darren Criss) later locates Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch), who has become an aerobics instructor since she was dismissed for firing a gun at the school.
In New York City, Isabelle Wright (Sarah Jessica Parker) recruits her intern Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer) to help her organize a benefit party sponsored by Vogue.com.
Santana reconnects with her youthful dream of becoming a dancer and signs up for extension classes at the New York Academy of Dramatic Arts (NYADA), the school Rachel and Kurt attend full-time.
[6][7] Jessica Sanchez, the runner-up on American Idol in its eleventh season, makes her acting debut in this episode as Frida Romero, a powerhouse singer in the Hoosierdaddies glee club that is a rival to New Directions in the upcoming Regionals show choir competition.
[4] Six songs from the episode are being released as singles, including the previously mentioned Broadway numbers "At the Ballet" and "Little Girls", plus The Righteous Brothers' "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" sung by Overstreet and Jenner, Queen's "We Will Rock You", R.E.M.
Freddy Millian from Trendy Spoon claimed the episode was too "dark for its own good" and that the show is only favourable when it implements "a happy, escapist fantasy" and not when it "..[makes] us cringe at poorly-handled personal trauma.