Darren Criss, best known for playing Blaine on the musical TV show Glee is preparing to kick off a sold-out 16-city tour called "Listen Up." He talks to TODAY's Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb today about his start on Youtube and his experience at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Joked Criss of his sold-out tour, "I was overwhelmed that we were sold out so quickly. I've got to step up my game a little bit!"
Criss will give fans a preview into his new album and perform hits from his 2009 self-released EP Human. Special guest, singer-songwriter Theo Katzman, to open on select dates. The LISTEN UP tour will kick-off on May 29th in his hometown of San Francisco, California and continue through June 30th concluding in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Darren Criss has topped the Billboard charts as a performer, solo artist and composer and stars as "Blaine Anderson" on FOX's Emmy and Golden Globe Award winning series Glee. Prior to his television career, Criss garnered the attention of millions when he and his University of Michigan friends created "A Very Potter Musical," which became a viral phenomenon. Thereafter, they started StarKid Productions, writing and producing subsequent online hits like Starship, Me and My Dick and A Very Potter Sequel, with Criss providing the music and lyrics for the latter. In 2009, he dropped his self-released album Human, which landed on Billboard's Heatseekers chart. He makes his film debut this summer in Girl Most Likely, opposite Kristen Wiig, Annette Bening and Matt Dillon.
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