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'Glee! Live! In Concert!' Review: Show Makes No Apologies for Camp Factor

12:42 PM PDT 5/31/2011 by Shirley Halperin

The 80-minute concert features 14 castmembers belting out everything from Journey to My Chemical Romance.

Like any entertainment franchise-turned-road show, Glee wants your money, be it the $50 concert ticket or the many merch items (ranging from a $15 L-shaped foam hand — signifying “Loser” — to a $200 leather McKinley High jacket) on sale at each tour stop. But while it counts on your cash, it demands your devotion. Staples Center in Los Angeles proved that on a recent Saturday night as the 20,000-capacity venue looked more like a mega-church than a concert arena. Its worshipers: Gleeks.

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