I Know Where I've Been performed by Glee's Alex Newell at the Boston Gay Men's Chorus “Can't Stop the Beat“ performance, filmed live June 13, 2014 at NEC's Jordan Hall. This is the performance that inspired the “Glee“ episode “Transitioning.“ Read how Marc Shaiman (who wrote “the song for Hairspray“) saw this video and called Ryan Murphy to have an episode built around it. The article is available online and a PDF is available at Brought to you by viewer donations. To learn more about the BGMC and to make a gift to support our work, visit
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