‘Glee’ season 5, episode 17 airs tonight: Rachel’s Broadway debut

Glee season 5, episode 17, “Opening Night,” airs tonight at 8 p.m ET on Fox! Catch up on all the stills and this week’s promo to get you ready for the new episode.

Last week’s episode of Glee was all about sex. After learning of Mercedes’s virginity, Sam vowed that he would wait to have sex because he couldn’t live without her – cue the happy tears. Kurt and Blaine also got caught in a between-the-sheets roadblock since Blaine was feeling a bit self-conscious about his own weight gain and Kurt’s newly toned body.

While every other couple wasn’t doing it, Artie was out there getting all the action he could get. Too bad he ended up with chlamydia. Finally, Mercedes confronted Rachel about moving on and telling her that it might be time to start looking for love again.

To catch up on all the details of last week’s episode you can read the full recap here.

The synopsis for ‘Glee’ season 5, episode 17, ‘Opening Night′:

“With her Broadway debut looming large, Rachel – feeling the mounting pressure of opening night – wakes from her ‘actor’s nightmare.’ Despite almost unanimous critical praise following the show’s previews, she finds herself falling victim to the seemingly endless stream of random bloggers and anonymous internet trolls determined to tear her down. While Kurt does his best to insulate her from the haters – turning the loft into a ‘hermetically sealed love bubble filled with nothing but positive affirmations’ – he finds it a near impossible task, and the rest of the gang must pitch in to try and rouse Rachel from her uncharacteristic bout of insecurity in time for the curtain to rise. Meanwhile, Sue tags along with Will and the pair travel to New York for Rachel’s big night. While Will hopes to support his former student as she tries to fulfill her lifelong dream, Sue attends the show operating under the assumption it will flop and Rachel will choke. However, both Will and Sue get more than they bargained for when their evenings take unexpected turns.”