There will be a Dr. Horrible’s Sing-along Blog Sing-along at New York’s Paley Center this Friday at 7:30 PM. Buffy Sing-along founder, Clinton McClung talks to Buffyfest about the event and the Buffy Sing-Alongs. To read the full interview go to the Buffyfest website.

Buffyfest: Care to share any inside secrets for this Friday’s event?

Clinton McClung: I have been mulling over sing along ideas for Dr Horrible for a while. Even the first time I watched it my mind was racing with how fun it would be to see with an audience, and what kind of interactive activities we could do. So, I made a list of moments, found some props, and there we go. I don’t really want to spoil any of it ahead of time…but there won’t be a cast or anything like that. This show will be all about the audience, and the experience of finally seeing Dr Horrible all big and shiny and with a huge group of happy, roaring fans.

Oh, and I know there was a Dr Horrible sing along in LA on Halloween, which was a huge event and raised a ton of money for homeless charities. This screening is much smaller in scope than that, and I purposefully didn’t look for any details on what Whedonopolis did for that show because I didn’t want to steal anything. There were still some overlapping ideas (shrubbery!), but this is just the first experiment in doing the show sing along style over here on the East Coast.

To read the full interview go to the Buffyfest website.

Nathan Fillion talks with Amazon Video On Demand editor Stephanie Reid-Simons about being Captain Hammer, his history with musicals and the joys of creating “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog.”

Watch the video Here

In September Rachel Rhee was appointed as the Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog Project Manager to help deal with the abundance of correspondence. I spoke to her this week to find out how things have been going.

Rachel, you were recently added to the Dr Horrible team as Project Manager, how did you get involved?

Rachel Rhee: I happen to know Jed and Maurissa’s agent and he let me know that they were in need of someone to help manage all things Dr. Horrible. I’m sure after Comic Con, fan mail, press requests, etc. they felt a little overwhelmed! I went into interview with Jed and Maurissa and for some crazy reason they thought I could handle it. And here we are in the middle of an interview!

Dr Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog was released on iTunes in Australia and the UK recently – are there any other international stores you’re working with?

RR: That is something we are definitely looking into. We’re always looking to expand into other markets, so nothing is ever ruled out.

Can you tell us why it took so long for Dr Horrible to become available outside the USA?

RR: There really isn’t any good answer to this question, other than these things take time. If it were up to me, it would have been up on the same day it came out in the US! What’s important now though is that a lot of the international fans can finally get a taste of just how horrible the Dr. really is.

The soundtrack has been released via a number of services in addition to iTunes including Amazon and Napster, was this always planned or was it arranged in response to fan demand after the iTunes release?

RR: Nothing was ever planned. No one had any clue that Dr. Horrible would be the #1 show on iTunes for several consecutive weeks. So in response to the demand, we put ourselves on Amazon, Napster, and we are pending with Rhapsody, and several other music stores.

Will the soundtrack be released on CD?

RR: Yes, it will! Like the DVD, it will definitely be out in time for the holidays.

Will there be any additional content on the Soundtrack CD release?

RR: The CD booklet has some really cool graphics that include behind the scenes pictures. Hopefully the fans will enjoy it!

Is there an estimated DVD release date yet?

RR: The DVD will definitely be released in time for the holidays. We’ll be taking pre orders for this very, very soon. Keep your eyes open for it…

Have you been pleased with the applications you’ve seen for the Evil League of Evil?

RR: Beyond pleased. Amazed, actually. The level of creativity that Dr. Horrible fans have is astounding. We’ve all been sifting through the hundreds of applications that were submitted and it is definitely tough trying to pick out the favorites.

I keep an eye out on the Whedonesque message board to see what fans are saying and I’ve read that a lot of people are feeling like their applications might not get selected because they are not getting written up about by some of the press the ELE has received. I just want to reassure everyone out there that every, single application is being reviewed. If you submitted to us before the deadline, it will definitely get seen by the Dr. Horrible Team.

In addition to the best 10 Evil League of Evil entries, we know there will be a regular and a musical commentary track on the DVD, are there any other special features you can tell us about or will that be kept as a surprise until the release announcement? Will there be any Easter Eggs?

RR: The actual content on the DVD is going to be a surprise, so unfortunately I can’t reveal too much. We’re in the final stages of putting it all together and I definitely believe the fans will fall in love with Horrible all over again. The release date is coming up so we’re all very excited to see the response!

A lot of people are interested in public performances of Dr Horrible either in the form of screenings or live productions, is it going to be possible for people to be granted permission to do this? What will be involved in receiving permission?

RR: It is definitely going to be possible for people to hold screenings or live adaptations of Dr. Horrible. On Halloween, there is actually going to be a charity screening of it at the Fairfax Regency here in LA. We’re actively collecting requests and are reviewing them one by one. If you are interested in creating some sort of event involving Dr. Horrible, feel free to pass that information along to the DoctorHorrible.net webmaster, and she’ll make sure to get it through to us.

Initial response to Dr Horrible was obviously overwhelming, how are things looking several months on?

RR: Still overwhelming. We’re constantly getting approached by companies wanting to help expand Dr. Horrible and we’re still getting a lot of fan mail via email, Facebook, Twitter, and Myspace. The buzz is still going, especially since we just went live on international iTunes not too long ago. Less than 24 hours after we went live, we were already the #1 TV program on iTunes in the UK and Australia. Insane!

Is there anything else brewing that you’d like to tell us about?

RR: Not anything that I can share at the moment. Sorry to be so vague!