Beth Corcoran

  I want excitement. I want drama. I want... More."''

-Beth, S1 E1, Pilot.

Beth Corcoran is a main character in Glee: NDNG. She is a junior, and the head of the Cheerios, at the start of Season 1. She's the self-appointed Captain of the revamped New Directions, as of the end of Pilot.

Early Life
Beth was adopted by Shelby, as a baby, but, what she doesn't know is that her birth parents are Quinn Fabray and Noah Puckerman, September's parents.

Beth describes her childhood as uneventful. She lived in New York for the first few years of her life, before being moved back to Lima, Ohio. She spent quite a bit of time with her adoptive sister, Rachel Berry, and Rachel's adoptive sister Magnolia. Magnolia was a constant thorn in her side, though they were similar in many ways. Both girls received acting, dance and vocal training, from a young age, and Beth simply could not get rid of her. Secretly, she has always longed to find out about her birth parents, but never been given any answers.

Season 1
Now, Beth seems to have it all, and admits this herself, but she wants so much more from life. In Pilot, she tells this to Quentin Talley, and the two have no idea what to do. Until her sister's picture on the wall gives Beth an idea. The idea to restart the New Directions. The club gains members quickly, but it is not without its trials, of course. The first of which comes fairly quickly, in Edge, with September's desperate desire to destroy the status quo, and sing a male song, which causes a surprising amount of conflict. Beth starts to take notice of her, admiring her talent, and courage.

In Coming Out of My Cage, Beth happily tells Shelby every detail on the club, clearly proud of their progress, and tells her all about September, who she now considers immensely talented, for a freshman. She's confused when Shelby clams up at the mention of the name Puckerman, but soon drops the subject.

When the club sing My Junk, Beth joins the performance, clearly singing about Ricky Vincent, and later joins Love Myself.

By Popular, her crush is still evident, as she grows jealous of the attention Ricky gets from girls, especially her fellow Cheerios. She admits her crush to Quentin, who's entirely unsurprised, and exasperatedly amused. He tells her that everyone knows but her and Ricky.

It becomes apparent that Beth's been giving September extra attention, and according to Ophelia, it's confusing a lot of people, and putting her reputation on the line.

At the end of the episode, she's more worried about September pulling a no-show than anything else, but she sings Rewrite the Stars, with Ricky, who soon gets her attention back on him, in a performance rife with romantic tension.

In Invitationals, it's clear that this incident has only intensified her crush. She's driving Quentin to distraction, too busy talking about Ricky to help him think of a setlist. When Quentin sings Help, it's revealed that this has been going on for quite a while.

Quentin and Beth eventually fight, and Beth calls Rachel for advice. Rachel tells her to value her friends, and remember her goals, as a wake up call. Beth's quick to apologise to her dear friend, and prepare for Invitationals.

Personality
Beth's talented, ambitious, and incredibly dedicated, though some may call her intense, bordering on obsessed, and possibly unstable. She has a tendency to let her dreams blind her to reality, and she won't let anything stand in her way. She leads the Glee Club like a flock of sheep, and they're not always pleased about it. She even leads their supervisor, Shawn Larson, although he's usually pleased about it.

Style/Appearance
Beth is almost always in a Cheerio uniform, but, when she isn't, she constantly dresses like she's going to an audition, in lovely dresses, and sensible heels. But, for a long rehearsal, she won't shy away from tank tops, and sweatpants. She could pull anything off.

Trivia

 * Despite being a founding member, and the captain of the Glee Club, Beth doesn't sing in Pilot. The first song that she has a solo in isn't until Coming Out of My Cage, when she sings the first solo in My Junk. Though we don't hear or see her sing a solo until then, she has clearly had some offscreen, as Jude says in Edge that every song the club has done has been a showtune, led by Beth or Quentin.
 * Beth's favourite movie is Pitch Perfect.