Constantine Maroulis of Rent -Top 24 American Idol- Page 2

[FosseBoi]

Posted: 2/17/05 at 4:40pm

I saw him in Atlanta, and he was AWSOME! His hair DID keep falling in his face when he was singing "Rent", but I was OK with that. I personably thought he was great for the part, because of how grungy(sp?) he looked. My mom and I met him after the show, he was VERY nice! I'm SOO going for him on AI!

[kangaroo]

Posted: 2/17/05 at 5:17pm

I can't imagine he was that great of a Roger... but I still think it's cool that he was in Rent, so I'm rooting for him. But I'm also rooting for others, and I still think he should at least trim his hair.

[ShuQ]

Posted: 2/17/05 at 5:20pm

Well I am definitely rooting for him on American Idol but had no idea that he was in the tour of Rent! Actually..I was supposed to see him, but got stuck with Aaron Tveit who SUCKED SO bad...probably worse than Consantine. I wondered why they were keeping it on the DL that he was in Rent also. That's awesome though..I didn't think he was the theater type. I like him though..don't think he has what it takes to win. But Good Luck to Him! You can check out his website...http://www.prayforthesoulofbetty.com/

Posted: 2/17/05 at 5:44pm

I still think he is a cutie patootie. He can rock my BETTY anytime.

[erinrebecca]

Posted: 2/17/05 at 7:18pm

His Roger was weak, IMO. Rumor has it that he was fired from the tour so that may be why there's been no mention of it on air on AI. Also, that whole scene with his band badmouthing his decision was completely staged. He's still with the band. So yeah.

[CheapColoredLights]

Posted: 2/17/05 at 7:46pm

I don't believe he was fired. That entire cast disappeared into oblivion. And I could see why. They were humiliating and probably had Jonathan rolling over in his grave, god bless his soul. Updated On: 2/17/05 at 07:46 PM

[Mimi Imfurst]

Posted: 2/17/05 at 8:18pm

never saw him in rent, but constantine was a fabulous hedwig. I'm glad he's on the show. I miss him- havent talked to him since last fall.

[erinrebecca]

Posted: 2/17/05 at 8:20pm

He left abruptly in the middle of the tour and was replaced. He didn't disappear into oblivion.

[CheapColoredLights]

Posted: 2/17/05 at 9:09pm

I heard he left due to health concerns. Well obviously not him but a good majority of the other members did.

[jeremykushnier1fan]

Posted: 2/17/05 at 11:21pm

I am so glad to see someone from the Musical Theatre on national Tv, and everyone knows it to. Usually you see actors on tv that have performed in the musical theatre and you'd never know it!!

[erinrebecca]

Posted: 2/17/05 at 11:50pm

Well, I'm not sure anyone who isn't familiar with Rent knows that Constantine performed briefly in MT. They have not mentioned it on the show.

There are many actors who've performed in MT who are also on tv, and I think a lot of people know it. Just offhand I can think of, Kristin Chenoweth, Jesse L. Martin, Taye Diggs, Jason Alexander, Nathan Lane, Jerry Orbach, Bebe Neuwirth, Alan Thicke, John Lithgow, David Hyde Pearce, Hank Azaria, Jai Rodriguez, Randy Harrison. Yeah, there are a lot. :)

[WhiteRabbit]

Posted: 2/18/05 at 12:28am

I saw him in Rent and he was a little over dramatic in the role. It was kinda bad.

[mywonderwa11]

Posted: 2/18/05 at 2:17am

I saw him in the show last March in Houston and I thought he was absolutely dreadful. No offense, he seems like a nice guy on the show, but the whole time I was watching the show I just kept thinking to myself...why on earth was he cast as Roger? AND he played with his long hair the entire show, kept fixing it. He lacked the passion that I've seen in other Rogers...Jeremy...of course Adam. I was not impressed and I've seen 6 different Rogers. He was the worst.

[kaycee]

Posted: 2/18/05 at 2:39am

While I've never actually seen him in RENT I have heard YE and AD and I thought it was quite horrible as well. It was one of those 'pick a key and stay in it' disasters. But it's great to see him doing so well on American Idol.

[Greekmusicalfan]

Posted: 2/18/05 at 9:45am

So, is he cute ? Any pictures ? I remember reading an article in a Greek magazine about a young gay Greek-American guy doing well on some overseas show, but I didn't pay attention and I sure don't remember if it's the same guy.

Take care

[Adam Chris]

Posted: 2/18/05 at 10:25am

He doesn't strike me as gay...but then ?

[not_that_girl]

Posted: 2/18/05 at 3:04pm

constantine has been a joke with me and my friends ever since we saw him in the tour. he was dreadful, and (i felt) stood out in a not so good cast minus a couple of people such as marcus, and the guy who played angel) as being the worst performer; in addition to being a terrible performer, he was extremely wierd at the stage door as well...dialing his phone, looking at us and started talking but like we were the person on the phone or something, then looked at his phone then walked away.

it'll be interesting to see what happens when he has to sing for more than about a minute in a half, 'cuz those of us who saw rent know that he can't do it! at least not in anything that resembles pitch...

[Feathah]

Posted: 2/18/05 at 3:43pm

Wow! Okay I know I'm late to this thread but I didn't realize this Constantine guy was the non-equity Roger. And was he also a former Hedwig or was that a joke? So weird that he is on American Idol. They seem to really be avoiding the fact that he has this kind of experience.

[GirlfriendFromCanada]

Posted: 2/18/05 at 4:41pm

Yeah, he was a former Hedwig. There's a pic of him in costume floating around somewhere. He actually mentioned possibly singing Hedwig at some Betty gigs, don't think it ever happened though.

Anyone familiar with Betty knows how different that music is from the musical theatre gigs he does. He really IS a rock star, and I saw a lot of actual rock star in his portrayal of Roger. I found a lot I liked about it, including how he sang. I've recently been finding that a lot of people expect a lot of things out of Roger and forget exactly where the character is, and what he has been going through the past six months. Constantine kind of matched things up well for me. But I'm in the minority, admittedly.

[cathyhyatt]

Posted: 2/18/05 at 8:00pm

I saw him on the tour...I knew he looked familiar on american idol and I just looked at my playbill and sure enough I saw him on the tour. I dunno how great he was cuz I honestly don't really remember his performance...I was more impressed with the guy that played Mark(Brian Gligor)...I remember I really liked him cause I looked up his site and such...
wow, thats something...he was in a national tour and now he wants to be an american idol..why??? wouldn't he go for broadway?

[TGIF]

Posted: 2/18/05 at 10:12pm

"Sure, Taye Diggs and Jesse Martin may be known, but they are a rare special case."

Because they are known for their jobs in movie/TV.

[MouseInfo]

Posted: 2/18/05 at 11:20pm

I also saw Constantine. I thought he was not a good match for Rodger at all...I liked his voice but, hated him in the role. The entire cast was pretty weak from what I remembered. I left wanting my money back.

On a side note...I am really enjoying Constantine on the show and excited that there seem to be several decent males and females this year.

[erinrebecca]

Posted: 2/19/05 at 10:19am

He didn't ditch MT as much as MT ditched him. In any case, I doubt he'll last long on AI once the head to head competition begins. He's just not that good.

[ChristineDaae]

Posted: 2/19/05 at 4:34pm

How can he be in Rent and still have gone through with American Idol? I thought the contestants weren't allowed to have any training?

[jjdude2000]

Posted: 2/19/05 at 4:42pm

I think that they are just not allowed to have representation.