Adam Lambert's comments re: his musical theater career — Page 3

He never said that he didn't enjoy or appreciate performing in musicals. He stated that they paid the bills. BIG difference!

He has said that he doesn't listen to show tunes. He shouldn't be made out to be disrespectful because show tunes isn't his favorite style of music! GOODNESS!

Some of you are stating that other people with more "passion" could have had his roles.... PLEASE! It's not about passion... It's about talent!

Also, would Cheno, Menzel, Cheyenne, or Orphe be considered "dissing" Broadway because they have wanted and done television, pop and holiday albulms, and concerts with non-show tunes? PLEASE!

Adam has dreams... as do ALL performers. Reality is that they would take anything to pay the bills and perform in a variety of venues while persuing their dreams.

And as for sitting across the table from him in the future?


Producers won't care what he said on American Idol.... they will only care about whether or not he will put warm paying bodies in the seats, money in their pockets, talent in each performance and is not a Diva-Piven that will flake out on them.

The hate for a man you don't know is TOO CUTE!

Yeah! It's really cute. Just like you, baby.

With the show tunes comment, I watched the video and got the distinct feeling that it was intended to mock the idea of listening to show tunes for leisure. He was not asked about what he listens to or about whether or not he listens to show tunes. If you had alot of time lying around like me, feel free to watch the video and draw your own conclusion.

As for the comparisons to the Chenos and Idinas, I don't think they are fair comparisons. These Broadway stars were respected, never criticized, for their theater roots in their TV/Film/Recording projects. So at the same time, they never had to distance themselves from the careers they had on Broadway. Just a few months ago Cheno was belting out a classic show tune on prime time TV so she certainly isn't afraid of the general public "pegging" her as a theatrical singer.

He lit his bridge to Musical Theatre ablaze.

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I'm not saying he isn't a nice guy. I have never met him. All I am saying is that he seems very arrogant when it comes to his musical theatre past. This will sadly come back to bite him in the butt, most likely. I would give anything to be in a professional show...just in the ensemble...but to actually be able to play the male lead in WICKED for a handful of performances would be GREAT. I have no desire to have a recording contract and be a "star" but that's what they are looking for on American Idol.

Maybe his poor choice of words comes from the fact that he comes from a wealthy family who paid for him to have the very best in vocal coaching, acting lessons, and dance lessons, so maybe he feels he is "owed" something since he has had such expensive training? His story is not the "I worked my butt off to pay the bills while taking classes" that many people have, it's the "Mom and Dad gave me the very best ($$$) and I just want more".

and Adam Lambert's hopes of doing anything but performing at Splash one monday a month just went down the drain

Ugh, he's like an uglier version of the cute Jonas brother.

Because of pictures that supposedly came from his own myspace page? He obviously didn't care if the world saw them before, why would he care now? And if America can't handle it and not support him for his talent, then that's the real tragedy.

Where are the pictures from?

ok, so obviously someone is trying to say they are from his page, I apologize for spreading misinformation.

Updated On: 3/2/09 at 03:43 PM

"how can you depend on the parents of the pre-teens to buy tickets for a gay artist?"

They have been doing it for years.

I'm suprised those drag pics are not in the New York Post.