American Idol/The Voice

[MiillionDollarBaby]

Posted: 9/21/14 at 8:36pm

What are some of the success on Broadway for American Idol/The Voice what are some of the failures.

Only singing comps that have nothing to do with acting.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 9/21/14 at 10:20pm

Diana Degarmo (third season American Idol runner-up) has had some success on Broadway, national tours and regional productions. She was in Hairspray and Hair. She had been in the national tour of 9 to 5 and is currently in the national tour for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

[brucebossa]

Posted: 9/21/14 at 10:25pm

Fantasia (IDOL) took over in THE COLOR PURPLE and sold lots of tickets - and also did well in AFTER MIDNIGHT. All in all, I think IDOL contestants have done more in the entertainment biz than THE VOICE contestants... I can name a dozen IDOL people but no voice winners.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 9/21/14 at 10:38pm

However, there have a decent number of Voice contestants that had already appeared on b'way.

[Justin_]

Posted: 9/21/14 at 11:04pm

There was a thread a few weeks ago about Idol.
http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.php?thread=1075119

[brdway411]

Posted: 9/21/14 at 11:14pm

Clay Ainken (sp) did a run in Spamalot.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 9/22/14 at 12:29am

Josh Kaufmann is heading to Pippin, I guess we will see how it turns out. Mostly negative opinions in the Pippin cast changes thread, though.