Constantine Maroulis-Wedding Singer OFFICIAL Announcement

I swear to god, I saw him at the show this afternoon upon going into the lobby to buy my WEDDING SINGER t-shirt. He was wearing a hat and looked pretty pleased.

What a stupid choice. I think he is completely wrong for this. I do like him - don't get me wrong. I think he's a very talented musician, but he's more suited for Lynch's part.

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I am excited that this guy will keep The Wedding Singer open for a long, long time and he seems to be very into Broadway since he has been at a lot of Broadway openings, it shows his real interest in musical theatre. I am also happy for the fact that he won't play Robbie Hart. I wish they had cast a celebrity as Julia as well. A really famous star as Julia Sullivan would be great!
Constantine and Amy Spanger as a couple! sweet!

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Updated On: 8/23/06 at 05:36 PM

I'm hoping Matt is returning after Constantine. It would be such a shame for them to buy him out for Constantine.

"And even if he were to join as an open ended thing, he STILL wouldn't make the show run for a "long, long" time."

Agreed. I personally think that Lynch is a bigger name than Constantine, and he's not doing much for the box office right now.

Unless they get someone big in as Julia ASAP, I can't imagine this show staying alive for 8 more months.

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There was a pretty nice sized crowd there today. Alot of kids and there parents, I could see the mezz, it looked pretty full. It can't be doing that badly.

Munk, you avatar makes me sick. I hate JASON WAHLER!

I didn't know who Stephen was before TWS. I've heard about Constantine, but i don't watch American Idol, so i don't know if he can sing, but yes, you hear about Constantine on TV and in general, but never about Lynch.

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As I've posted in 2 other threads, Constantine is only doing an 8 week run, as Matthew's on leave to do a project in London and work on his album. He'll be back. This was confirmed at the stage door today.

"Constantine is another finalist just like DeGarmo and Frenchie, who barely raised ticket sales. "

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didnt Diana Degarmo boost sales for HAIRSPRAY?

Oh really, go figure.
I thought all that promotion from her helped the show.
Is the same true for Haylie Duff- has she helped boost or lose sales?

Two out of Lynch's three albums are some of the best sellers in i-Tunes history.

seriously!? that is beyond awesome!! I mean I knew he had a mad loyal fanbase because he is just that amazing, but I didn't know it was THAT great :P that makes me happy too hear. haha

and more on topic:
I dont know... I'm still trying to decide if constantine has a large/loyal enough fanbase to actually make a difference in sales... however, I DO know this much. Constantine was WAY huger after season 4 ended than diana was after season 3. Seriously, I think the BEST thing that happened to him was getting kicked of early, because he had some FINATICS out there who were then willing to do anything to support him since he got such a raw end of the deal durring AI. Just.. yeah.. I was at the concert.. the amount of screaming when he came out was insane. So.. I'm just hoping that fanbase is still strong and WILL make more of a differance than diana did :)

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