Idol Reject Federov to Join FANTASTICKS Cast May 1 — Page 2

the real question one should ask in a situation like this is: why would the producers of THE FATASTICKS feel it necessary to boost box office sales by casting an American Idol contestant. Would he have been cast if he hadn't been on that show? Probably not. The way it had been working with that show was that the actor playing the Mute would cover the actor playing Matt and then when the Matt departed the show, the Mute would be promoted. That's just the way it was working with this show.

Now, it is different with Jennifer Hudson - she proved she had staying power... had she auditioned for DREAMGIRLS as an unknown, she may very well have been cast... her voice is incredible.

Doubt it.

He is gorgeous!

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What did he do for work? Was it before AI?

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How could he have been singing at nightclubs. Wasn't he like 12 when he appeared on Idol 2 years ago?

Anthony is now 21. He turned 20 one week before he was kicked off Idol.

I remember that it seemed like every week he told an even sadder version of his life story than he had told the week before.

What is that line from ALL ABOUT EVE?

"What a story! Everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at his rear end!"

I do, however, remember him having a warm rich voice. If he can act and come across guileless but charming, he could make it work.

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I thought he'd do good on Broadway. Let's hope I'm right.

His story was that when he was a baby he had a growth on his vocal cords which had to be removed and he went into a coma during the operation and the doctors did not even think he would be able to talk, never mind sing. That's where his tracheotomy scar came from. I only remember him telling this story once - during the auditions, although the producers kept dwelling on it.

"Were they crowned American Idol? Nope. Hence, REJECT. Doesn't mean they're not talented, but they were rejected by Idol."

It's negative spin like this that gives this forum such a nasty reputation. The thing is that it only a few people who have to be so high-drama about everything that it gives all of is a bad name.