Just throwing my two cents in...
1. i saw Jessica in concert about 2 years ago and was blown away. i don't know if my expecations were low or what, but she knocked the ball out of the park a million times over.
2. she'd have to get past that breathy pop style of singing, but she has it in her to do so.
3. she would never be up for a Tony or hailed as a great actress, but i think with some training and the right role, she wouldn't be bad.
4. i'd go see her...Christina Aguliera (my gut tells me she could act with some training)...and Mandy Moore (but my only memory of Mandy singing is that pop stuff she did when she was 12 or whatever...does she have the pipes for Broadway?).
So long status quo/
I think I just let go/
You make me want to be/
BRAVE