Mobile UPI  |   About UPI  |   UPI en Español  |   UPI Arabic  |   UPIU  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Maroulis of 'Idol' headed to Broadway

|
|
 
  
Published: Jan. 11, 2009 at 12:40 PM

NEW YORK, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Former "American Idol" standout Constantine Maroulis will join a Broadway production of "Rock of Ages" in New York, producers say.

"Ages" producers Matt Weaver and Carl Levin said they immediately were drawn to Maroulis, who earned musical notoriety during Season 4 of "Idol," and felt he was a perfect fit for the 1980s rock musical, the New York Daily News reported Sunday.

"When we met Constantine, we instantly liked him and knew he would be perfect for 'Rock of Ages,'" the producing pair said. "He has a real rock sensibility."

Maroulis's involvement with the musical, which will feature songs from 80s bands such as Whitesnake and Bon Jovi, has yet to be officially confirmed.

If Maroulis does join the musical, which is to begin its Broadway run in March, he would represent the most recent "Idol" star to make the transition from TV to the stage. The Daily News noted "Idol" Season 3 champion Fantasia Barrino performed in a Broadway rendition of "The Color Purple" and Season 5 champion Taylor Hicks helped boost ticket sales for a recently concluded production of "Grease" on Broadway.

Topics: Carl Levin, Fantasia Barrino
© 2009 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Any reproduction, republication, redistribution and/or modification of any UPI content is expressly prohibited without UPI's prior written consent.

Order reprints
  
Join the conversation
Most Popular Collections
Protesters, police clash at NATO summit Notable deaths of 2012 2012 Billboard Music Awards
The 137th Preakness Stakes Annual Solar eclipse occurs in U.S. Chen Guangcheng arrives in the U.S.
Additional Entertainment News Stories
1 of 29
Members of the Army's Old Guard place flags at Arlington National Ceremtery
View Caption
U.S. flags are seen in the rucksack of a soldier with the Army's 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard, as he places flags at gravesites in Arlington National Cemetery as part of the Flags-In Memorial Day ceremony on May 24, 2012 in Arlington, Virginia. American flags were placed at each of the more than 220,000 grave markers in honor of those who served and Memorial Day. UPI/Kevin Dietshc
fark
Police officer breaks into neighbor's home to do laundry. Fails to make a clean getaway
Florida saved 61 children from death by abuse and neglect.... by narrowing its definitions of abuse...
I have no idea what you're talking about, here's a senior citizen in a chair floating above the...
Memorial Day: how it's changed, and why some people think it should not be part of a three-day weekend...
Born in Malaysia in 1923, after 3 years as a Japanese POW during WWII, 3 years fighting for the...
The eyes, the giant EYES..... GAAAAH