Justin Guarini to Star on Broadway
Season 1 runner-up Justin Guarini will make his Broadway debut as Carlos in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. He will star alongside Broadway greats including Patti LuPone and Brian Stokes Mitchell.
Based on Pedro Almodvars Oscar-nominated 1988 film, Women on the Verge is a story about women and the men who pursue them. Tony Award-winning director Bartlett Sher (South Pacific) will direct the world premiere of Women on the Verge, which was penned by Tony-nominated Dirty Rotten Scoundrel...
Happy Birthday, A.J. Gil!
Season 1s A.J. Gil was just 17 years old when he participated in the brand new show. This week, A.J. celebrated his 26th birthday!
Despite being in a semi-final group with Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini, A.J. snagged one of the seats in the Top 10. With his Top 10 performance of Stevie Wonders My Cherie Amour, A.J. avoided the Top 10 weeks double elimination and ended up in eighth place. After touring around the country with the first ever Idols LIVE! Tour, A.J. moved to Los Angeles to pursue...
Justin Guarini Brings Music to the Classroom
This wasnt a typical Friday at the St. Sebastian School situated near the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles. On March 26th, the K-8th graders were treated to a rare celebrity visit by American Idol Season One Runner-Up Justin Guarini. As part of Music in Our Schools Month, Justin gave back by visiting his littlest fans music students at the St. Sebastian School.
The students got to hear all about Justins experience growing up, learning music, and their favorite topic what it was like to be on America...
Kelly Clarkson’s Decade Honors
Rolling Stone magazine revealed their artist, song, and album of the decade, and American Idols first winner, Kelly Clarkson, had her name appear all over the charts! Fans voted in a poll and here are the numbers and categories where Kelly placed.
Top Artists of the Decade
21. Kelly Clarkson
Top Album of the Decade
8. Kelly Clarkson All I Ever Wanted
11. Kelly Clarkson Breakaway
Top Singles of the Decade
9. Kelly Clarkson Since U Been Gone
100 Best Songs of the Decade
18. Kelly Clarkson Sinc...
I Hit My High Note
I Hit My High Note
by Mordant Monkey
Tonight we're in Jacksonville, FL, "The River City By the Sea." We start out with Ryan in one of the judges' cars wth Simon. They show us the progression of black cars, complete with a police escort. Is that necessary? Then Simon and Ryan start bickering about something confusing and not worth trying to figure out, and I already am preparing myself for a very long hour. This is A-MER-ican Idol!
Apparently the city is named after Randy Jackson, who, 2...