Idol has spawned a bevy of cast opportunities for Broadway, Clay Aiken, Constantine, Fantasia – who completely flubbed that opportunity, Frenchie Davis, Tamyra Gray, Diane DiGarmo. Big list, some I’ve probably forgotten.

Hudson was brilliant in “Dream Girls” completely over shadowed everyone else in the show.

Very true about mixing the old to get a new unique sound. I’ve written that same thing on other blogs. I’ve nothing against his liking the old tunes, I like a lot of the old music too, but I appreciate it when an artist can take something classic, whether a style or song and make it new. Hicks certainly could use a little ‘morphing’ regarding presentation, perhaps we’ll see that on the new record.

That traveling circus of middle-age groupies is embarrassing to Taylor and these same people wonder why he’s not played on the radio. Mind boggling!

Just the fact that they don’t listen to the radio, not even to see what’s popular, means they are clueless about music. I personally think these women are stuck in the 80’s, probably trying to relive their youth, but Taylor, himself likes the old music of the 70’s and 80’s, so he must take part of the blame. Unless Taylor gets more contemporary, he will be doomed. There is a way to mix the old with the new. Look at John Legend, Robin Thicke, Joss Stone and Amy Winehouse – they were able to do it successfully. We still don’t know what genre Taylor’s next CD will be – I just hope it’s not a mixed-up mess like his post-Idol cd.

I’ve said that same thing, if he doesn’t sell the music he can’t tour. Granted there is that view of Broadway, but look what it did for Jennifer Hudson – lead to her Oscar winning role in “Dream Girls”.

The “Grease” gig is providing something he could not do on his own, travel nationally and present his single to a wider span of audience. If it takes, if he manages to capture the local market’s attention, he will open his possibilities to sell the record. Following that thought, he’s already booking some dates in and around the “Grease” tour – ticket price for the first stop is just $35.00 per person. So yeah, small scale, small venue but it’s something.

He’d benefit shaking that Idol image and break into a younger crowd, true. What would make it harder is if the gals who have been known to form their little gypsy caravans and traveling circuses, tone it down, stop making his appearances, his shows about them, that might help.

Unless you have new music that sells, you cannot tour. If he does tour, they will always be small-scale tours. His fans are ignorant about music and doesn’t know anything about the music business.

Also, american idols that go to Broadway, are considered failures in music.