Grease: You're The One That I Want

Taylor Hicks: When you get parodied by "Weird Al" Yankovic, you've arrived.

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Nice little interview by phone with Taylor.  A few little tidbits and info on Grease.  The author (David Menconi) appears to be a fan.  BY DAVID MENCONI – Staff writer In the future, every “American Idol” finalist will spend at least 15 minutes on Broadway. Which means Taylor Hicks is ahead of t...

Published Thu, Oct 1

Taylor Hicks is 'Hopelessly Devoted' in 'Grease'

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Hicks made his Broadway debut in the Teen Angel role and has been on the road with Grease since this tour began Dec. 2. “I had such a great experience performing on Broadway,” he said. “This is a great opportunity to visit old fans and new fans across the country while bringing them a great Broadw...

Published Thu, Sep 24

Taylor Hicks is literally in control of his future

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Taylor Hicks] made his Broadway debut in Grease, a gig he will keep through next year. “It’s like getting a brand new instrument,’’ he said of acting. “I know how to put a band together and go out and play music, but I don’t know how to act. I’m learning and it’s interesting. In a way it is similar to r...

Published Wed, Sep 23

Birmingham's 'American Idol' winner Taylor Hicks making his way on Broadway

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Now, sitting at an outdoor table at Vestavia Hills’ Diplomat Deli, Hicks is talking about his stint on Broadway and on tour as Teen Angel in “Grease.” In “Grease,” Hicks is able to perform a single from “The Distance,” and he’s played in clubs along the tour route, adding to his legions of fan...

Published Fri, Sep 18

Hoover’s own Taylor Hicks has scheduled a visit to his alma mater, Hoover High

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The American Idol winner and Grease Broadway star returns to Birmingham that week while Grease is being staged at the BJCC Concert Hall. With regard to his Hoover High visit, Theatre Director Nancy Malone envisions a quaint conversation with theatre students about Hicks’ rise to fame in...

Published Sat, Sep 12

Taylor Hicks on Grease, Hamlet, going the distance

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Hicks heeded his own advice and stepped onto the Broadway stage in 2008 as the teen angel in the Broadway revival of Grease. He’s reprising that role in Theater Under the Stars’ current production. He’s also plugging a new CD, The Distance, with an acoustic show Monday at Warehouse Live.

Published Thu, Sep 10

Marvelous Wonderettes Welcome Mendez to Off-Broadway Cast June 14

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 NY Mendez, who was recently seen in Everyday Rapture at Second Stage Theatre, played the role of Jan in the recent Broadway revival of Grease. Wonderettes, according to press notes, "features the iconic sounds of the '50s and '60s in a journey back to the ...

Published Sat, Jun 13

South Pacific Revival Plays Milestone Performance on Broadway June 13

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 NY South Pacific currently stars Tony Award winner Paulo Szot as Emile de Becque opposite Laura Osnes (Grease, Pride and Prejudice) as Ensign Nellie Forbush. The production also features Tony nominee Danny Burstein as Luther Billis, Tony nominee Loretta ...

Published Fri, Jun 12