Tamyra Gray (Season 1, fourth): Her Broadway credits include the role of Priya in "Bombay Dreams," and Mimi Marquez in a production of "Rent."
Ruben Studdard (Season 2, winner): The Velvet Teddy Bear played Fats Waller in a revival of "Ain't Misbehavin'."
Clay Aiken (Season 2, runner-up): Made his Broadway debut as Sir Robin in "Monty Python's Spamalot."
Fantasia (Season 3, winner): Played Celie in "The Color Purple" on Broadway and in the national tour.
Diana DeGarmo (Season 3, runner-up): DeGarmo, who as a child performed in such Atlanta productions as "Annie," made her post-"Idol" stage debut as Maria in the American Musical Theatre of San Jose's 2005 production of "West Side Story." Her Broadway debut was as Penny Pingleton in "Hairsrpay," and she took on the title role in a national tour of "Brooklyn: The Musical." She's had other credits as well, including Sheila in "Hair," but right now she's playing Doralee Rhodes in the national tour of "9 to 5," which comes to Sacramento on March 8.
LaToya London (Season 3, fourth): The Bay Area's London appeared as Nettie in a national tour of "The Color Purple," including a stop in San Francisco. Also appeared in a Los Angeles production of the retro musical "Beehive."
Taylor Hicks (Season 5, winner): Hicks was on Broadway and in a national touring production (including San Francisco) as Teen Angel in "Grease."
Ace Young (Season 5, seventh): Young also went the "Grease" route, appearing on Broadway as Kenickie and then taking on the role of Danny Zuko in the national tour. He also appeared as Berger in the same Broadway "Hair" production as DeGarmo.
LaKisha Jones (Season 6, fourth): Another "Purple" alum, Jones was a church soloist and also played the role of Sofia during matinees on Broadway.
Jordin Sparks (Season 6, winner): Sparks appeared last year on Broadway as she took over for a limited time the role of Nina Rosario in "In the Heights."
Syesha Mercado (Season 7, third): Just last year, Mercado appeared at the Curran Theatre as Deena Jones in the touring company of "Dreamgirls."
Adam Lambert (Season 8, runner-up): Before his "Idol" run, in which Cowell gave him a too-Broadway attitude at the San Francisco auditions, he had made quite a career with musicals, which included a San Francisco appearance as Fiyero in a national tour of "Wicked." His stage career started when he was 10 and included roles in "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown," "Fiddler on the Roof," "Hello, Dolly!," "Chess," "Camelot," "The Music Man," "Grease" and "Peter Pan."
- Leba Hertz
This article appeared on page P - 17 of the San Francisco Chronicle
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