The Music Beat
Melinda Newman, Billboard
BPI Entertainment News Wire, November 1, 2004
BRIGHT LIGHTS: Former "American Idol" finalist Tamyra Gray makes her Broadway
debut Nov. 9 in "Bombay Dreams." She follows fellow "Idol" contestants Frenchie
Davis ( "Rent" and Jennifer Hudson ( "Hair" to the Great White Way. Gray's run
lasts 12 weeks.
Justin Guarini, the first season's runner-up, is
also headed to the big stage as a cast member in "Good Vibrations," a musical
featuring the music of the Beach Boys. The play, which opens Jan. 27, 2005,
tells the story of East Coast teenagers as they head to Southern California's
golden beaches. Previews begin Dec. 20.