Ex-Idol Tamyra Gray to Star in RENT

I’m a Renthead through and through. Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes haven’t gone by without me seeing one live production of this show. It was just last week when I found out that original Broadway cast members (and stars of the movie version) Antony Rapp and Adam Pascal would be reprising their roles of Mark and Roger, respectively, staring in late July. Now today I hear that one of my favorite former AMERICAN IDOL contestants, Tamyra Gray, will be taking on the role of Mimi starting on May 29th. No word yet on how long Gray will stay with the production at the Nederlander Theatre in NYC, but if she overlaps with Rapp and Pascal’s appearances it’s going to be amazing. Let’s just hope I can get tickets.

For those of you who didn’t watch Idol way back in Season 1, here’s a taste of the talent of Tamyra Gray. I get chills at the end of this performance every single time I watch it.

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