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Constantine Maroulis “God Bless America” at 2009 U.S. Open

Jeanne — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:53:32 +0000

Former American Idol contestant, Constantine Maroulis, performed at the 2009 U.S. Open over the weekend. He sang “God Bless America” and, like David Archuleta’s performance of “America the Beautiful,” I thought it was a solid and reverent delivery of this incredibly patriotic song.

Have a listen and let me know what you think:

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Constantine Maroulis Attends Broadway Barks!

Jeanne — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:56:05 +0000

Last week, Mary Tyler Moore and Bernadette Peters hosted the eleventh annual Broadway Barks! event which features an amazing dog and cat adopt-a-thon which benefits New York City animal shelters and adoption agencies.

I think that’s great because I can only imagine how many animals are abandoned and left on the streets in NYC so I’m glad someone is doing something about it. It’s produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and sponsored by the ASPCA and Pedigree.

I can’t even list all of the celebrities that attended the event but I can tell you that Rock of Ages star, Constantine Maroulis, was there! Here’s a picture!

image: Newscom

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Available Now – Rock Of Ages: Original Broadway Cast Recording

Jeanne — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:44:53 +0000

Constantine Maroulis garnered enough attention for his performance in Broadway’s Rock of Ages to earn a Tony nomination (shocking many, including himself). Unfortunately, the former American Idol finalist did not win but he did put on quite the show at the 63rd Annual Tony Awards (watch the video).

He’s that good in this musical and now you can relive the excitement (if you got to see it live) or hear it all for the first time (if you are like me and did not get to see it live)

The New York Times called the musical “absurdly enjoyable” so I really need to find out what all the fuss is about. I’m very happy for Constantine and, after hearing him perform on the Tony Awards, I think he’s actually improved quite a bit since his days on Idol.

The Rock of Ages: Original Broadway Cast Recording includes 22 tracks (Constantine’s vocals are featured in 16 of the 22!), almost all of which you are sure to recognize since the musical is set in 1987 on the Sunset Strip. It’s a love story where a small-town girl meets a big-city dreamer and fall for each other to some of the most memorable songs from the 80s.

Here’s the track listing:

Just Like Paradise / Nothin’ But A Good Time (Rock Of Ages Full Company)
Sister Christian (James Carpinello, Michele Mais, Constantine Maroulis, Amy Spanger & The Rock Of Ages Cast)
We Built This City / Too Much Time On My Hands (Paul Schoeffler, Lauren Molina, Wesley Taylor, Andre Ward, Adam Dannheisser, Mitchell Jarvis, Constantine Maroulis, James Carpinello & The Rock Of Ages Cast)
I Wanna Rock (Constantine Maroulis, Amy Spanger & Ensemble)
We’re Not Gonna Take It (Lauren Molina, Jeremy Wood, Savannah Wise & Ensemble)
Heaven / More Than Words / To Be With You (Amy Spanger, Constantine Maroulis, Savannah Wise & The Rock Of Ages Cast)
Waiting For A Girl Like You (Constantine Maroulis, Amy Spanger, James Carpinello & The Rock Of Ages Cast)
Wanted Dead Or Alive (James Carpinello, Amy Spanger & Ensemble)
I Want To Know What Love Is (James Carpinello, Amy Spanger, Constantine Maroulis & The Rock Of Ages Cast)
Cum On Feel The Noize / We’re Not Gonna Take It - Reprise (James Carpinello, Constantine Maroulis, Adam Dannheiser, Amy Spanger, Mitchell Jarvis, Lauren Molina, Andre Ward & The Rock Of Ages Cast)
Harden My Heart / Shadows Of The Night (Amy Spanger, Michael Mais, Mitchell Jarvis & Ensemble)
Here I Go Again (Rock Of Ages Full Company)
The Final Countdown (Paul Schoeffler, Wesley Taylor, Adam Dannheisser, Mitchell Jarvis, Lauren Molina & Ensemble)
Any Way You Want It / I Wanna Rock – Reprise (Michele Mais, Constantine Maroulis, Amy Spanger, Andre Ward, Mitchell Jarvis, Adam Dannheisser & Ensemble)
High Enough (Constantine Maroulis, Amy Spanger & The Rock Of Ages Cast)
I Hate Myself For Loving You / Heat Of The Moment (Amy Spanger, James Carpinello, Constantine Maroulis & Ensemble)
Hit Me With Your Best Shot (Wesley Taylor, Lauren Molina, Paul Schoeffler & Ensemble)
Can’t Fight This Feeling (Adam Dannheisser, Mitchell Jarvis & Ensemble)
Every Rose Has Its Thorn (Michele Mais, Amy Spanger, Constantine Maroulis, Wesley Taylor, Paul Schoeffler, James Carpinello & The Rock Of Ages Cast)
Oh Sherrie (Constantine Maroulis, Amy Spanger & The Rock Of Ages Cast)
The Search Is Over (Constantine Maroulis, Amy Spanger & The Rock Of Ages Cast)
Don’t Stop Believin’ (Rock Of Ages Full Company)

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Constantine Maroulis Loses, Performs at 63rd Tony Awards

Jeanne — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:32:19 +0000

Former American Idol finalist, Constantine Maroulis, was nominated in the “Best Performance By a Lead Actor in a Musical” category at the 63rd Annual Tony Awards last night but, unfortunately, lost out to the three actors from Billy Elliot. Still, I’m so impressed that he was nominated at all!

Looking at his performance with his Rock of Ages cast mates, it is amazing to see how far he has come. He has so much more control over his voice, he’s got less vibrato and I’m telling you that it’s really hard to run around a stage and still sound coherent. I’m so happy for him. Watch and enjoy!

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Constantine Maroulis Reads To Children

Jeanne — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 06:48:00 +0000

Yes, you read that correctly. Former American Idol finalist, Constantine Maroulis attended the New York City book reading of “Loukoumi’s Good Deeds” which was written by Nick Katsoris, Rajesh, Jennifer Aniston and her father, John Aniston. The book was released on April 1, 2009.

Constantine, along with Nick Katsoris, Olympia Dukakis and Gloria Gaynor narrated another book in the series, “Growing Up with Loukoumi” which was released in January, 2007.

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American Idol Rewind Starts Season Four on Now!

Jeanne — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:58:03 +0000

Want to relive the year Carrie Underwood won American Idol? Now you can! American Idol Rewind looks at the fourth season of the popular singing competition. Here’s the schedule (get more information from TV Guide):

Fri, Mar 6 – Hollywood Week
A look at Season 4’s Hollywood week includes 2009 interviews with Carrie Underwood, who talks about… more
Sat, Mar 7 – Hollywood Week
A look at Season 4’s Hollywood week includes 2009 interviews with Carrie Underwood, who talks about… more
Sun, Mar 8 – Hollywood Week
A look at Season 4’s Hollywood week includes 2009 interviews with Carrie Underwood, who talks about… more
Fri, Mar 13 – Semifinals
The Season 4 semifinals find 24 contestants competing for 12 slots and performing for America’s… more
Sat, Mar 14 – Semifinals
The Season 4 semifinals find 24 contestants competing for 12 slots and performing for America’s… more
Sun, Mar 15 – Semifinals
The Season 4 semifinals find 24 contestants competing for 12 slots and performing for America’s… more

I can’t say that I’ve watched American Idol Rewind all that much but this was a good season so maybe I’ll tune in for a little bit. It’s always fun to look at people like Carrie and see what they were like before they were famous!

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American Idol Season 4 – Top 12

Jeanne — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:10:05 +0000

I took the weekend off from blogging so I need to do two seasons today to catch up in time for tomorrow night’s American Idol season 8 premiere. Are you excited?

The fourth season of Idol ended with a showdown between Carrie Underwood (winner) and Bo Bice (runner-up). It was a relatively good season, if you ask me, and I genuinely was unsure who would win. I really adored Anthony Federov and was so upset when he was eliminated and I had an inexplicable fondness for Constantine Maroulis.

For fun, here’s a look back at that season’s Top 12 (the dates indicate when they were eliminated – year was 2005):

Carrie Underwood – Winner
Bo Bice – May 25
Vonzell Solomon – May 18
Anthony Fedorov – May 11
Scott Savol – May 4
Constantine Maroulis – April 27
Anwar Robinson – April 20
Nadia Turner – April 13
Nikko Smith – April 6
Jessica Sierra – March 30
Mikalah Gordon – March 24
Lindsey Cardinale – March 16

Watch this video compilation of Carrie’s performances throughout the season:

image: Newscom

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Constantine Maroulis Stars in Rock of Ages

Jeanne — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:35:56 +0000

Former American Idol finalist, Constantine Maroulis, was offered a role in Grease on Broadway but Constantine turned down the role in order to appear in the off-Broadway production of Rock of Ages because he felt he could be more creative. Wow. I guess I can understand that Rock is a better fit for him than Grease so, good for him for having the guts to take the role in the less popular show. I’m sure he’s going to do a great job!

He also talked about how he is very single (just letting you know, ladies!).

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American Idol Flashback: Constantine Maroulis "Bohemian Rhapsody"

Jeanne — Wed, 28 May 2008 09:24:29 +0000

This was my favorite performance from American Idol season four contestant, Constantine Maroulis. I was totally shocked when he got voted off. It’s not that I thought he should win but he had never been in the bottom and I thought he was better than some of the people that were left… Watch him perform “Bohemian Rhapsody“

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American Idol: Recipe for a Good Season

Jeanne — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:30:03 +0000

So, now that the seventh season of American Idol is underway, I think it would be fun to look at past seasons and talk about what is “needed” in order for this to be a typical (hopefully good!) season!

There’s so much more than this but I thought it was a good start. Let me know what you think makes American Idol so interesting in the comments area!!!

First, we need auditions. Now, I didn’t work on this site last year so there aren’t really many auditions from season 6 to choose from but here are the ones from this season:

Next, we need a “Top 24.”

Controversies and Conspiracy Theories:

More after the jump!

Albums

Idol Drama

Romance and Rumors

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