I don’t watch much TV. Never have watched American Idol … until I ran across this:
ADAM LAMBERT SINGS BURNING RING OF FIRE
Who has the balls to take Johnny Cash’s Burning Ring of Fire, rearrange it, sing it and not ruin it? Who is talented enough to make this song his own? Who, these days, hits notes that make the fine hair on your neck stand up?
I had to learn more about Adam Lambert!
Tonight begins the final round on American Idol. Does it matter if he wins or not? Of the finalist on this show, there have been many we love to listen to: Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks to name a few–but there has not been a mega star, a performer with great looks, amazing talent and incredible showmanship. I would love to see him sing with Cher.
Lambert has been a stage actor since he was about ten years old; he was cast as Linus in San Diego’s Lyceum Theater’s production of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. He also played a part in The Ten Commandments: The Musical at the Kodak Theatre alongside Val Kilmer. He was the understudy for the part of Fiyero in the touring and Los Angeles casts of the musical Wicked. Since 2004, he regularly performs at the Zodiac Show, which was co-created by Carmit Bachar of the Pussycat Dolls. He also performed at the Upright Cabaret.
He’s a dynamo on stage.
FROM THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, THE MUSICAL
Everything he has sung on American Idol has amazed the judges, every song incites the audience. No matter the genre, no matter who sang the original song, Adam infuses his style and makes them original. Some of his songs work better than others, but they are always as fascinating as he is to watch.
Is Broadway ready for a star who is part Elton John, part Mick Jagger and part David Bowie? Time will tell. All we have to do in the meantime is fasten our seatbelts and enjoy the ride.
