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Heads up: Taylor Hicks earns his wings

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taylor hicksAs season seven of “American Idol” ends (Team David!), we recall the last Birminghamian to face down Simon Cowell. Taylor Hicks, season five winner, will head to Broadway for a three-month run as Teen Angel in “Grease,” starting June 6.

The soul singer will perform “Beauty School Dropout,” with tickets starting at $71.50.

Hicks isn’t the only reality star in the show: Lead actors Max Crumm and Laura Osnes won their roles on NBC’s “You’re the One That I Want” in 2007. And he joins the long list of “Idol” finalists on the Great White Way, including Clay Aiken, Birmingham-born Diana DeGarmo, Constantine Maroulis and season three winner Fantasia Barrino.

And after being dropped by J Records, he’s planning on finishing his follow-up album this summer.
• Associated Press: “Taylor Hicks to play Teen Angel in Broadway’s ‘Grease’

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