If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
Quite a lot.. some that come to mind right away are
Aaron Walpole and Melissa O'Neil in Les Miserables Constantine Maroulis (Rock of Ages, Jekyll & Hyde) Syesha Mercado (Book of Mormon) Fantasia (Color Purple, After Midnight)
I don't know if anyone remembers this show, but the reality show "Grease, You're the One that I Want" has had a lot of people who were on that show wind up on Broadway (Laura Osnes, Max Crum, Kate Rockwell, Kathleen Monteleone, and Ashley Spencer)
I was once playing auditions for, I think, "The Color Purple", up at [ NAME OF CASTING OFFICE REDACTED ]. It was like an "Idol" mini-reunion. In addition to the ex-Idol in the room, there were at least 3 more, schmoozing in the hallway as they waited for their various auditions !
Frenchie Davis - Rent/Dreamgirls tour Ace Young - Grease/Hair/Joseph Tour Tamyra Gray - Bombay Dreams/Rent Diana DeGarmo - Hairpray/Hair/Brooklyn Tour/Joseph Tour
Jordan Sparks in "In the Heights" and Taylor Hicks and Bo Bice in "Grease". Of course Carly Rae Jepsen was on "Canadian Idol." And Katherine McPhee was in "Hit List"... I know, I know that was Off-Broadway, but close enough!
Melissa O'Neil was the lead Eponine in the Toronto Les Mis and was really great in the role!
These aren't all Broadway, but a few other Idols...
Katie Webber was in Wicked for years, and I think Rock of Ages Vanessa Olivarez was Tracy in Toronto's Hairspray Amy Adams was the Narrator in the national Joseph tour Anthony Federov was in Rent Off-Broadway Latoya London was Nettie in the Color Purple tour Lakisha Jones was in Color Purple (Broadway) Anwar Robinson was in the Rent tour (non-eq)