Jordin Sparks News

After almost a year on the 'In the Heights' tour, Shaun is back in the B'way company and stealing scenes.

The 2008 Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical In The Heights welcomed platinum recording artist and 2007 'American Idol' winner Jordin Sparks last night, August 19th, making her Broadway debut as Nina Rosario at Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre (226 West 46th Street). Sparks will play a limited 12 week engagement through Sunday, November 14, 2010.

The 2008 Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical In The Heights welcomed platinum recording artist and 2007 'American Idol' winner Jordin Sparks on Thursday, August 19th, making her Broadway debut as Nina Rosario at Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre (226 West 46th Street). Sparks will play a limited 12 week engagement through Sunday, November 14, 2010. Jordin Sparks will perform 'Breathe' from In The Heights on Thursday, August 19th on 'Live! With Regis & Kelly.'

The 2008 Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical In The Heights welcomed platinum recording artist and 2007 'American Idol' winner Jordin Sparks on Thursday, August 19th, making her Broadway debut as Nina Rosario at Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre (226 West 46th Street).

Yesterday, August 15, 2010, Charice, Big Time Rush, & Victoria Justice celebrated Back-To-School at Macy's Herald Square on in New York City. BroadwayWorld brings you full coverage below.

Talk Show Listings for Thursday, August 19, 2010.

Jordin Sparks is set to make her Broadway debut in 'In The Heights' next week in NYC and Cambio got exclusive access to her rehearsals.

Nigel Lythgoe will return to his role as an executive producer of 'American Idol' for the show's tenth season, The Hollywood Reporter reports. Lythgoe, who was an executive producer during the show's first seven seasons, will be one of four executive producers, along with Simon Fuller, Cecile Frot-Coutaz and Ken Warwick.

The FOX Network and the TEEN CHOICE 2010 awards today announced a unique partnership with Planet Cazmo (http://www.planetcazmo.com/) and entertainment mogul Tommy Mottola to create a custom Teen Choice online environment - 'Virtual Teen Choice Beach Party' - that will be accessible via a link from the Teen Choice website (http://www.teenchoiceawards.com/tc-virtual.php).

A promotional teaser for American Idol Jordan Sparks' run in Broadway's IN THE HEIGHTS has been released! In it, Sparks is heard singing 'When You're Home' on the streets of New York. BroadwayWorld brings you a special look at the video below!

The 2008 Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical In The Heights welcomes platinum recording artists and 2007 'American Idol' winner Jordin Sparks making her Broadway debut as Nina Rosario beginning Thursday, August 19, 2010 at Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre (226 West 46th Street).

Kevin McCollum, Jeffrey Seller and Jill Furman Willis, the producers of the 2008 Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical In The Heights, announced today that Seth Stewart will return to the role of 'Graffiti Pete,' the role he originated, for 4 weeks only from Monday, June 7, through Satuday, July 3, 2010 at Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre (226 West 46th Street). In addition Corbin Bleu has added a final 3 additional weeks to his critically acclaimed run in In The Heights. Corbin Bleu's final performance is Tuesday, August 17, and beginning August 19, In The Heights will star American Idol winner Jordin Sparks.

The 'American Idol Live!' tour begins today in Auburn Hills, Michigan, the official 'American Idol' website announces. The tour will feature Season Nine winner Lee DeWyze, as well as fellow Top Ten members Aaron Kelly, Andrew Garcia, Didi Benami, Katie Stevens, Michael Lynche, Tim Urban, Siobhan Magnus, Casey James, and Crystal Bowersox.

As BroadwayWorld has previously reported, the 2008 Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical In The Heights welcomes 19 Recordings/Jive Records platinum recording artist and 2007 'American Idol' winner Jordin Sparks as Broadway's new Nina Rosario on August 19, 2010. 20 year old Jordin Sparks will be making her Broadway debut, playing a limited 12 week engagement through Sunday, November 14, 2010. During a Monday night concert, June 28, at House of Blues, Sparks surprised the audience with a teaser of her performance to come, singing 'Breathe' from In The Heights.

Yesterday, June 23, singer Jordin Sparks performed at Revolution Live during her Battlefield tour in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Jordin Sparks gained her fame after her victory on the 6th season of American Idol. Since then she has put out an album titled 'Battlefield' and started her 'Battlefield Tour.' The tour is comprised of 21 scheduled performances across North America. BroadwayWorld brings coverage of the concert below.

Nickelodeon welcomes back its popular game show BrainSurge with 40 brand-new episodes of brain twisters, signature slime and special guests beginning Monday, June 21, at 6:00 p.m. ET/PT. Since its launch in September 2009, the series has emerged as a hit with kids and is currently the most-watched program on all TV in its time period among kids 2-11, boys 2-11, boys 6-11 and boys 9-14. Delivering an average of 2 million total viewers per episode, the first season of BrainSurge has grown by double-digits (+10%) among kids 2-11 since its premiere. (Source: NMR 9/28/09-5/23/10). The new season of BrainSurge, which will feature real kids competing in three intense levels of mind-bending game play, will air in a new timeslot on Nickelodeon weekdays at 6 p.m. (ET/PT).

American Idol winner Jordan Sparks guest stars in the next episode of Nickelodeon's Big Time Rush, airing tomorrow, June 18 at 8/7c. In the episode, titled 'Big Time Sparks,' the guys record a new song, 'Count on Me' and film the accompanying music video on the band's label. Big Time Rush stars, James Maslow, Kendall Schmidt, Carlos Pena and Logan Henderson. Says Pena to TV Guide, working with Sparks 'was a lot of fun...She's very talented, and it's a very funny episode.'

Kevin McCollum, Jeffrey Seller and Jill Furman Willis, the producers of the 2008 Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical In The Heights, announced today that Bianca Marroquin will take over the role of 'Daniela' for 9 weeks only from Saturday, June 12, through Sunday, August 15, 2010 at Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre (226 West 46th Street). In The Heights currently stars Corbin Bleu (through August 17), and beginning August 19 will star American Idol winner Jordin Sparks.

Nickelodeon's Big Time Rush performance in Times Square was held June 10, 2010 at NASDAQ in New York City.

Corbin Bleu, who just added a final 3 weeks to his critically acclaimed run in In The Heights has been hard at work documenting his life backstage for BroadwayWorld.com with a Flip camera... Here's part 4.