Simon Cowell Videos

On hand to pay tribute to Oprah in her second to last episode today, was Broadway favorite Kristin Chenoweth, who led a performance of Wicked's For Good. As she performed, nearly 300 Morehouse College scholarship students, endorced by Oprah in one of her many charity endeavors, walked the aisles of the United Center where the event was being filmed. Simon Cowell was also on hand and Rosie O'Donnell additionally performed a Broadway-inspired number.

Simon Cowell's upcoming reality competition The X Factor is a television talent show originating in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for Pop Idol. It is a singing competition, now held in various countries, which pits contestants against each other. These contestants are aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions. The programs are produced by executive producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco TV.

Auditions for the highly anticipated singing competition THE X FACTOR are set to begin on Sunday, March 27 in Los Angeles at the L.A. Sports Arena. The search for the next global superstar will continue in Miami, FL, on Thursday, April 7; Newark, NJ, on Thursday, April 14; Seattle, WA, on Wednesday, April 20; Chicago, IL, on Wednesday, April 27; and Dallas, TX (date to be announced).

Last night, May 26, Lee Dewyze was crowned the newest American Idol by Idol fans across the country. The evening also marked Simon Cowell's last appearance as head judge on the show he made famous. In a special tribute, Idol alumni, including now-stage stars Diana DeGarmo, Ace Young, Constantine Maroulis, Fantasia and Taylor Hicks, reunited to bid farewell to their sometimes friend and sometimes foe in song.

American Idol contestants Janell Wheeler, Ashley Rodriguez, Joe Munoz and Tyler Grady were the first four cut from the ninth season of the competition. In the video below, Entertainment Tonight talks to the foursome about their journey on the reality show.

Here is the audition of Todrick Hall, who was seen on Broadway opposite Fantasia Barrino in The Color Purple. Hall has also appeared in 'High School Musical 2' and in a 'Beauty and the Beast' production at Disney World. He has also appeared on Disney cruise ships as well as writing, choreographing and directing his own original production called 'Oz, the Musical.'

Here is the audition of Todrick Hall, who was seen on Broadway opposite Fantasia Barrino in The Color Purple. Hall has also appeared in 'High School Musical 2' and in a 'Beauty and the Beast' production at Disney World. He has also appeared on Disney cruise ships as well as writing, choreographing and directing his own original production called 'Oz, the Musical.'

The excitement has been building, and the moment American Idol fans have been waiting for is almost here! Ellen Degeneres joins judges Simon Cowell, Kara DioGuardi, Randy Jackson and host Ryan Seacrest to help winnow down the American Idol contestants during the Hollywood Round beginning Tuesday, Feb. 9 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. BroadwayWorld brings you the first footage teaser of Ellen's Idol debut from Fox.

Kristin Chenoweth just can't stop moving! Straight off her stint as the host of the Critic's Choice Awards, this perky actress is now taking an active roll in Oscar Mayer's Good Mood Mission.

AMERICAN IDOL hopeful Mike Davis may have the most interesting day job of any other contestant on the show: he is an actor on a speedboat. As he tells during his Golden Ticket interview, Davis is part of the 'Codzilla' speedboat experience, a tourism attraction with a theatrical flair.

Contestant Ashley Rodriguez who was singled out by judge Simon Cowell for having the 'it' factor, talks about the time she sang in front of Smokey Robertson at the Berkeley Commencement Concert. See video of Ashley's Golden Ticket interview below, as well as her audition from the show.

AMERICAN IDOL's Amanda Shectman who is a seasoned musical theatre performer and trained opera singer recalls the daunting task of having to perform an Italian aria at the mere age of 7 years old. Watch the video of her interview with AMERICAN IDOL below.

North Carolina native Noel Reese, now proud owner of an AMERICAN IDOL Golden Ticket, recalls in this interview her early start in the arts, as an admittedly nervous 7-year old, performing songs from Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'The King and I' and 'The Sound of Music'.

AMERICAN IDOL hopeful Liz Rooney is an Army girl and 911 Dispatcher. Her roots in music came at an early age, starring as 'Simba' in a school production of THE LION KING when she was just 10 years old. See her Golden Ticket interview below.

AMERICAN IDOL's Golden Ticket Interviews features 19-year-old student Carmen Turner who hails from Baxley, Georgia. In the interview piece, Turner speaks about her own idol, Kelly Clarkson, and her role as Dance Captain for her high school's show choir. Turner auditioned for AMERICAN IDOL with a friend, both hopeful to make it past the first audition, but it was Turner who eventually wowed the judges and landed a Golden Ticket.

Simon Cowell has declared that contestant Ashley Rodriguez may have that 'it' factor that producers look for in their stars.

Following the announcement yesterday that American Idol mastermind Simon Cowell would be leaving the show after nine seasons to bring The X Factor to Fox in early 2011, Tony-nominee and former Idol contestant Constantine Maroulis appeared on CBS' The Early show to weigh in on Idol's loss. See what the Rock of Ages star has to say about Simon's parting below!

As previously reported, hot off the heels of her highly anticipated CD, which has become the most pre-ordered album of all-time, Susan Boyle, starred in an original one-hour television special exclusively on TV Guide Network. During the special, she sang a duet of 'I Know Him So Well' from CHESS with Elaine Paige and we've got the clip!

As previously reported, hot off the heels of her highly anticipated CD, which has become the most pre-ordered album of all-time, Susan Boyle, starred in an original one-hour television special exclusively on TV Guide Network.

Emmy-winner Jimmy Kimmel serves as host and executive producer of 'Jimmy Kimmel Live,' ABC Television Network's distinctive late-night talk show which on December 10, 2009 presented a new spoof -- The Phantom of the Oprah.