He is joining a young but talented cast that
includes Derek Keeling as Danny, Ashley Spencer as
Sandy, Will Blum as Roger, Jose Restrepo as Sonny,
Ryan Patrick Binder as Doody, Robyn Hurder as
Marty, Janine DiVita as Rizzo , Lindsay Mendez as
Jan and Kirsten Wyatt as Frenchy. He will also
coincidentally be joining another member of
American Idol's season 5 members, Taylor Hicks.
Hicks ended up winning that season of American Idol
and plays the part of Teen Angel in Grease. Young
starts his role on September 9.
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Young was born and raised in Colorado and started singing when
he was nine. He has four brothers and is also interested in
athletics as well as music. He tried to pursue a career in
music himself before trying out for American Idol. He performed
Westlife's "Swear It Again" during his audition and swiftly got
a ticket to Hollywood. During the show, he showed that he has a
wide range of musical ability by excelling at performing songs
ranging from Kenny Rogers to Michael Jackson. He finished
seventh in the competition.
After Idol, he helped write the Daughtry song "It's Not Over,"
which garnered him a Grammy nomination. He also released his
own self-titled album, writing seven of the songs himself.
Other writers include the famous Desmond Child. The album made
it to number 160 on the Billboard 200 chart. With his talent
being added to the cast, Grease tickets will become even more
popular than they are now.
Set in a high school and featuring top music, Grease is the
perfect musical for a young musician to join. The story is
about a couple, Danny and Sandy, who meet during the summer in
the 1950s. They say their goodbyes when the summer ends, but
soon Sandy unknowingly moves to Danny's hometown and starts
attending his high school. Danny tries to keep up his cool guy
reputation as one of the "T-Birds" and ends up hurting innocent
Sandy in the process. The T-Bird's female counterparts, The
Pink Ladies, hesitantly take Sandy under their wing and
introduce her to the world of greasers. As Sandy and Danny sort
out their feelings, a television dance program chooses their
high school as a location for their next show. The couple goes
through more hardships before learning they have to compromise
a little to make their relationship work.
The musical features some of the most well-known music on
Broadway and is the perfect place to showcase a voice like
Young's. Songs like "Summer Nights," "We Go Together," "Those
Magic Changes" and "Greased Lightning" have kept audiences
singing along for years. The musical inspired a hit movie
starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton John in 1978. The
newest revival also stared the winners of a reality show the
NBC reality show, Grease: You're The One That I Want!, but both
have since been replaced by other participants on the same
reality show.
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