Tidbits 6/20

2 weeks to go
Claymates are ready to kick off the 2007 An Evening with Clay Aiken summer tour!

• Even more mentions of "Idol: The Musical" which is holding a trial run in Broadway in July. It is based loosely on Clay and his fans:
• TV Squad -

  Several American Idol alumni, such as Fantasia and Diana DeGarmo, have taken their musical talents to the Broadway stage. But now, Idolmania has actually inspired an original Off-Broadway show called Idol: The Musical. The story revolves around a group of outcasts that idolizes Clay Aiken.
  
  As one of American Idol's delusional fans, I personally would rather see Clay Aiken appear on Broadway. I'm not a hardcore Claymate or anything, but I truly think Clay was born to play the part of Peter Pan.

• New York Magazine -

  The fact that a group of New Yorkers has announced plans to pour time and energy into staging an Off Broadway musical about a group of small-town kids who've built a barn shrine to former American Idol Clay Aiken is truly the stuff of which Vulture dreams are made. We headed to the scene yesterday to find out just who was trying out — and why.

• Access Hollywood -

  Calling all Claymates, it's time to head to Broadway! Well, maybe off-Broadway.
  
  "IDOL: The Musical," based on the "worship of Clay Aiken" is coming to New York, Access Hollywood has learned.
  
  The play is described as a "satirical musical comedy that focuses on the outrageous and delusional fan base" of "American Idol."
  

• Chart Attack (negative) - "Claymate alert: You'll soon have the chance to watch other Clay Aiken worshippers on stage in New York City."
• Home News Tribune ... Clay mention in article about Edison Orchestra who played with Clay during last year's Christmas tour - "Orlando said he pays roughly 70 professional musicians and special-guest performers for each show, including Clay Aiken in 2006 and Nancy Sinatra later this year. The orchestra also gets a $12,500 annual grant from Middlesex County, and ticket prices range from $25 to $100."
  
• Mentions of the summer tour:
• San Diego CityBEAT
• Lycos PR via EarthTimes - Lycos50 rankings

• Carolina On My Mind - Claymates set for an exciting summer with Clay Aiken