Just when Taylor Hicks seems to be falling out of the spotlight completely, he does what most other American Idol contestants do, Broadway.

Hicks will be joining the cast of Grease starting June 6 and will play the role of Frenchy’s gaurdian angel and singer of “Beauty School Dropout”, Teen Angel, at Brooks Atkinson Theater.

The production hasn’t had the greatest reviewes since it kicked off last August- but it keeps audiences coming with the help of Max Crumm (Danny) and Laura Osnes (Sandy) the winners of NBC’s Grease: You’re the One That I Want! 

Hicks who is no longer signed to Clive Davis’ J-Records, joins Clay Aiken, Fantasia Barrino, Tamyra Gray, Frenchie Davis, Diana DeGarmo, and Constantine Maroulis to the list of Idol  contestants who have appeared on Broadway in the past several years.

Sean Diddy Combs is the latest celebrity to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The ceremony was held in Hollywood on Saturday, May 2nd. As far as the Hollywood Star ceremony goes, Sean’s friends and family, along with hundreds of fans came out to witness the event, but it’s the after party that I want to talk about–the after-party was absolutely insane!!!

Comment | Copy ThisI ran into a friend of mine there, RJ from www.younghollywood.com, and he was walking around with a voice recorder. So, I went to his site today and grabbed the voice message that’s posted above–it explains a little bit about the after party or maybe “parties” would be a more appropriate word…Apparently it was a $2million ordeal and man did it feel like it.

We arrived at the 1st house around 11pm-ish and walked into this estate that felt right out of Alice in Wonderland with all the gardens and walkways. After the 10 min walk down the various outdoor hallways (FYI there was a full length soccer field, basketball court, and Olympic size pool!), we finally walk into the event where the DJ was spinning and the first guy we see: Magic Johnson… and then, we walk a little further in and Denzel Washington is up the steps some chatting with some friends.

To my right is Jamie Foxx talking to Cameron Diaz, several of the cast members from the hit show ‘Entourage’ were there including the beautiful Emmanuelle Chriqui, who plays Sloan, was with superstar basketball player Baron Davis. We saw her on numerous occasions speaking to Jeremy Piven and Kevin Connolly.

Michael Jordan was in attendance as was Ryan Seacrest, John Legend, Quincy Jones, and Jessica Simpson. I hung with my friend Melody Thornton for a good portion of the night who is one of the members of ‘The Pussycat Dolls’ and she was hanging with Nicole Scherzinger…Friends of mine that I was with were all close friends with Nicole so it made for an exciting night out as the two girls are gorgeous!

I dont want to talk too much about the attendees though…so let’s move on…. at 1am the 1st party shuts down and the DJ announces the address to the next event and where to park as a shuttle will be taking us to the actual estate. We arrive and I run into a close friend of mine Claudia Jordan who’s on the hit show ‘Deal or No Deal’ and she’s with Jamie Foxx in his limo. So she makes it super easy for us to get into this next insane party which was 10 min up the hill off Sunset Blvd in the Hollywood Hills… The view this place has is right out of a picture.

All you can see is lights and the entire city of LA. This event was catered so there was all kinds of wonderful food and then Ciroc Vodka was the primary sponsor of the alcoholic beverages… This event was smaller than the first so it was easy to spot Diddy–who was dressed in like his 5th outfit for the evening. Outfit #5 was a white tux with the tie undone and, of course, sunglasses on to hide all the Ciroc and Champagne he consumed throughout the evening. I think we finally left the event at around 6am when you could see the sun starting to peak through the dark sky.

Such an amazing evening!

Did you know that Sean Combs is the first male rapper to be honored with a star on the Walk of Fame? Combs, best known for his work as a hip-hop artist and producer, began his career as an intern for Uptown Records. He made his way from intern to top executive with Uptown and then he went on to start his own label Bad Boys Records after he was fired from Uptown in 1993. He has released six albums, two solo albums, and four with Bad Boys Records, and has won three Grammys.

Sean combs has had many other successful business ventures to go along with his hip-hop career. He started his own clothing line, Sean John, and he’s now pursuing an acting career. He has already had parts in movies like “Monster Ball” and “Made” and has starred in the Broadway show, “A Raisin in the Sun.” Sean played the lead role of Walter Lee , Jr.

Sean considered Fridays celebration a “coming out” party because he wants Hollywood to know that he is serious about his acting career.

Mario Lopez will be making his Broadway debut in ‘A Chorus Line’ on April 15, as Zach, the demanding director who is casting the chorus roles for a new Broadway musical.

“Every actor dreams about appearing on a Broadway stage. I have as well, and have been searching for the right time and opportunity,” said Mario. “A Chorus Line is a legendary musical and I am so honored to have been chosen to join the amazing cast and be a part of the Broadway family.”

Mario will star in A Chorus Line from April 15th through September 7th; but, will be on hiatus from May 11 through June 3rd.

We all know that Mario can dance. I wonder if he has any real singing talent. It doesn’t really matter, it’s Mario Lopez, he is just fun to look at–who doesn’t love his cute dimply smile?

Katie Holmes is the final negotiation stages of making her professional debut on Broadway.

She will star in a revival of Arthur Miller’s dramatic, heart-breaking play, “All My Sons,” a post-World War II family drama. It is hoped that by bringing Holmes in more people will come see the play.

The actress has committed to taking part in a private workshop for the play in May. She will play the part of a woman who visits her former neighbors who are the family of a missing pilot she once loved.

Producer Eric Falkenstein has already cast Broadway veterans John Lithgow and Dianne Wiest.

Holmes has told McBurney and Falkenstein that she is serious about working in the theatre.

Do you think Katie will be any good on Broadway? I remember her in an episode of Dawson’s Creek having to sing at a beauty pageant and she was kinda good. I think she used to take singing lessons when she was younger. I wish her luck, being on that big stage is a big deal. Maybe her performance can bring some of her fame back.

According to Us, Kevin Federline is in negotiations to join the cast of Broadway’s ‘Legally Blonde.’  The single dad of two, maybe hitting the stage as early as September 2008.

“He’s so excited!” says a source close to Kevin Federline. “This is his dream and he wants to bring the kids.”

“Jamie and Lynne [Spears] promised to help him make it work. This is his chance to show the world what he can do.”

Hopefully Kevin will have enough time to take care of his kids. Thank God he finally is getting a job. I wonder how long it will actually last.

Nicole Richie has been offered the lead role of Roxy Hart in the Broadway production of ‘Chicago.’ Which she must be ecstatic about. What an amazing opportunity. And finally, we will get the chance to hear her sing. I remember back when Paris thought she could sing and signed a record contract, so did Nicole. But it seems that Nicole apparently really does have some chops if she is offered such an amazing role. Good for her.

Richie tells US weekly, “She’s definitely interested and weighing it out with the timing of the baby. It is in the super early stages of discussions and no decision has been made yet.”

“It would give her a reason to really show her talent and to stay in the new place in NY Joel just got,” the source says. “It also shows people are really excited about Nicole right now.”

“She is also weighing some other amazing offers but 2008 is going to be really exciting for her,” the source says. “She just working it all out and keeping Harlow in mind with everything she does, of course!”"You have to be able to act, dance and sing,” Robert Viagas, founder of Playbill.com tells Us. “And if you’re able to pull off all three, the entertainment world notices.”