In addition to the unknown singers who found their way to Broadway after becoming household names on "Idol," many theatre actors were also among the thousands of hopefuls who auditioned (and sometimes made it to TV) each year.
Here's a look at some of the "Idol" contestants with Broadway cred! Click through to see them all.
(, Women on the Verge, , , ) - Season 1 (Runner-Up)
"For Once in My Life"
(, Rent) - Season 1 (4th place)
"A House is Not a Home" (Burt Bacharach)
"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"
(Spamalot) - Season 2 (Winner)
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me"
"Like a Bridge Over Troubled Water"
(Rent) - Season 2 (Disqualified)
"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"
(, Play it Cool) - Season 2 (Hollywood Round)
"That's How Love Moves"
(Color Purple, ) - Season 3 (Winner)
"Summertime"
"What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life"
(, Hair, Toxic Avenger, , Joseph) - Season 3 (Runner-Up)
"Don't Cry Out Loud"
(Color Purple) - Season 3 (7th)
"Circle of Life"
"I Have Nothing"
(Wicked) - Season 3 (Semi-Finals)
"Orange Colored Sky"
Anthony Fedorov (The Fantasticks, Rent, Joseph...) - Season 4 (4th Place)
"Incomplete"
(Wedding Singer, , ) - Season 4 (6th Place)
"Bohemian Rhapsody"
() - Season 5 (Winner)
"Dancin' in the Dark"
Kathryn McPhee ("Smash") - Season 5 (Runner-Up)
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow"
(Grease, Hair) - Season 5 (7th Place)
"Drops of Jupiter"
() - Season 6 (Winner)
"I Am Woman"
(Color Purple) - Season 6 (4th Place)
"This Isn't a Love Song"
Sanjaya Malakar (Freckleface Strawberry) - Season 6 (7th)
"You Really Got Me"
() - Season 6
"Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You"
(Book of Mormon) - Season 7 (3rd Place)
"One Rock and Roll Too Many" ()
() - Season 9 (Semi-Finals)
"Somebody to Love"
And let's not forget the judges!
(, Pajama Game, On a Clear Day) - Seasons 13, 14, 15
"One Fine Thing" "Come By Me"
