Idols on Broadway

Tamyra Gray in Bombay Dreams.
Frenchie Davis in Rent.
Diana Degarmo in Hairspray.
Fantasia in The Color Purple.

Despite Simon's repeated use of "Broadway" as an insult, it seems many former contestants have found a comfortable home on the Great White Way.

For the first time, however, we seem to have a contestant who has appeared on Broadway prior to appearing on American Idol.

Click here for photos that Paul Wontorek, editor of Broadway.com, has posted on his blog "Stage Notes" of Sabrina Sloan from the national tour of Hairspray.