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DearBroadway,AJ McLeanis calling!
Now that the Great White Way hasofficially reopenedfollowing an extended hiatus due to the ongoingcoronavirus pandemic, theBackstreet Boyssinger has hopes to make his Broadway debut, he told fans Sunday at 90s Con.
“That is like number one on my bucket list: to do Broadway,” McLean, 44, said. “Within the next two years, my family and I — I’m not going to tell you where — we’re going to move to New York for one year and hopefully [it will happen].”
He added that the potential move would allow daughters Ava Jaymes, 9, and Lyric Dean, 4, to attend some “really awesome dance schools in New York,” adding: “They’re both mini-mes. They love to perform.”
At the90s-themed convention, McLean said that he had the opportunity to chat with actorJoey Lawrence, 45, who was a replacement for the role of Billy Flynn in the Broadway production ofChicago.
“Joey didChicagoright after [fellow Backstreet Boy]Kevin [Richardson]did, and I’m like, ‘God, just hearing this is making me chomp at the bit,’ " McLean said.
“You did my all-time favorites,” McLean told Fatone at the 90s Con panel. “You didLittle Shop!”
Fatone chimed in on his passion for theater, explaining, “I love performing, I’m not really a writer. LikeJC [Chasez]andJustin [Timberlake], they’re writers. They love to write. I do more of the creative theater aspect of it, I’m more of a showman.”
He added, “That’s why when I stopped with *NSYNC, I was like, ‘You know, I’d like to do something on Broadway,’ and that’s what opened up the door for me.”
McLean wasn’t the only artist on his 90s Con panel with hopes to hit the Great White Way. TLC’sRozonda “Chilli” ThomasandTionne “T-Boz” Watkinsrevealed Sunday that the girl group has a theatrical project in the works.
“We’re actuallygoing to Broadway. We’re doing TLC,” T-Boz told fans.
Romano then asked, “When is it going to come out?”
However, the singers are keeping their cards close to the vest. “We ain’t gonna do all that now,” T-Boz responded. “It’s in the works, but we’re writers so it’s coming together.”
source: people.com
