Diana DeGarmo And Melba Moore To Head Cast Of ‘Brooklyn’ Tour

Playbill.com reports that ‘American Idol’ season three runner-up Diana DeGarmo and Tony Award winner Melba Moore will head the cast of the upcoming national tour of ‘Brooklyn’. “Diana came in and auditioned for us, and she blew us away,” director Jeff Calhoun said. “Brooklyn is an 18-year-old pop star, and that’s what [Diana] is. You’re not going to do better than that! It’s very exciting. We have an ‘American Idol’ star and two Tony Award winners. And, Diana is a huge fan of Melba Moore. Melba was one of her idols.” Read more.