Ayla Brown to star in "Joseph"

Season 5 semifinalist and Boston College basketball standout Ayla Brown is trying her hand at musical theatre as she will star alongside Broadway's Eric Kunze in the Reagle Players' production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat." The show will run from June 12-21 at the Robinson Theatre in Waltham, Mass. Below is a snippet from an article that was published today via WickedLocal.com:

Our own "Idol" star, Ayla Brown, may be turning losing into winning, too. The Wrentham basketball star, dubbed "the girl next door" in season five, was one of the top 16 finalists. She bowed out after her rendition of Natasha Bedingfield's "Unwritten," which the judges said was "good, but not great."

That was two years ago. Since then Brown has continued her pursuit of a music career while attending Boston College (she’ll be a junior this fall and majoring in communications) and playing for the college's Lady Eagles basketball team.

"I don't have any frustrations of having the title 'former contestant on American Idol,'" says Brown. "That's who I am. If I was never on 'American Idol,' I would never be in this musical."

That's right, fans. Your favorite Boston Idol is returning to the stage.

To purchase tickets for the show, see here.