Broadway veteran Tony Vincent is among the contestants battling it out for a recording contract on season two of NBC's hit singing competition The Voice. After wowing the judges with a rendition of Queen's "We Are the Champions" during his initial blind audition, Vincent was selected for "Team Cee Lo" and will now be mentored by Grammy-winning musician and producer Cee Lo Green. "I think this is the best possible fit I could have," the singer recently told Broadway.com of the mentor match-up. Vincent's career as a musical theater performer has taken him around the world, having led rock-tinged musicals on both Broadway and the West End. Take a look below at five stand-out performances from Vincent's life in the theater.
American Idiot (2010)
Vincent most recently appeared on Broadway in Green Day's Tony-nominated rock opera American Idiot as St. Jimmy, a seductive and sinister drug dealer who lures Johnny (John Gallagher Jr.) into the world of hard partying and substance abuse. Vincent paved the way for Green Day front man Billie Joe Armstrong, who later took over the role. Below, Vincent and his co-stars, including Rebecca Naomi Jones and Libby Winters, perform "Last Night on Earth" for AOL Music's Sessions.
Rent (1998)
Before rocking a shaved head in American Idiot, Vincent sported some seriously platinum locks in his debut Broadway performance. After touring the country as an ensemble member, Vincent joined the Broadway company of Rent. (Fun fact: He is one of the few actors to have played both Roger and Mark full time on Broadway.) Watch the actor and his fellow Rent Alphabet City residents perform the musical's signature tune "Seasons of Love."
Jesus Christ Superstar (2000)
Vincent kept his platinum dyed locks for TV's Great Performances semi-staged version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar in 2000. He played apostle Simon Zealotes, but when the musical was revived on Broadway later that year he switched roles to Judas Iscariot. Take a look as Vincent (back to a more natural hair color) belts the show's title song during a 2002 tribute to Lloyd Webber.
We Will Rock You (2002)
The rocker was in familiar territory when performing Queen's "We Are the Champions" on The Voice, as he previously covered the work of the legendary band as a star of the original West End cast of the jukebox musical We Will Rock You. Vincent played Galileo, a rebel who sets out to conquer the evil Killer Queen leader of a dystopian future world. Check him out below performing Queen's popular anthem "Bohemian Rhapsody."
Musical Moments (2005)
Vincent headed to Hong Kong to take part in the annual concert extravaganza Musical Moments, which pulled popular tunes from classic musicals like The Phantom of the Opera, West Side Story and Les Miserables. One of his numbers was "Sun and Moon" from Miss Saigon, which he dueted on with singer and former Miss Hong Kong runner-up Marsha Yuan.
Tune in to The Voice on Mondays on NBC to see how Vincent fares. Good luck, Tony!