IMO, his touring with “Wicked” and appearance in the upcoming film, “The Ten Commandments, The Musical” should render him ineligible for AI.
I always wonder what the "prfessional" experience exclusion is. They dumped a wonman this year for it and I think 2-3 others have been dumped before. But it looks like some have way more experience that the next. So you have a broadway player competing against some guy who works on an oil derrick.
On the other hand, I think the winners have been mostly amateurs. Anyone know the rules?