Diana and Ace chat with FOX 5 News

Since being announced as new cast members of the Broadway musical Hair, Diana and Ace Young have been gaining the attention of much of the national media. Last week, they took time out from rehearsing with the rest of the cast to chat with FOX 5 News' entertainment correspondent Anne Craig about their new roles. Watch the segment below:

The news of the cast changes has been making the rounds, including appearing on People.com and NYTimes.com.

Diana officially joins the cast of 'Hair'

The long-awaited announcement that Diana will be one of the new cast members in Broadway's musical Hair came today, as The Associated Press reported:

When the new cast of the Tony-winning musical revival takes over March 9, it will include Ace Young as Tribe leader Berger, Kyle Riabko (ree-AB'-ko) as good buddy Claude and Diana DeGarmo as Sheila.

Other new cast members were revealed via Playbill.com, including Annaleigh Ashford (Wicked, Legally Blonde) as Jeanie, Jeannette Bayardelle (The Color Purple) as Dionne, Vanessa Ray as Crissy, Wallace Smith as Hud and Jason Wooten as Woof.

This will be Diana's first time appearing on Broadway since 2007 when she ended her role as Penny Pingleton in the musical Hairspray. The photo of Diana with Ace Young is courtesy of Matthew Blank of Playbill.

Diana was excited to finally be able to talk openly of her new gig, although you wouldn't know it from her latest tweet:

The show has been revealed to the press....

about 1 hours ago from mobile web

Video of Diana with the rest of the cast rehearsing the number "Let the Sun Shine In" was posted on BroadwayWorld.com, which has been all over the story:

Per BroadwayWorld, ticket information is as follows:

Tickets for HAIR (starting at $37.00) are available via Telecharge.com or by calling (212) 239-6200. The schedule is as follows: Tuesday at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday at 2:00 & 8:00 p.m., Thursday - Friday at 8:00 p.m., Saturday at 2:00 & 8:00 p.m. and Sunday at 3:00 p.m.

The new cast will premiere at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th Street, NYC) on Tuesday, March 9.

Diana comments on 'American Idol' for OKmagazine.com

Diana is one of three former American Idol finalists to be opining on the show's ninth season, as she will be a part of OKmagazine.com's "Idol Roundtable" feature for the spring.

In addition to Diana, Mikalah Gordon of the show's fourth season and Anoop Desai of the show's eighth season will give their input on the goings on of the current season each week. In last week's edition, Diana said:

I really like Lacey Brown. She has a gorgeous, sweet voice and is cute as a button! The one who I cannot get out of my head, and wish I could, is Adrian Chandtchi. He is like a gentle giant, but when that soft voice comes out of that body it throws you for a loop!

She also commented on the auditions process, saying:

"I remember feeling a huge rush of relief when I finally made it out of that audition room! So many emotions happen in that room and when you finally get that golden ticket, it’s almost like you can’t believe it!”

Diana added that she's excited to see what new judge Ellen DeGeneres can do, although not seeing Paula at the judges' table will seem strange.

BroadwayWorld: Diana and Ace Young join cast of 'Hair' on Broadway

Today marked the closest to an official announcement we've got so far on the mysterious new role Diana has landed up in New York City, as BroadwayWorld.com's Rialto Chatter reported that she and fellow former American Idol contestant Ace Young (Season 5) will star in the Broadway musical Hair.

This comes after weeks of speculation caused by rumors and hints about Diana's secretive new gig (some hints were even doled out by Diana herself via Twitter). According to the article:

No official announcement has been made by the production, although it is expected that casting announcements for London and New York are imminent, as the new Broadway performers go into rehearsal in the coming weeks.

The show's new cast will debut at the Al Hirschfield Theater on Tuesday, March 9. Hair has won a Tony Awards and was named Best Musical Revival by the Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Drama League.