Aaron Carter Joins 'The Fantasticks' Off-Broadway Show

Former teen idol Aaron Carter has been cast in the Off-Broadway show "The Fantastics," Playbill reports, entering the storied history of the world's longest running musical.

"Never in the 51-year-history of 'The Fantasticks' have we opted to cast someone with Aaron Carter’s level of fame, instead quietly enjoying our reputation for giving many future stars their first professional performing gig," Tom Jones, the show's book writer, said in a statement, enthusing about his newest star. Carter will play Matt, one half of the show's young (and tricked) couple.

I've been going to every show to study, & no lie it's the greatest show EVER!" Carter tweeted yesterday. He also told a fan, "I turned my life around. It's only uphill from this point for me."

In fact, this won't be Carter's first turn on stage; in 2001, he featured in "Seussical The Musical" on Broadway.

It's hard to believe that former teen idol Aaron Carter is just 23 years old, given his meteoric rise to stardom and the long, rocky road he's traveled over the past few years. His fame waned after his mega-successful first album, which sold 1.5 million copies, though he did date both Lindsay Lohan and Hilary Duff. He ended up on "Dancing With The Stars" in 2009 after being arrested for pot possession the year before; he entered a rehab facility in January of this year.

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Comments

[ponteeman]

07:30 AM on 10/26/2011

Is it just me or does he look alot like Gary Busy?

[Jake Thomas]

04:02 AM on 10/26/2011

I hope and pray he is able to maintain his sobriety. He sounds thankful for his good fortune, I hope the "haters" can at the very least give him credit for that and try and contain their sarcasm.

[DareBear Stare]

02:49 AM on 10/26/2011

I cant believe I ever thought this alien looking/celebrity imposter was hot!

[whitemerlot]

11:48 PM on 10/25/2011

Has he come out yet?

[haganj3]

11:09 PM on 10/25/2011

Oh, I thought he came out.

[JamieG99]

09:25 PM on 10/25/2011

I think Aaron said it best: "It's only uphill from this point."

[strmfce]

08:27 PM on 10/25/2011

I thought that was Draco Malfoy

[ctubbs70]

08:09 PM on 10/25/2011

Arron Carter enjoys a "level of fame"? And that would be.........what exactly?

[chedet]

09:04 PM on 10/25/2011

Hahaha I was thinking the same too!

[Tokie]

09:33 PM on 10/25/2011

who is this guy...famous for what?

[mjredder]

07:44 PM on 10/25/2011

Looks like he could make a career as a Gary Busey look-a-like.

[Morgan Ennis]

07:43 PM on 10/25/2011

Does anyone else think he looks like a young Nick Nolte?

[mjredder]

07:44 PM on 10/25/2011

Gary Busey.

[ctubbs70]

08:10 PM on 10/25/2011

Did not recognize him at all, growing older has not been kind (not that I'm one to talk).

[Helena Williamstom]

07:43 PM on 10/25/2011

He still has that "Meth" face.

[DareBear Stare]

02:49 AM on 10/26/2011

I think he always will

[Jake Thomas]

04:05 AM on 10/26/2011

That sure is a hateful thing to say. I bet you are a real looker.

[Eric Shin]

06:29 PM on 10/25/2011

Ironically his brother Nick will be the usher that night as well. Hey economy's bad.

[Eric Shin]

06:27 PM on 10/25/2011

Carter's luck is lousy as not only is his show off Broadway but now everyone gets to see his ex girlfriend naked.

[Contact1972]

08:01 PM on 10/25/2011

Girlfriend? Really?

[Eric Shin]

09:38 PM on 10/25/2011

Contacts2020

Yes, Lilo. One thing AC might not have had any discernable talent but he was a playa holla

[Youlielol]

05:23 PM on 10/25/2011

Michael Jackson is dead. Is it really a good idea to "sling dirt around" about a person who is no longer here to defend himself??? It kind of reminds me of something that happened to myself. I recently found out that someone very famous in England wrote something that was totally embarrassing and possibly harmful in a major book of his life. (In reality, what he wrote was NOT true about me.) At first I was really freaking out. And then, when I realized that now he was dead, I thought to myself, "Oh well, he is dead now, so he and I cannot debate it, so I just kind of smiled and let it go. Is Aaron Carter doing this to hopefully have some of "a deceased person's" publicity rub off on himself???

[26snr]

05:14 PM on 10/25/2011

The man is dead let the accusations go because no matter how much you talk about them it will never help your carreer get better or get you back in the spot light. goo thing the whole skin thing cleared up ..he looked like a tweeker :/