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‘N Sync or Out?
Joey Fatone on Broadway, a Boy Band Future, and Britney’s Wedding

By Buck Wolf


July 23 , 2004 — Joey Fatone has made the unlikely jump from boy band to Broadway. Now he contemplates other long shots: Another album for 'N Sync, and Britney Spears finding marital bliss.

This weekend, Fatone will meet up with Justin Timberlake, J.C. Chasez, Lance Bass and Chris Kirkpatrick in Miami and they'll perform for the first time in more than a at 'N Sync's annual Challenge the Children charity event, when they sing the sing the Star Spangled Banner before they take part in a celebrity basketball game. It's the first time all five members have sung together since the Grammy Awards back in early 2003.

When they get together, the guys will discuss the possibility of a follow-up to their 2001 smash hit, Celebrity. With most of them now on the other side of 25 and heading in different directions, it might be officially time to sing "Bye Bye Bye" to each other.

Fatone, 27, is now starring in a Broadway revival of Little Shop of Horrors as Seymour, the nerdy flower shop employee who's bossed around by a man-eating houseplant from outer space. He admits that the future of the group is in question.

"I'm engaged with a 3-year-old daughter," Fatone says. "Justin's been with Cameron [Diaz], stuff like that. J.C.'s been trying to go on tour. Chris as been writing, doing some rock. And Lance has been producing a film. So, it's crazy.

"First it was like, 'Yeah, we are going to write the next album.' Then, it was like, 'Well, we are trying to write the next album.' Well, we are trying to get together. As far as the next album, we don't know when it's going to happen yet."

The 23-year-old Timberlake, who will go down in sports lore for the greatest grab in Super Bowl history, has become both a tabloid and recording star, thanks to his hit solo album Justified, his paparazzi-perfect relationship with Diaz, and his infamous halftime performance with Janet Jackson. He'll forever be remembered for coining the term "wardrobe malfunction."
Bass, 25, still a wannabe astronaut after training for space travel in Russia, has had to settle for lesser stars, appearing as a judge on America's Most Talented Kid and a familiar face on Hollywood Squares.

Chasez, 27, became the second 'N Sync-er with a solo album. He got caught in the fallout of Timberlake's Super Bowl controversy, however, and lost a gig to perform at the NFL's Pro Bowl.

Kirkpatrick, 32, has kept a relatively low profile, popping up on the kids' show The Fairly Odd Parents.

Fatone, now a Broadway veteran, received good reviews when he took on role of Mark in the long-running hit Rent for five months in 2002. Ticket sales jumped from 73 percent of capacity to 94 percent, proving he's still got pull.

"The pay is not 100 percent that great, but it's for the love of doing it. I enjoy it," he says. "I've got the bug."

Pop stars have to grow up, even if they can't escape their public image. Fatone's efforts to redefine himself as an actor have yielded success in minor parts in The Cooler and My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

Many people think Britney Spears' upcoming wedding is another big fat mistake, but old friend Fatone isn't rushing to judgment.

"If they are that much in love, if that's the way she really feels, go at it. Knock yourself out, and have a good time," Fatone says.

In January, Spears married childhood pal Jason Alexander in Las Vegas. The union was annulled only 55 hours later.

Now, the 22-year-old singer is planning to wed dancer Kevin Federline, even though he became a father for the second time when jilted lover Shar Jackson gave birth this week.

Fatone, who got engaged to longtime sweetheart Kelly Baldwin in June, got to know Spears during her very public courtship with Timberlake. He says he wouldn't be surprised if Britney made it work this time.

"It's a weird situation," he says. "But, I mean, I wish her all the luck in the world. Hopefully, she sticks with it, you know, and if that's what she really wants to do, hey, more power to her."

And if Fatone, Timberlake and the other boys in the band want one more album together, more power to them. In the months to come, we might see a New 'N Sync album and Britney Spears as a stepmother.

Justin might go back and sing for a charity thing and play basketball with some old friends this year.

But you know damn well Justin will never record another album with his old pop group. Justin has said that he always wanted to do R&B and that he fooled himself into thinking N*Sync was an r&b group just to survive it. Saying things like No Strings Attached promised SOUL, when they were doing press.

N*Sync is in the past.

Joey does Broadway and that means *N SYNC is bye bye bye? (I'm so sorry, I couldn't help myself.) Not necessarily. Kevin Richardson did Broadway at the peak of Backstreet Boys' fame and they held it together.

Man....rumor has it that theyre gonna cast *NSYNC as the T-Birds in Grease Three..... OH BOY!!!

CinisterCee said:

he might,but id guess queen justin would want the royal treatment.

MaquisVixen said:

Im not so much as shocked by the fact that theyre going to be in the movie, but Grease 3?? The second one sucked ass why make a third?!

MaquisVixen said:

Grease Three? Wasn't the train wreck that was Grease 2 enough?