Constantine Maroulis discusses Baltimore and Tony Awards at Greek Folk Festival

June 12, 6:32 PMBaltimore Celebrity Headlines ExaminerCheryl Taragin

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Minutes before rock singer and Best Actor Tony Nominee Constantine Maroulis took the stage at Baltimore’s Greek Folk Festival, a large assembly of teeny boppers began screaming at the top of their lungs and panting words of devotion. Could have been because of the lengthy rain delay, but more likely, the anticipation of watching Maroulis live was too much for their bleeding hearts. Soon the sexy Greek heartthrob would be front and center from their adoring smiles. With that in mind, a smattering of moms were also having difficulty staying calm and collected.

Little did they know, Maroulis and his guitar player pal Tommy were chowing down on some exquisite smelling carryout mere yards away in the bridal suite of St. Nicholas Church. If St. Nick’s kitchen provided the meal, everyone should be making a beeline to the Festival.

Good-natured ribbing aside (the last name is pronounced “ma-roo-liss,” not “mah-rah-liss”), Maroulis was quite down to earth  and cheerfully upbeat. He wasn’t shy about plugging his Broadway smash “Rock of Ages,” barely skipping a beat after a tease about its longevity (hey, I had to throw in a curveball after that name snafu). We also discussed his impression of Baltimore (good) and the Tony Award for Best Actor (predictable). Maroulis had a front row seat for the Bret Michaels accidental noggin conking. Paraphrasing his explanation for what went wrong, “Live show, stuff happens.”

Only caught his first two songs due to a pounding headache and threatening rain. Maroulis started off strong with “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” and immediately had the crowd eating out of the palm of his hand, then stumbled a bit through the lyrics of “Wild World.” But considering friend Tommy was taking the place of his regular backup, the acoustic guitar and sensual vocals more than made up for it.