Pop star and Broadway star, Clay Aiken is going to be a father. The mother of the child is his best friend and producer, Jaymes Foster. The 50-year-old woman was artificially inseminated.

A report at TMZ.com suggest that he’ll be very active in the child’s life. Foster was divorced several years ago. Since that time, she and Aiken have become extremely close. He lives in her home whenever he’s in Los Angeles.

Fans of the singer can see him perform by buying Broadway tickets for the New York production of Spamalot. He’s been a part of the production since January of this year, playing the part of Sir Robin.

He’s the third most successful contestant from American Idol, right behind Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood. He’s the most successful male contestant. And he’s the most successful contestant to win second place.

I was glad to see Aiken finding a place on the stage in New York. Although I think he’s got a great voice, he doesn’t have the typical persona of a pop star. Judging by a performance I saw of his on “Scrubs,” I think he’s got talent as a character actor. I see a bright future for him acting and singing, and there’s no better place for that than Broadway.

When I first saw Clay Aiken perform on “American Idol,” I thought, “This guy will never make it as a pop star . . . but he needs to be on Broadway.” He doesn’t have the traditional sex appeal that you need to have in the music industry. But on Broadway, they need character actors, people with charisma that can translate on stage, and people that can really sing. He seems to have all three.

Although his acting experience has been small, I saw him playing a supporting role on “Scrubs” a few years ago and his performance was really excellent. I didn’t even notice that he was Clay Aiken until the end of the episode when he did a special musical number, which would have been cheesy except that it was “Scrubs” and for some reason they can get away with that stuff.

Mr. Aiken will be playing Sir Robin in Spamalot, which is described by its tagline as “a new musical lovingly ripped off from the motion picture ‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail.’” The play is created by Eric Idle, legendary cast member of Monty Python, and composed by Python’s musical collaborator, John Du Prez. Legendary director of the stage and screen, Mike Nichols, directs the play.

To see this new cast member in a play created by these legendary comic minds you can find your Broadway tickets online.