Javier Colon to play Ray Charles in The Playboy Club

The Voice winner Javier Colon is getting another boost from NBC. He is going to appear on the new show 'The Playboy Club' as Ray Charles. Omigosh, can Javier act? NBC also revealed that they are positioning the show as a 1960's 'Glee' where they will sell songs on iTunes and a soundtrack album.

From THR:

Add the winner of NBC's The Voice to the list of contemporary musical acts portraying stars of the late 1950s and early '60s on NBC's The Playboy Club.

Javier Colon will portray Ray Charles in an upcoming episode of The Playboy Club, singing "Let the Good Times Roll." His appearance will follow Raphael Saadiq's portrayal of Sam Cooke singing "We're Having a Party" and Colbie Caillat playing Lesley Gore performing "It's My Party."

"They're trying to stunt cast every episode and have fun with it," says Geoff Bywater, senior VP of music for Twentieth Television, the unit of Fox that produces the show for NBC. "We have our eyes on stars who would be fun to cast."

In the near future, songs recorded for the show will be posted for sale on iTunes on Fridays prior to the Monday broadcast. Playboy Club stars Laura Benanti, Leah Renee and Naturi Naughton who sing on the show and their songs will also be made available for download.

"One of the things we learned from Glee is that if you don't make the music available immediately the consumer gets frustrated -- or looks for it for free," Bywater said. "Once the show gains traction, we'll be looking at a Playboy Club soundtrack. That will be down the road."