Spamalot

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Simon Russell Beale to Replace Curry as King of Spamalot

About the Show

Simon Russell Beale has played plenty of Kings in Shakespearean tales, but this winter he'll don a crown in a very different type of show. The actor is set to replace Tim Curry as King Arthur in the smash Broadway musical Spamalot, where he will begin performances on December 20.

Beale is one of the most acclaimed stage actors in London. He is an associate of the RSC, National and Almeida Theatres. He made his Broadway debut two seasons ago in Jumpers, receiving a Tony nomination for his work in the show. His theater credits includeVolpone 1996 Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Othello, Battle Royal, Candide 1999 Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical, Money, Summerfolk, Hamlet, Humble Boy, The Winter's Tale, The Art of Success, Everyman in his Humour, The Fair Maid of the West, The Storm, Speculators, Restoration, The Constant Couple, The Man of Mode, Some Americans Abroad, Mary and Lizzie, Playing with Trains, Troilus and Cressida, Edward II, Richard III, Love's Labour¹s Lost, The Seagull, Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Ghosts, King Lear, The Tempest, Women Beware Women, The Duchess of Malfi, Twelfth Night, Uncle Vanya 2003 Olivier Award for Best Actor and Julius Caesar.

Curry received a Tony nomination for his performance as King Arthur in Spamalot. He will play his final performance in the show on December 18. In addition to Curry, Spamalot currently stars David Hyde Pierce, Alan Tudyk, Christopher Sieber, Steve Rosen, Michael McGrath, Sara Ramirez and Christian Borle.

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