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Steve Rosen Returning to Broadway Company of Spamalot

NEWS April 28, 2008 | 5:33PM

Monty Python's Spamalot will welcome back original cast member Steve Rosen to the Shubert Theater on April 29 in the roles of Dennis's Mother, Sir Bedevere and Concorde. He replaces Brad Oscar.

Rosen rejoins Spamalot after a recent run in The Farnsworth Invention, Aaron Sorkin's play about the creation of television, in which he appeared alongside another ...

Bradley Dean to Join Spamalot as Sir Dennis

NEWS March 24, 2008 | 9:34AM

Bradley Dean will join the Broadway company of Monty Python's Spamalot on March 25 as Sir Dennis Galahad, the Black Knight and Prince Herbert's father, replacing Christopher Sieber. Dean previously played Sir Dennis on the musical's national tour.

Dean's Broadway credits include Man of La Mancha, Jane Eyre and Company. His national tours include Spamalot and ...

Oops! Eric Idle Removes Britney Spears from a Spamalot Lyric

NEWS February 13, 2008 | 10:30AM

Eric Idle, composer of the hit Broadway musical Spamalot, has removed Britney Spears from a lyric in "The Diva's Lament," the big second act number sung by the Lady of the Lake, according to the Associated Press. Idle has substituted Posh Spice otherwise known as Victoria Beckham as the butt of a joke about stunt casting.

In an e-mail ...

Clay Aiken

Q&A February 11, 2008 | 12:55PM

Everybody knows that Clay Aiken can sing, but—surprise!—he can also hold his own on a Broadway stage. To be more precise, he can hula, ogle scantily clad girls, discuss flying coconuts in a British accent, pretend to poop in his tunic, do a Cossack-style line dance and perform a lightning-fast patter song "You won't succeed on Broadway ... Read More...

Brad Oscar Headed for Broadway's Spamalot

NEWS December 12, 2007 | 1:51PM

Brad Oscar, best known for his Tony-nominated performance in The Producers, will join the cast of Monty Python's Spamalot on December 18 at the Shubert Theatre. Oscar will play Sir Bedevere, Dennis' mother and Concorde, roles created on Broadway by Steve Rosen and currently being played by Jeffrey Kuhn.

Oscar will join current cast members Jonathan Hadary King Arthur ...

American Idol's Clay Aiken Headed for Broadway in Spamalot

NEWS October 16, 2007 | 12:14PM

Clay Aiken, who became a top-selling recording artist after being voted first runner-up in the second season of American Idol, will make his Broadway debut as Sir Robin in Monty Python's Spamalot beginning January 18, 2008. Aiken has signed to play the not-so-brave knight, a role created by David Hyde Pierce, through May 4.

"Let's not lie, the ...

Spamalot Plans Trans-Atlantic Lady of the Lake Casting Swap

NEWS October 9, 2007 | 10:03AM

The Broadway and London casts of Spamalot will exchange leading ladies, beginning January 13, 2008. Marin Mazzie, currently starring on Broadway as The Lady of the Lake, plans to join the London cast at the Palace Theatre, trading roles with her West End counterpart, Hannah Waddingham, who will make her Broadway debut in the musical.

Mazzie returns to London for ...

Tom Deckman: My Spamalot Juggling Act

FIRST PERSON July 24, 2007 | 10:57AM

About the author:
In the nutty universe of the Broadway musical Spamalot, almost every actor plays multiple roles—and no one has more to juggle than Tom Deckman. Though none of his individual parts is huge, Deckman is a comic linchpin who's called on to present several quintessentially Python-esque creations, notably plucky plague victim Not Dead Fred and adorably ... Read More...

Christopher Sieber Heading Back to Spamalot

NEWS April 30, 2007 | 3:16PM

Christopher Sieber, who originated the role of Sir Galahad in the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Monty Python's Spamalot, will rejoin the Broadway company on May 1 at the Shubert Theatre. Sieber received a Tony Award nomination for his performance and went on to originate the role of the vain knight in the London production. He will replace Lewis Cleale ...

Chris Hoch Is Spamalot's New Lancelot, Starting October 3

NEWS October 2, 2006 | 2:54PM

There's a new knight in Spamalot. Chris Hoch will assume the role of Lancelot in the hit musical comedy on Tuesday, October 3. Steve Kazee played his final performance on October 1.

Hoch, who is currently the standby for several of the leading roles in Spamalot, made his Broadway debut as Gaston in Beauty and the Beast, after appearing ...