BYE BYE PIERCE, BEALE AND AZARIA - SPAMALOT

That's it. Bye guys. We had a great time. (I personally can't wait for 'Curtains' to open in the fall...) However, I was surprised that Mike Nichols couldn't hold it together for at least one consecutive sentence. We were all sad and emotional, but still. Pierce and Azaria (with flowers in arms) and the audience seemed to be surprised, sad at the shortness and lack of importance of it all. It was a wonderful show, however, with quite a few references to the good-bye and nice ad libs throughout. Standing ovation for David Hyde Pierce's song. Have a great party everyone! Hope to see you again in our theatres.

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Beale leaves at the end of the month.

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I very much enjoyed all three of thier performances.

I was there also & disappointed that Mike Nichols could not finish what he had prepared. There was nothing for David or Hank to respond to or say good-bye to Broadway. David Hyde Pierce did come to the stage door for autographs and enthusiastically said he would be back to Broadway. Hank Azaria did not come out. They will be missed, but the show is SO GOOD, I want to see it again with the new cast.

I really can't see anybody being better than Hank either, but Steve Kazee can now be added to the list of Spamalot cast members with hilarious bios:

http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/whoswho/biography/15927

Oh, how sad! I didn't know they left in really early April. I'm very glad I saw them in it, they were amazing. And I agree with SpamalotDiva, I just hope Christian stays for a while (Michael was out when I saw it).

He was just really emotional--crying from the first word.

I first saw Spamalot with Alan Tudyk (sp?) as Lancelot and he was fantastic! It's only in the last week that I've come to fully appreciate the comic genius Hank Azaria brings to the part - his ad-libbing has been pants-wettingly funny.

I was fortunate enough to see HA & DHP's final show, also saw it with Tim Curry and Sara Ramirez, and think Christian Borle, Christopher Sieber and Michael McGrath are OUTSTANDING - I'm just not sure how big a draw the show will continue to be without any 'big' names. (Especially given the level of vitriol it attracts on message boards such as this). :-p

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I'm sad I missed Hank(though I did like Alan a lot). Has anyone seen the show since then? How's the new cast?

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I have tickets for May and September----I'm disappointed that the 3 leads are leaving and I'm very anxious about the new cast. However, I agree with those who said "as long as Michael McGrath and Christian Borle stay, it's ok" They're amazing and I'm really hoping to see them both times.