SPAMALOT To Play The St James This Fall- Page 5

[BroadwayBoy0924]

Posted: 8/2/23 at 11:38am

I could be crazy but the Arthur in the artwork kind of looks like Keegan-Michael Key to me. He fits the criteria of background in comedy, has appeared on Broadway and he also was in The Prom film where he showed off some of his singing ability. And Schmigadoon too.

Updated On: 8/2/23 at 11:38 AM

[QueenAlice]

Posted: 8/2/23 at 11:50am

Falsettolands said: "QueenAlice said: "How it usually works is the creative departs working on a regional production to participate in a Broadway production."

right but CFY was only happening because Josh was attached. I know they can find someone last minute who can direct/choreo but the fact is, design choices and decisions were already months in the making, set construction nearly finished etc. So whose production is it considered now?"

Perhaps he has an assistant who will stage the show per his instruction, and Rhodes will come in to do final tweaks and set the production. It will be up to Asolo Rep, because the options are to accomodate SPAMALOT'S Broadway schedule or hire another director.  They are a regional theatre.

[JayElle]

Posted: 8/2/23 at 12:21pm

Glad to have it back. Long overdue.  Still have the signed B'way Cares poster from original cast.  Be nice to have an updated one to partner it.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 8/2/23 at 12:22pm

Other than the rumors, is it stated anywhere this s a limited run?

[JSquared2]

Posted: 8/2/23 at 12:30pm

WldKingdomHM said: "Do we really need this back on Broadway? I feel like the show is done to death now. Same sets costumes etc … No one can hold a candle to the OBC. We need Bryan Cranston as King Arthur and Orfeh as the Lady"

 

Geez -- luckily no one is FORCING you to buy a ticket.  Also, it closed on Broadway in 2009 and hasn't been seen in NYC since -- so no, it hasn't been "done to death" for NYC locals.

[QueenAlice]

Posted: 8/2/23 at 12:31pm

Denis Jones will replace Josh Rhodes as director of CRAZY FOR YOU in FL

https://wfly.co/p4E1P

 

[JSquared2]

Posted: 8/2/23 at 12:34pm

BoringBoredBoard40 said: "First of all, I was off by a day but, called it (tips hat)

James is the lead in "A Wonderful World" which is playing in Chicago until October 29th, he is absolutely not transferring to Broadway in this barring some change to that production's out-of-town schedule.

Sorry, dude -- but "close" only counts in horse shoes (and hand grenades).  

 

[JSquared2]

Posted: 8/2/23 at 12:36pm

Kad said: "Unless they’re courting a bigger name. Eddie Murphy would certainly cause a sensation."

 

Perhaps -- if it was 1986??

[darquegk]

Posted: 8/2/23 at 12:47pm

Eddie Murphy today is as big a star or probably bigger than Tim Curry was in the original cast. 

[jagman1062]

Posted: 8/2/23 at 12:50pm

dramamama611 said: "Other than the rumors, is it stated anywhere this s a limited run?"

I am curious about that "limited run," too. I don't know the protocol for announcing limited runs, but wouldn't that fact be disclosed in the original announcement of a show opening? I realize shows sell tickets for blocks of time, and may close when the producers deem so, but wouldn't announcing a limited run influence ticket buyers to not put off buying tickets, especially during a busy holiday season? 

[steve.sometime]

Posted: 8/2/23 at 1:02pm

Ptero2 said: "steve.sometime said: "Ptero2 said: "OhHiii said: "Given how the character in the artwork is illustrated, I think it's safe to say that Steve Martin isnotKing Arthur..."

They might have just not had the chance to update the artwork yet? Maybe waiting for casting to finalize or something. Appears to be the same artwork from the Kennedy Center run."

It's not the same artwork from Kennedy Center, similar yes, but it's re-drawn with slightly different style and added characters. Kennedy Center used the original Broadway artwork."

https://www.kennedy-center.org/news-room/sets-musical-theater-back-one-thousand-years--the-tony-award-winning-best-musical/

Looks the same to me."

This is a press release about the Broadway revival, it makes sense to use the new one. But during the DC run, it's 100% the original Broadway version. I was there. Go find the original show page and their B-roll videos, you can still see it.

Updated On: 8/2/23 at 01:02 PM

[TimesSquared]

Posted: 8/2/23 at 1:34pm

“Appears to be the same artwork from the Kennedy Center run.“

It’s not. It’s new art. Kennedy Center used the original Bway art.

[ChairinMain]

Posted: 8/2/23 at 1:38pm

So with Urie and Rodriguez Kritzer continuing with the project, I think that means the roles that are to be announced are Arthur, Patsy, Lancelot, Herbert and Galahad. I think we're likely to see a broadway baritone type for Galahad (Jordan Donica maybe?) and Herbert is not QUITE a showy enough track to attract a name - those are also the two roles written most for people who are Musical Theater performers FIRST and Comedy actors Second. I think that Keegan Michael Key would be a great fit for Arthur, and I love the idea of Nick Kroll, Donald Glover or James Marsden (who is having a bit of a moment thanks to Jury Duty) as Lancelot. Like, if you REALLY want to shell out for some names, I could see this being the kind of project Chris Evans or Tom Holland could be lured to during a hollywood shutdown which would be, if nothing else, hysterical to watch.

Updated On: 8/2/23 at 01:38 PM

[TimesSquared]

Posted: 8/2/23 at 1:49pm

“Looks the same to me”

The Kennedy Center used the original Bway art. This is new for the move to Broadway. This new version has the Lady of the Lake and the Laker Girls.

Updated On: 8/2/23 at 01:49 PM

[Ptero2]

Posted: 8/2/23 at 2:13pm

TimesSquared said: "“Looks the same to me”

The Kennedy Center used the original Bway art. This is new for the move to Broadway. This version has the Lady of the Lake and the Laker Girls.

"

 

Yes, about 7 people have replied already and informed me I was wrong. My bad guys! Carry on!

[JSquared2]

Posted: 8/2/23 at 2:23pm

ChairinMain said: "So with Urie and Rodriguez Kritzer continuing with the project, I think that means the roles that are to be announced are Arthur, Patsy, Lancelot, Herbert and Galahad. I think we're likely to see a broadway baritone type for Galahad (Jordan Donica maybe?) and Herbert is not QUITE a showy enough track to attract a name - those are also the two roles written most for people who are Musical Theater performers FIRST and Comedy actors Second.I think that Keegan Michael Key would be a great fit for Arthur, and I love the idea of Nick Kroll, Donald Glover or James Marsden (who is having a bit of a moment thanks to Jury Duty) as Lancelot. Like, if you REALLY want to shell out for some names, I could see this being the kind of project Chris Evans or Tom Holland could be lured to during a hollywood shutdown which would be, if nothing else, hysterical to watch."

 

A few things to consider -

• The Herbert track earned a Drama Desk nomination for Christian Borle, so that role could certainly attract a Star
• I don't think anyone has confirmed that Urie and Kritzer are set -- it was just another rumor
• If Jordan Donica is cast, chances are that most people will never see him -- his attendance record to date (going back to My Fair Lady) is astonishingly bad.

 

EDITED:  Borle was nominated for a Drama Desk -- not a Tony.

Updated On: 8/2/23 at 02:23 PM

[BETTY22]

Posted: 8/2/23 at 2:23pm

Is this open ended or a limited run like Parade? 

[leefowler]

Posted: 8/2/23 at 2:26pm

For those that saw it in DC, were there any rewrites from the original version?

[Rentaholic2]

Posted: 8/2/23 at 2:28pm

JSquared2 said: "A few things to consider -

• The Herbert track earned a Tony nomination for Christian Borle, so that role could certainly attract a Star."

It did not

[nm, see that you edited]

Updated On: 8/2/23 at 02:28 PM

[TimesSquared]

Posted: 8/2/23 at 2:42pm

“Yes, about 7 people have replied already and informed me I was wrong. My bad guys! Carry on!”

Didn’t mean to gang up on you! I don’t read every post.

[BoringBoredBoard40]

Posted: 8/2/23 at 2:43pm

leefowler said: "For those that saw it in DC, were there any rewrites from the original version?"

There were a few new jokes and a lot of ad-libbing

I think there will absolutely be book revisions before this revival starts (there are a lot of references to musicals that were happening around 2005 that could stand to be updated)

 

[darquegk]

Posted: 8/2/23 at 3:15pm

I particularly imagine His Name Is Lancelot will be not rewritten but staged as something other than “parody of the finale of The Boy from Oz.”

[KevinKlawitter]

Posted: 8/2/23 at 3:32pm

I don't think anyone has confirmed that Urie and Kritzer are set -- it was just another rumor

Michael Urie was just confirmed to star in the American premiere of The Da Vinci Code in Maine, which is scheduled to run from August through late September (a show that itself could have Broadway ambitions) so even having history with the production it might be a tall order to expect him to do two big shows back-to-back.

[betyourass]

Posted: 8/2/23 at 3:52pm

Hannah Waddingham would be amazing. I do hope there's a name or three in this...I love Spamalot, but I saw the original and don't need a carbon copy without some exciting people in it. 

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 8/2/23 at 4:06pm

Was the Britney Spears line changed in Diva’s Lament? Wasn’t that joke in place because she was rumored to replace in Sweet Charity at the time? I know it’s a different name on the UK cast album but I can’t remember who.