NYC Official City Guide Has Good Spamalot Article

Every time I read another article that has such good things to say about both Spamalot and Clay, the smile on my face gets wider and wider! And now the NYC Official City Guide has gone a posted an article that has increased my smile factor even more! The article, And Now For Something Completely Silly... Monty Python's Spamalot, by Elliott Richards, includes a long list of reasons why Spamalot leaves people in stitches every night:

Knights without horses prancing to the clip-clopping of coconut shells; an empty-headed King Arthur searching for the Holy Grail; a killer rabbit (and a giant wooden one that serves as a Trojan Horse for the Middle Ages); a nasty and flatulent French Taunter defending his castle against the Brits; and a gaggle of fearsome Knights who say "Ni!" - these are only some of the elements that ensure Monty Python's Spamalot status as Broadway's most slaphappy musical ever.

And, of course, we know that Clay adds to Spamalot's humor in a variety of ways. Richards comments about Clay and his fans in the article:

One of those woolly-tighted knights is being played through May 4 by Clay Aiken, the runner-up in 2003's "American Idol," whose various parts include the neurotic and cowardly Sir Robin. Aiken has drawn his own largely female fans - the "Claymates" - who are besotted by whatever he does onstage at the Shubert.

Though it is true that Clay's fans have been cheering on their "idol of this age", non-Clay fans have also been enjoying Clay's humor and great acting ability in the show.

Hannah Waddingham also comments about her co-star, "He's taller than I thought he was and he's also quite strapping. I expected him to be 5' 6" and quite puny." Strapping is indeed a good way to describe Clay!

In addition to the article, a picture of Clay as Sir Robin is included.