Spamalot Review Includes Good Clay Comments

We've been waiting for reviews of Spamalot, and here is one of the first ones, if not the first one.

The Hofstra Chronicle, an online publication of New York's Hofstra University, has a great review of both Spamalot and Clay's performance. The article, entitled Clay Aiken Joins Spamalot Cast, by David Gordon, says concerning Spamalot:

Unlike so many "big name" projects that end up floundering, "Spamalot" not only lived up to expectations, it managed to exceed them...Now, almost three years since it opened, "Spamalot" is still delighting Broadway audiences with its giddy silliness.

Gordon has good comments about Clay as well:

Aiken follows a multitude of "American Idol" participants into their Broadway debuts-Fantasia Barrino, Diana DeGarmo and Frenchie Davis among them. His part isn't very large (he plays Sir Robin, among other roles), but for him, they've added verses of songs here and there, as well as a number of lines. He sings well (unsurprisingly), is a solid dancer (the "Fiddler on the Roof"-inspired "You Won't Succeed on Broadway if You Don't Have Any Jews" is a show-stopping highlight) and nails almost all of the jokes.

Gordon even manages to include a Claymate mention:

Rick Holmes is a fine Lancelot, and fills Azaria's other part, the Knight of Ni, very well. He even manages to deliver a Clay Aiken joke-he's the Knight who says "Ni, Ni, if I was invisible, I would just...," which, of course, sends the Claymates in the audience into raucous cheers.

We'll be watching for more reviews in the coming weeks. Hopefully they will all be as good, even better, than this first review.