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• Hofstra Chronicle - Clay Aiken joins the cast of Spamalot:

  Now, almost three years since it opened, "Spamalot" is still delighting Broadway audiences with its giddy silliness. While Curry and Azaria have been replaced by less recognizable names (Broadway vets Jonathan Hadary as King Arthur and Rick Holmes as Lancelot, Knight of Ni, etc.), David Hyde Pierce has been replaced by someone just as recognizable, if not more: "American Idol" runner-up Clay Aiken, making his Broadway debut.
  
  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.

• She Knows - comments on American Idol -

  And I'm with Simon - the future president kid totally should have stayed. Another Clay Aiken for sure!

• Earth Times has a very weird press release -

  Which entertainer is most of in need of some balls? Pretty face actors from two generations share this dubious in-need-of 'nads honor, with Tom Cruise and Zac Efron each scoring 21%. Followed by: Clay Aiken (19%), Ryan Seacrest (11%), James Blunt (10%), Celine Dion (9%), John Mayer 3%), Josh Groban, Michael Buble and Adrian Grenier (2% each).

• ESPN - Clay mention in article about Major League Baseball drug use controversy-

  If your idea of great theater is Clay Aiken in "Spamalot," you loved Wednesday's steroid hearing on Capitol Hill. It had memorable song-and-dance numbers galore, including the show-stopper by Rep. Dan Burton, R.-Ind., who almost seemed to be on the juice himself when he went after Brian McNamee for testifying that he supplied Roger Clemens with 'roids.

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