Clay Aiken to RETURN to broadway
Clay Aiken to RETURN to broadway
#1Clay Aiken to RETURN to broadway
Posted: 8/12/08 at 6:03pm
god, help us all.
I guess he has to pay for the new love child someway.
heeeeeeee's back
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#2re: Clay Aiken to RETURN to broadway
Posted: 8/12/08 at 6:06pm
"Lovechild" makes it sound like there was love involved. Or at least lovemaking.
He was actually pretty decent in Spamalot when I saw him.
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#3re: Clay Aiken to RETURN to broadway
Posted: 8/12/08 at 6:07pmI'm not worried about Clay it's the Claymates I am terrified of.
#4re: Clay Aiken to RETURN to broadway
Posted: 8/12/08 at 6:08pmHow nice that Clay, Jaymes, and the baby can all be together in NYC for the fall!
#5re: Clay Aiken to RETURN to broadway
Posted: 8/12/08 at 6:12pmEh, I wasn't much of a fan of him. I felt he just looked awkward on stage. I plan on going back to see Merle... not so much for him.
::bust a move::
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#6re: Clay Aiken to RETURN to broadway
Posted: 8/12/08 at 6:15pmI avoided the show like the plague when he was in it the first time around. I don't see myself being able to do that this time around because Merel is going to be Lady of the Lake and I am looking forward to seeing her performance in the show.
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#7re: Clay Aiken to RETURN to broadway
Posted: 8/12/08 at 6:17pmLooking forward to Merle, too.
So, that was the Drowsy Chaperone. Oh, I love it so much. I know it's not a perfect show...but it does what a musical is supposed to do. It takes you to another world, and it gives you a little tune to carry with you in your head for when you're feeling blue. Ya know?
#10re: Clay Aiken to RETURN to broadway
Posted: 8/12/08 at 6:21pmBeing a normal, decent, sane Claymate, I can tell you that it is slow on the boards at this particular moment... I'm sure they will be invading soon.
So, that was the Drowsy Chaperone. Oh, I love it so much. I know it's not a perfect show...but it does what a musical is supposed to do. It takes you to another world, and it gives you a little tune to carry with you in your head for when you're feeling blue. Ya know?
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#11re: Clay Aiken to RETURN to broadway
Posted: 8/12/08 at 6:21pmEverytime an American Idol returns to Broadway a demon gets its wings.
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Mikers
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#12re: Clay Aiken to RETURN to broadway
Posted: 8/12/08 at 6:25pm
"His previous run in "Spamalot" had a noticeable effect on box office. Weekly sales for the tuner surged the week Aiken joined the cast and took a steep tumble the frame after he departed.
Aiken returns to "Spamalot" Sept. 19-Jan. 4."
Variety
#13re: Clay Aiken to RETURN to broadway
Posted: 8/12/08 at 6:25pm
Oh goodie. It will be like the French Revolution on BWW all over again.
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With Clay Aiken in Spamalot, all of Broadway is singing a collective "There! Right! There!" -Me-
"Not Barker, Todd is the only person I've ever known who could imitate Katherine Hepburn...in print." -nmartin-
#14re: Clay Aiken to RETURN to broadway
Posted: 8/12/08 at 6:25pm
He wasn't bad in the show. I went in expecting a disaster, but he was actually pretty good.
I agree, though, it's the Claymates that terrify me.
And, it looks like I'll be seeing him again, because I want to see Merle Dandridge as the Lady of the Lake.
#15re: Clay Aiken to RETURN to broadway
Posted: 8/12/08 at 6:27pmMikers.... another familiar face
So, that was the Drowsy Chaperone. Oh, I love it so much. I know it's not a perfect show...but it does what a musical is supposed to do. It takes you to another world, and it gives you a little tune to carry with you in your head for when you're feeling blue. Ya know?
#16re: Clay Aiken to RETURN to broadway
Posted: 8/12/08 at 6:33pmi guess he's wanting to become in the same league as Betty Buckly, Ethel Murman, Carol Channing and Patti Lupone
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#17re: Clay Aiken to RETURN to broadway
Posted: 8/12/08 at 6:54pmOooo! This gives me a second-chance to see mah Baby Mama! He slipped through my slimy fingers last winter.
#23re: Clay Aiken to RETURN to broadway
Posted: 8/12/08 at 7:33pm
I wish Clay Aiken will play Sir Lancelot. It's just~ he is not that handsome and masculine to do the role-as the role would call for. One of the funniest number in the show is the "His Name is Lancelot" number- that would be a riot if he do that number. I'm totally serious!- no pun intended.. I can really see that number would work better with him than any other stars on Broadway. Though I think that he would be MORE perfect for Prince Herbert role! -- then I MIGHT consider seeing SPAMALOT again! 
J*
Updated On: 8/12/08 at 07:33 PM
#24re: Clay Aiken to RETURN to broadway
Posted: 8/12/08 at 7:35pm
Such Charm such Grace! I wish I had someone just as noble trying to prove to people I was straight! I'd sit point and laugh my ass off!
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#27re: Clay Aiken to RETURN to broadway
Posted: 8/12/08 at 7:59pm
"Clay Aiken to RETURN to broadway"
Who cares? He's doing a role that other actors are just as good if not better.
Now if David Hyde Pierce were returning to the role, you know, an amazing actor, that would be a big deal.
Mikers
Leading Actor Joined: 6/25/05
#28re: Clay Aiken to RETURN to broadway
Posted: 8/12/08 at 8:02pmDavid Hyde Pierce is a supremely good actor but he is too old for the role.
#29re: Clay Aiken to RETURN to broadway
Posted: 8/12/08 at 8:08pmI would never expect him to return to the role , I just said that it would be news if he did. Clay returning is a big yawn.
#31re: Clay Aiken to RETURN to broadway
Posted: 8/12/08 at 8:18pm
Jaystarr, Sir Robin is the perfect role for Clay. He couldn't do Lancelot because he can't dance that well, and who would mistake him for a swordsman that kills people?
Have you seen him in the role? If not, you might give him a chance.
commasplice
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/29/04
#32re: Clay Aiken to RETURN to broadway
Posted: 8/12/08 at 8:26pm
"Jaystarr, Sir Robin is the perfect role for Clay. He couldn't do Lancelot because he can't dance that well, and who would mistake him for a swordsman that kills people?"
SPAMALOT is many things, but it sure as hell isn't A CHORUS LINE. The dancing for these roles (at least, these leads) is far from hindering when it comes to taking a role, nor is Hank Azaria, who originated the role, a naturally gifted dancer.
Also, why does it matter if people would or would not "mistake him for a swordsman that kills people"? It's called acting. I doubt most people would mistake him for a guy who soils himself and plays the piano while singing about the necessity of Jewish people in musical theatre, but that doesn't seem to be stopping him.
Updated On: 8/12/08 at 08:26 PM
#33re: Clay Aiken to RETURN to broadway
Posted: 8/12/08 at 8:29pm
Have you seen him in the role? If not, you might give him a chance.
No. I just saw SPAMALOT last Saturday! My second time.. I saw the original cast w/o
Tim Curry (he was out) I did not like Drew Lachey & Stephen Collins. I heard good things about Clay Aiken! Yeah! I wish I saw it with Clay Aiken. Unfortunately I wont be revisting anymore long running shows..after last week's SPAMALOT and last June's ReNT! It was a disaster to see a 5th generation to later cast!
Also Clay might be good, but SPAMALOT is an ensemble show! I also did not like the actors that played Sirs Lancelot & Galahad too, so with Marin Mazzie (considering I love her at RAGTIME & KISS ME KATE) - her Lady of the Lake was just awful and not funny at all! (unlike Sara Ramirez)
J*
Updated On: 8/12/08 at 08:29 PM
commasplice
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/29/04
#34re: Clay Aiken to RETURN to broadway
Posted: 8/12/08 at 8:32pmDrew Lachey is in Spamalot right now? Oh dear Lord.
#36re: Clay Aiken to RETURN to broadway
Posted: 8/12/08 at 8:35pm
Drew Lachey is in Spamalot right now? Oh dear Lord.
yeah... I saw it last Saturday but did not post my usual 10/10 Report, as I said in another thread~I have nothing good to say! 
that's why I just did not post! though I posted this..
Shubert Theater 
Production Photo
Marin Mazzie, Stephen Collins & Drew Lachey 
The Playbill 
Updated On: 8/12/08 at 08:35 PM
