In an effort to destroy aspiring actors’ dreams, Mike Nichols hired American Idol rejectoid Clay Aiken to play Sir Robin in Broadway’s Spamalot.
Saying they’re lucky to have Aiken join the cast, Nichols also insists:
Clay Aiken is amazing beyond that glorious voice. Turns out he is an excellent comic actor and a master of character. People will be surprised by his wide ranging talent, since the first impression is of great country charm and a singer to remember. This guy is not only a star, he is a lot more.
Actually, we believe that Aiken’s an “excellent comic actor”. He’s been playing the same knee-slappingly campy role forever, if you know what we mean.
Ash
This makes me mad. Why am I putting myself into over $100K of debt for a BFA in Drama when parts are so easily given to American Idol rejects? I highly doubt his comic and acting sensibilities. Aiken, I spit on you.
David Agnew
You should be happy Ash! Most theater queens don’t have your epiphany until they’re much older and much poorer! Switch majors while there’s still time!
Daniel
Consider that the role he is taking over was initially David Hyde Pierce’s, who was closeted at the time. A bit ironic…
Alexa
I love this (no surprise there š ). I’d already planned to go see it again with a friend who hasn’t seen it yet, so this is great. He needs to lose that gut, though, or he’ll be dead on his feet by the end of the first act.
Ash, if it makes you feel any better, Clay did at least start out in musical theater, so he has a little experience. It will also be good for Broadway box office in general, looking around the Clay boards, lots of fans are coming to NYC to see him and plan on seeing other shows while they’re here. Not all the Claymates are happy, though, some of them are freaking out because they think a good heterosexual Christian boy shouldn’t be doing a Broadway musical because people will think he’s gay. rotfl.
ProfessorVP
Mike Nichols, if you didn’t know, has apolecia; he is hairless. Every hair you see on him is fake, even his eyebrows. Having said that… What on earth does Clay Aiken do to get his rocks off, now that he got busted for trolling on the internet, and seems super-paranoid about being outed?
Qjersey
Hmm, so maybe he’ll catch after the show dinner with Lance Bass! LOL
Do I smell a revival of Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat starring Clay, with all his built in “Christian” fanbase its a DUH.
Savannah
Who’s the lesbian in the above photo?