Clay
Aiken will return to the scene of his triumphant Broadway debut in the
Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Monty Python’s SPAMALOT this Fall.
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A fan site dedicated to Clay Aiken
Thanks to Fountaindawg for this collage. It's a great summary
of the positive press that Clay got with the announcement of
his impending return to Spamalot.
of the positive press that Clay got with the announcement of
his impending return to Spamalot.
Permaswooned posted this photo by Permadaughter:
As always, thank you!
Clay's farewell to his fans and to Spamalot, from atop the marquee,
on May 4, 2008
He's holding up 6 digits....for the May 6th CD release date...
....or else he wants us to buy 6 copies apiece!
As always, thank you!
Clay's farewell to his fans and to Spamalot, from atop the marquee,
on May 4, 2008
He's holding up 6 digits....for the May 6th CD release date...
....or else he wants us to buy 6 copies apiece!
Recap from Butterflyshine of the final show, May 4, 2008:
This recap is brought to you by CAP121, Queensmum and Butterflyshine:
Random thoughts and recaps:
The applause was so loud for Clay when he made his first appearance in the guard scene King Arthur was looking around for the source of the sound. It went on for so long that Patsy waved to Clay. Clay was also looking for the sound.
Tom did Russian split during his not-yet-dead Fred scene
During the All For One song he was doing look back over shoulder smirk and soooooo breaking the fourth wall....and boy did we love it ....(of course, i can't think of a single thing that i didn't love )
Camelot scene:
huge leer for Camelot/Vegas Girl
grabby butt hands on the first jello mold dancer
waving at jello girl
looked underneath her dress
Drink...goosed and spanked him several times
Jenny Hill (blue dancer) shimmied over to him and shimmied back and she put hands around neck with no space between ....
he did high kick
The nun after he got spun....did a very cute...longingly gesture at Clay...it was a very sweet moment
Blue dice girl kissed Clay
AND THEN
HANNAH SINGS INVISIBLE and the crowd goes wild...and to his credit Clay didn't break character...just looked confused...
Going up the mountain -Bevedere was passing wind-Clay was waving his hand in front of his face....
Galahad did a huge gallop onto stage for French Taunter ....
Clay did huge dismount, tied up and petted pony.....
Clay did his kick the door, I am soo brave guy thing...
Rick did the slow undulation on the wall...
and the gestures were quite lewd and Rick lent hand to Tom...Clay covered not only the King's eyes, but his eyes...
During runaway...Jenny as the french girl, grabbed Clay's tabbard and spanked him several times....
everyone got so much love tonight it was such a joy...every principle on their first entrance got huge applause...
Tom pringed the audience...his reception as historian was huge and he pringed us to shut us up
Patsy's Bright Side of Life rec'd a huge amount of applause...
Clay and the minsterals were excellent and Clay's soiling himself had a few extra hip moves and was pure physical comedy genius...
huge applause...and it started to die down...and then grew again...Tom and Black Knight stayed frozen waiting for the applause to die down...
Clay's 2nd soiling included extra hip and leg action and his hand was on butt for long time....
And Rick did the big hand wave in front of nose...and David plugged his nose...
Knights of Ni--Rick started out off singing "Morning Train" and then made his verses...and went on and on and on ...little Ni started doing their own dance...and King Arthur did his own jig and on went Rick in an effort to get to get Clay to break character...which eventually he did ....and the audience was laughing and laughing and laughing
While waiting for King Arthur to compose himself, Clay was mouthing the words to Morning Train and playing the piano...
Clay's solo...
on second pass of underware girl they did a huge shimmy....
When did his normal hold applause before piano...he had to do it several times to get us to stop applauding
huge tunic flip...
during Clay's Russian dance, his tongue went to the side with the leg...then it went to just he tip of his tongue...
Standing ovation for Clay's solo...King gestured to Clay to take at least 2 more bows...and King held his gosh for a long time...and Clay did his don't be mad at me for my solo for a long time and gave several beseeching looks...
Recap continued:
When Concorde got shot -Rick shouted don't you die on me and pounded on his chest....
During the supply word scene...Concorde made Lancelot really work for it on idiom and Rick writhed around for a long time...with the audience howling...
Guard Scene....
Clay had a serious case of ribbon envy and smelled the flowers....Clay braided for soooo long that Tom sat down....and then the Father, and Clay is still braiding, and braiding, and braiding...so then Patsy/Guard sits down....and then Clay is admiring his braid and turns it shows it to everyone while making little satisfied faces...they finally stood up...and the scene continued...the audience ate it up with spoon....
While waiting to for Lance's entrance...he unbraided his ribbons...
Herbert and Lance...Herbert was really, really, really happy to see Lance and wasn't afraid to show it....it took a few seconds for Lance to say his name and identify himself...
Tom extended his last breath...and extended his fall so that it sounded like it was longer...
For those who haven't noticed....Lance's family crest can be found on emblazoned on codpiece....
Brother Maynard--he sang Aheyheyman or (Amen) but that's how it sounded ...it starts in his lower range...and is just gorgeous...tonight the King and the Knights Amened him back...
When Bevedere mentions the fourth wall...Clay tries to reach through the fourth wall...
Peasant--pty...with converse sneakers...which the King mentioned...and Clay didn't offer his hand to shake, instead he was doing flirty wave, constantly and winked...and coy face...and shy boy face...it was adorable....
And when she left the stage...he put his hands to his eyes and scanned the crowd for her and then waved again...
Wedding scene....huge applause for find my grail....and when he went to dance with David and Bevedere he did the zero sign and David did it back...I was sitting...close enought to see David well up and look at Clay...like you did it dude and Clay's eye welled it up...
And the three them of did the piston dance Clay went up and down in sequence...and then they did the cabbage patch ...then they the hip thrust....
Curtain Call...audience on feet from get go...everyone got huge applause ...Clay came out and the applause was huge...Hannah blew him a kiss...and then King came out and gave his bow to Clay, which was a huge sign of respect...
One of the chorus girls gave Clay flowers....and then Pamela, the choreographer brought out a bouquet of flowers...
some chorus girls and Hannah surrounded him ...
And he was insisting that everyone join him on the sing along....
and he was bouncing and saluting...
I think everyone knows how he did his final stage door from the top of the Marquee...waving and signing thank you...and holding up five fingers and a thumb...which to me...meant buy six...CAP thinks it is May 6...some said it was May 6th and buy 6th..whatever it was it was amazing and a fitting tribute...and the perfect way to go out...he was the star on the marquee...
this recap may travel
Many thanks to Butterflyshine for sharing this recap with all the fans.
This recap is brought to you by CAP121, Queensmum and Butterflyshine:
Random thoughts and recaps:
The applause was so loud for Clay when he made his first appearance in the guard scene King Arthur was looking around for the source of the sound. It went on for so long that Patsy waved to Clay. Clay was also looking for the sound.
Tom did Russian split during his not-yet-dead Fred scene
During the All For One song he was doing look back over shoulder smirk and soooooo breaking the fourth wall....and boy did we love it ....(of course, i can't think of a single thing that i didn't love )
Camelot scene:
huge leer for Camelot/Vegas Girl
grabby butt hands on the first jello mold dancer
waving at jello girl
looked underneath her dress
Drink...goosed and spanked him several times
Jenny Hill (blue dancer) shimmied over to him and shimmied back and she put hands around neck with no space between ....
he did high kick
The nun after he got spun....did a very cute...longingly gesture at Clay...it was a very sweet moment
Blue dice girl kissed Clay
AND THEN
HANNAH SINGS INVISIBLE and the crowd goes wild...and to his credit Clay didn't break character...just looked confused...
Going up the mountain -Bevedere was passing wind-Clay was waving his hand in front of his face....
Galahad did a huge gallop onto stage for French Taunter ....
Clay did huge dismount, tied up and petted pony.....
Clay did his kick the door, I am soo brave guy thing...
Rick did the slow undulation on the wall...
and the gestures were quite lewd and Rick lent hand to Tom...Clay covered not only the King's eyes, but his eyes...
During runaway...Jenny as the french girl, grabbed Clay's tabbard and spanked him several times....
everyone got so much love tonight it was such a joy...every principle on their first entrance got huge applause...
Tom pringed the audience...his reception as historian was huge and he pringed us to shut us up
Patsy's Bright Side of Life rec'd a huge amount of applause...
Clay and the minsterals were excellent and Clay's soiling himself had a few extra hip moves and was pure physical comedy genius...
huge applause...and it started to die down...and then grew again...Tom and Black Knight stayed frozen waiting for the applause to die down...
Clay's 2nd soiling included extra hip and leg action and his hand was on butt for long time....
And Rick did the big hand wave in front of nose...and David plugged his nose...
Knights of Ni--Rick started out off singing "Morning Train" and then made his verses...and went on and on and on ...little Ni started doing their own dance...and King Arthur did his own jig and on went Rick in an effort to get to get Clay to break character...which eventually he did ....and the audience was laughing and laughing and laughing
While waiting for King Arthur to compose himself, Clay was mouthing the words to Morning Train and playing the piano...
Clay's solo...
on second pass of underware girl they did a huge shimmy....
When did his normal hold applause before piano...he had to do it several times to get us to stop applauding
huge tunic flip...
during Clay's Russian dance, his tongue went to the side with the leg...then it went to just he tip of his tongue...
Standing ovation for Clay's solo...King gestured to Clay to take at least 2 more bows...and King held his gosh for a long time...and Clay did his don't be mad at me for my solo for a long time and gave several beseeching looks...
Recap continued:
When Concorde got shot -Rick shouted don't you die on me and pounded on his chest....
During the supply word scene...Concorde made Lancelot really work for it on idiom and Rick writhed around for a long time...with the audience howling...
Guard Scene....
Clay had a serious case of ribbon envy and smelled the flowers....Clay braided for soooo long that Tom sat down....and then the Father, and Clay is still braiding, and braiding, and braiding...so then Patsy/Guard sits down....and then Clay is admiring his braid and turns it shows it to everyone while making little satisfied faces...they finally stood up...and the scene continued...the audience ate it up with spoon....
While waiting to for Lance's entrance...he unbraided his ribbons...
Herbert and Lance...Herbert was really, really, really happy to see Lance and wasn't afraid to show it....it took a few seconds for Lance to say his name and identify himself...
Tom extended his last breath...and extended his fall so that it sounded like it was longer...
For those who haven't noticed....Lance's family crest can be found on emblazoned on codpiece....
Brother Maynard--he sang Aheyheyman or (Amen) but that's how it sounded ...it starts in his lower range...and is just gorgeous...tonight the King and the Knights Amened him back...
When Bevedere mentions the fourth wall...Clay tries to reach through the fourth wall...
Peasant--pty...with converse sneakers...which the King mentioned...and Clay didn't offer his hand to shake, instead he was doing flirty wave, constantly and winked...and coy face...and shy boy face...it was adorable....
And when she left the stage...he put his hands to his eyes and scanned the crowd for her and then waved again...
Wedding scene....huge applause for find my grail....and when he went to dance with David and Bevedere he did the zero sign and David did it back...I was sitting...close enought to see David well up and look at Clay...like you did it dude and Clay's eye welled it up...
And the three them of did the piston dance Clay went up and down in sequence...and then they did the cabbage patch ...then they the hip thrust....
Curtain Call...audience on feet from get go...everyone got huge applause ...Clay came out and the applause was huge...Hannah blew him a kiss...and then King came out and gave his bow to Clay, which was a huge sign of respect...
One of the chorus girls gave Clay flowers....and then Pamela, the choreographer brought out a bouquet of flowers...
some chorus girls and Hannah surrounded him ...
And he was insisting that everyone join him on the sing along....
and he was bouncing and saluting...
I think everyone knows how he did his final stage door from the top of the Marquee...waving and signing thank you...and holding up five fingers and a thumb...which to me...meant buy six...CAP thinks it is May 6...some said it was May 6th and buy 6th..whatever it was it was amazing and a fitting tribute...and the perfect way to go out...he was the star on the marquee...
this recap may travel
Many thanks to Butterflyshine for sharing this recap with all the fans.
Many thanks to our Claynadian friend, MonicaJuliet, for these photos that she took at the stage door
during her week in New York.
Thanks to all these cast members for so graciously signing our programs.
It was great to meet you all!
The Lady of the Lake herself, Hannah Waddingham.
She is so gorgeous. So funny. Girl can sing, that's for sure!
You go, girl! We all fell in love with you.
Tom Deckman, one of the funniest actors I have ever seen. As Not Dead Fred, he had me from the first "I'm not dead yet!"
As Prince Herbert, he has the entire audience at his mercy, just ROFL.
I was laughing til the tears ran down my face during the Prince Herbert tower scene.
The entire Claynation is your fanclub, Tom. We love you.
And here is wonderful Rick Holmes, Knight of Ni extraordinaire, and the funniest Lancelot in the history of Camelot!
Your metamorphosis into "Lance, the club guy" has to be seen to be believed. Hilarious.
Thanks for the entertainment, Rick. You are a blast to watch in action.
during her week in New York.
Thanks to all these cast members for so graciously signing our programs.
It was great to meet you all!
The Lady of the Lake herself, Hannah Waddingham.
She is so gorgeous. So funny. Girl can sing, that's for sure!
You go, girl! We all fell in love with you.
Tom Deckman, one of the funniest actors I have ever seen. As Not Dead Fred, he had me from the first "I'm not dead yet!"
As Prince Herbert, he has the entire audience at his mercy, just ROFL.
I was laughing til the tears ran down my face during the Prince Herbert tower scene.
The entire Claynation is your fanclub, Tom. We love you.
And here is wonderful Rick Holmes, Knight of Ni extraordinaire, and the funniest Lancelot in the history of Camelot!
Your metamorphosis into "Lance, the club guy" has to be seen to be believed. Hilarious.
Thanks for the entertainment, Rick. You are a blast to watch in action.
A New Interview with Clay at broadway.com
Here is a link to one of the best interviews of Clay ever.
Congrats to Kathy Henderson at broadway.com for such a great piece.
Please note that it is 3 interesting pages long.
Please give this site some well-deserved hits!
Just click on this link:
http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=560459&pn=1
Here is a link to one of the best interviews of Clay ever.
Congrats to Kathy Henderson at broadway.com for such a great piece.
Please note that it is 3 interesting pages long.
Please give this site some well-deserved hits!
Just click on this link:
http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=560459&pn=1
Welcome to New York!
Clay's getting major publicity.
There were a lot of excited Claymates on January 18th when they arrived in NYC
to see this placard on the side of the city buses.
The Shubert Theater is promoting Clay too.
That's The Lady of the Lake on his right and King Arthur on his left.
...and the cast list is posted.
Clay's getting major publicity.
There were a lot of excited Claymates on January 18th when they arrived in NYC
to see this placard on the side of the city buses.
The Shubert Theater is promoting Clay too.
That's The Lady of the Lake on his right and King Arthur on his left.
...and the cast list is posted.
I could find no provenance for this photo....but the first curtain call got to Clay...
On opening night, after the show, outside at the Stage Door it was bedlam.
Hundreds of people (and lots of NJUs) were waiting for Clay.
He did not disappoint them!
You're a STAR, baybee, when the fans choke Shubert Alley and the cops have to be called in for crowd control!
Thanks to Solitaire30 for permission to post her photo.
On opening night, after the show, outside at the Stage Door it was bedlam.
Hundreds of people (and lots of NJUs) were waiting for Clay.
He did not disappoint them!
You're a STAR, baybee, when the fans choke Shubert Alley and the cops have to be called in for crowd control!
Thanks to Solitaire30 for permission to post her photo.
Here's another stage door photo from this opening weekend.....
Many thanks to Mr. AT54 for permission to post. Nice work!
Many thanks to Mr. AT54 for permission to post. Nice work!
Many thanks to ncgurrl for permission to post her stage door photos!
It was a bitterly cold day and everyone was bundled up, except Clay.
It was a bitterly cold day and everyone was bundled up, except Clay.
Zippy888 has also been working on her photos.
Once again, thanks, Zippy, for permission to post these beauties from the opening weekend of Spamalot.
Once again, thanks, Zippy, for permission to post these beauties from the opening weekend of Spamalot.
These animations are screencapped from Fox TV editorial content.
Thanks to Gerwhisp for the screencaps!
Thanks to Gerwhisp for the screencaps!
Yesterday (Feb 15) saw the return of the green sweater (last seen at the Chicago book signing, 2004!)
This one was untagged. Apologies to the photographer, and thanks for the picture.
Jerome looks like a proud papa gazing at Clay. Awwwww.
(...and thank God for Jerome...)
This one was untagged. Apologies to the photographer, and thanks for the picture.
Jerome looks like a proud papa gazing at Clay. Awwwww.
(...and thank God for Jerome...)
