Clay Aiken as Spamalot's Sir Robin
Joan Marcus
It may be a long leap from Raleigh, N.C., to the kingdom of Camelot – with a memorable stop on
American Idol in between – but
Clay Aiken is apparently ready to take his seat as Sir Robin at the Round Table. The singer, 29, officially joins the cast of the Tony-winning Monty Python musical
Spamalot on Friday, having told
Newsweek that he was so sore from the arduous rehearsals to prepare for
his Broadway debut that he "couldn't even get off the toilet the other day."
It will remain to be seen if Aiken's acting and dancing can measure up to his singing, CD-selling (6 million) or even his candor – as well as who's really tougher, Simon Cowell or New York theater critics. Aiken is due to remain with the show through May 4.
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Stephen M. Silverman
