Hank Azaria Returning to 'Spamalot'
AP, Oct 4, 2005 7:10 am PDTHank Azaria, Broadway's original Knight of Ni — not to mention its Tim the Enchanter, the French Taunter and a very gay Sir Lancelot — returns Dec. 2 to "Monty Python's Spamalot."
Azaria left the hit Broadway musical in June to begin filming another season of his Showtime television series, "Huff."
Other cast members are staying — and going.
David Hyde Pierce, who has been in the show since it opened on Broadway in March, has extended his stay until April 2006. But the musical will get a new King Arthur on Dec. 20, when Simon Russell Beale takes over from Tim Curry.
"Spamalot," based on the film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," has a book by Eric Idle and a score by Idle and John Du Prez. It was directed by Mike Nichols. Winner of the 2005 Tony Award for best musical, the show will begin a North American tour next March in Boston.
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