His helmet looks sexy pushed back: [original] Mean Girls film star Jonathan Bennett joins the Broadway revival of Spamalot beginning January 23.
Bennett, who is making his Broadway debut, succeeds Michael Urie as Sir Robin, the cowardly yet creative knight of the roundtable. Urie's final performance was January 21. Urie, as previously reported, will star in the City Center Encores! staging of Once Upon a Mattress January 24-February 4.
The revival of Spamalot opened November 16 at the St. James Theatre after beginning performances October 31.
The company currently features Tony winner James Monroe Iglehart (Aladdin, Hamilton) as King Arthur, with Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer (Beetlejuice) as The Lady of the Lake, Tony nominee Christopher Fitzgerald (Waitress) as Patsy, Tony nominee Ethan Slater (SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical) as The Historian/Prince Herbert, Tony nominee Alex Brightman (Hamilton, Saturday Night Live) as Lancelot, Jimmy Smagula (Billy Elliot) as Sir Bedevere, Drama Desk Award winner Urie (Shrinking, Torch Song) as Sir Robin, and Nik Walker (Hamilton) as Sir Galahad.
Based on the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the musical follows King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table on their quest for the Holy Grail, complete with coconut-shell horse hooves, a run-in with the Knights Who Say "Ni!," and more.
The musical, which took home the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2005, features a book by Eric Idle and a score by Idle and John Du Prez. Josh Rhodes directs and choreographs the revival after staging the production's premiere at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., earlier this year.
The production features scenic and projection design by Paul Tate dePoo III, costume design by Jen Caprio, lighting design by Cory Pattak, sound design by Kai Harada and Haley Parcher, wig design by Tom Watson, and music direction by John Bell. Casting is by JZ Casting. Matthew Lacey serves as the production stage manager, and RCI Theatricals serves as general manager.
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Michael Urie, Nik Walker, James Monroe Iglehart, Christopher Fitzgerald, Jimmy Smagula, and Taran Killam
Michael Fatica, Taran Killam, Drew Reddington, and Ethan Slater
Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer and company
Ethan Slater
Company of Spamalot
Company of Spamalot
Company of Spamalot
Christopher Fitzgerald, James Monroe Iglehart, and company
Nik Walker and Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer
Christopher Fitzgerald and James Monroe Iglehart
Company of Spamalot
Taran Killam and the ensemble of SPAMALOT
Taran Killam in SPAMALOT
Taran Killam, Michael Urie, Ethan Slater and the ensemble of SPAMALOT
Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer
Nik Walker
Jimmy Smagula
Michael Urie and with the ensemble of SPAMALOT
Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer in SPAMALOT
Michael Urie in SPAMALOT
