Spamalot Opens in Vegas, and Monty Python Original Eric Idle Gives it about a 50% Chance of Success. TRAVEL SNOB TRAVEL BLOG
"I'd only put 50 percent of my money on Spamalot working here," said Eric Idle on the March 8 episode of The Strip, a Vegas-centric celeb interview Podshow podcast co-hosted by NBC producer Miles Smith and national freelance writer Steve Friess. "I think it's a mixed bet."
The British comic and writer of the 2005 winner of the Best Musical Tony Award was also dismissive of the stunt casting of Tony winner Harvey Fierstein in the Las Vegas version of Hairspray, which closed after just five months last year. "Harvey Fierstein is a New York phenomenon," Idle said. "Out here, he means zilch. He's not even on TV." He is however hopeful that the fame of Dancing With The Stars star John O'Hurley will help Spamalot enjoy a better fate, but acknowledged that Broadway musicals have had a rough time in Las Vegas in recent years.
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The Star Studded opening for Spamalot at the Wynn Saturday night was a hit.
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Posted by: Eric | April 04, 2007 at 05:18 AM