John O'Hurley

King Arthur

has catapulted into television’s busiest and most versatile actor, show host, advertising hero and feature film star. The SAG Award-winning actor is best known as J. Peterman on Seinfeld, which is now the #1 syndicated series in the world in 85 countries. O’Hurley danced his way into the hearts of America as the ultimate champion of the highly rated ABC show Dancing with the Stars, and then starred on Broadway in Chicago, as Billy Flynn. He recently wrapped a two year stint as the head of the Round Table, King Arthur, in Eric Idle’s hilarious musical comedy Monty Python’s Spamalot in Las Vegas at the Grail Theater at the Wynn Las Vegas hotel. He is also the face of the popular syndicated show Family Feud. In February 2009, as a follow-up to his Billboard chart-topping CD Peace of Our Minds, O’Hurley released the album Secrets from the Lake, a collaboration of his piano compositions with cellist Marston Smith. It is available on his website www.johnohurley.com and at CDBaby.com. O’Hurley has written two books including his New York Times bestseller called It’s OK to Miss the Bed on the First Jump: And Other Life Lessons Learned from Dogs, and Before Your Dog Can Eat Your Homework, First You Have To Do It. Musical theatre credits include starring roles in the national tours of Pirates of Penzance, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Brigadoon. His dramatic credits include Same Time, Next Year; As Is; Mass Appeal; and Fifth of July. O’Hurley has also shown his musical talent in concert, singing with many symphony orchestras across the country. O’Hurley enjoys spending his free time with his wife Lisa and their baby boy William Dylan.

Merle Dandridge

The Lady of the Lake

comes to the Spamalot tour directly from the Broadway company where she had the honor of being the final Lady of the Lake. Other Broadway: Kala(originating) in Tarzan, Aida in Aida, Joanne in Rent, and Jesus Christ Superstar. Tours include Aida (1st national), Smokey Joe’s Café (U.S.), and Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Europe). Regional/Chicago credits: Most Wanted (La Jolla), Atlanta (Geffen), The Kentucky Cycle (Jeff Award), Balm in Gilead, Passion, As You Like It. TV/Film: I’m Paige Wilson (ABC Pilot), NCIS, Third Watch, Angel, Pros and Cons (ABC Pilot), The Line (UPN Pilot), All My Children, Guiding Light, Nothing But the Truth. She has also garnered praise for her award-winning performance as Alyx Vance in the Half Life 2 games series. Love and thanks to Susie Schwarz and the gang at SDB, beautiful friends, her quirky and wonderful family and an amazing God. www.MerleDandridge.com.

James Beaman

Sir Robin,Guard 1, Brother Maynard

recently starred in La Cage aux Folles at Ogunquit Playhouse, directed by BT McNicholl. Other recent: The War of the Roses (Alabama Shakespeare Festival), Julius Caesar (Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis), As You Like It (Kennedy Center). Off-Broadway: title role in Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, When Pigs Fly, Whoop-Dee-Doo! James is an award-winning cabaret artist. MFA: Shakespeare Theatre Academy for Classical Acting at GWU. “Thanks to Jim Flynn. For Mom!”jamesbeaman.com..

Ben Davis

Sir Dennis Galahad, The Black Knight, Prince Herbert’s Father

Broadway credits: Enjolras and Javert in Les Misérables, Trevor Graydon in Thoroughly Modern Millie and Marcello in Baz Luhrmann’s La Bohème (Tony Honor, cast recording). Regional credits include File in 110 in the Shade (Pasadena Playhouse) and Patrick in Mame (Hollywood Bowl). Concert engagements with the L.A. Philharmonic and Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. Film/TV: Papageno in Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation of Mozart’s The Magic Flute (Venice and Toronto film festivals, movie soundtrack), Miriam, Numb3rs. Dedicated to his wondrous wife, Annie. www.benjaminjaydavis.com

Jeff Dumas

Mayor, Patsy, Guard 2

received the Helen Hayes Award for his work on Monty Python’s Spamalot. Credits include Wicked (Chicago), Winesburg, Ohio (Steppenwolf Theatre–Joseph Jefferson Award), the world premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s Bounce (Goodman Theatre/Kennedy Center and original cast recording), Kid Twist in The Bowery Boys (world premiere–Marriott Theatre), Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors (Madison Repertory), Pacific Overtures (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre) and Marc Levison in Will the Circle Be Unbroken (Steppenwolf Traffic Series). Member of AEA since 1995. Thanks to Sam at Stewart Talent. For Mom, Buck and, as always, his amazing wife, Ali Wayer, LCSW.

Rick Holmes

7/7–8/2; Sir Lancelot, The French Taunter, Knight of Ni, Tim the Enchanter

returns to Spamalot having originated the role of Lancelot in the national tour (Helen Hayes nomination) after which he spent two years playing the role on Broadway. Most recently, he starred opposite Cynthia Nixon in Distracted (Roundabout). Other Broadway credits include The Pillowman, Cabaret, Major Barbara, The Deep Blue Sea. Off-Broadway: Stop Kiss, Dog Opera (Public Theater), Clean (Atlantic Theatre), Othello, Richard III (NYSF). Film: Melinda and Melinda, Stepford Wives. TV: various Law & Orders, Talk to Me, The City, All My Children.

Matthew Greer

8/4–9/6; Sir Lancelot, The French Taunter, Knight of Ni, Tim the Enchanter

Broadway:Cliff in Cabaret, The Real Thing, The Judas Kiss. Off-Broadway: A Mother, A Daughter and a Gun; Suddenly Last Summer; A Fair Country. International: Biff in Death of a Salesman (Gaiety Theatre, Dublin). Regional: Guthrie Theater, Yale Rep, San Jose Rep and many Reps in between. Television: Guiding Light. Juilliard School graduate; Acting Company alumnus; Presidential Scholar in the Arts; adoring husband; proud father of two; Actors’ Equity Member; breeder of champion Norwegian Blue parrots.

Christopher Gurr

Dennis’s Mother, Sir Bedevere, Concorde, Fight Captain

Regional credits, acting: Copenhagen (Heisenberg), The Lion in Winter (Geoffrey), 1776 (Rutledge), Twelve Angry Men (Juror #2). Directing: Camelot, DieFledermaus, Guys and Dolls: In Concert, Billy Bishop Goes to War, James Still’s Meet Me Incognito and José Cruz Gonzáles’ Earth Songs. Christopher has been an artistic associate with Geva Theatre in Rochester, N.Y., and Metro Theater Company in St. Louis. He has taught at both the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and his alma mater, Webster University in St. Louis. Having lived in South Georgia, St. Louis, Chicago, Santa Cruz and the mountains of Kentucky, he’s now on the road. twitter.com/ChristopherGurr.

Christopher Sutton

Historian, Not Dead Fred, French Guard, Minstrel, Prince Herbert

recently created the title role in Flight of the Lawnchair Man (Outstanding Actor Award). Barrymore Award: The Buddy Holly Story (Buddy). Barrymore nominated: Blood Brothers (Mickey), Singin’ in the Rain (Don). Recipient of the Louis B. Sudler National Prize in the Arts. NYC: I Love You, You’re Perfect…. Original casts/recordings: The It Girl, Golf. Regional: Me and My Girl (Bill), Carousel (Billy), Of Mice and Men (George), Desire Under the Elms (Eben), The Sea Gull (Treplyev), Henry IV Part I (Prince Henry). “For my amazing wife Lyn, I love you….”

Matt Allen

Nun, Killer Rabbit, Ensemble

Broadway: The Wedding Singer (u/s Sammy), Oklahoma! (u/s Will Parker), Annie Get Your Gun (u/s Charlie Davenport). Off-Broadway: Newsical. National tours: The Producers, Annie Get Your Gun, Jolson. Film: The Producers. Member of Actors’ Equity. “Love to my family and friends.”

Graham Bowen

Swing, Dance Captain

Broadway: Gypsy, 42nd Street, Swan Lake, Big. National: Whistle Down The Wind, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. Proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. “Thanks to Spamalot and Tara Rubin Casting. Love to family and Cara.”

Nigel Columbus

Swing

recently graduated from NYU. Nigel has performed at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Hello, Dolly! and A Wonderful Life. Nigel wants to thank his parents and the Lord above. Nigel likes to write in the third person.

Timothy Connell

Ensemble

Broadway: Nick & Nora. Off-Broadway. National and international tours. Some favorites: Into The Woods (Baker); Crazy For You (Bobby); Sweet Charity (Oscar); Falsettos (Marvin). “For my angels—Mom and my brother Pat.”

Cara Cooper

Ensemble

Broadway: Legally Blonde, The Wedding Singer, All Shook Up, Urban Cowboy. Regional and tours: 42nd Street, A Chorus Line, The Who’s Tommy. Proud AEA member and NYU graduate. “Love to friends, family and husband, Graham.”

Lenny Daniel

Monk, French Guard, Ensemble

Broadway: Cats, The Wizard of Oz. N.Y.: Here Lies Jenny, Sinatra (Radio City), Wonderful Town (NYC Opera). Vegas: Monty Python’s Spamalot. National tours: Chicago, South Pacific, Camelot, The Wizard of Oz, Jekyll & Hyde. Regional: Two Gentlemen of Verona, Gigi and Evita.

Alexa Glover

Ensemble

is delighted to be part of the musical based on her favorite movie! Credits: Radio City Rockette, Dr. Dolittle national tour, North Shore MT, Pittsburgh CLO, Muny, Maine State MT and Cape Playhouse. Huge thanks and love to my family and Chris.

David Havasi

French Guard, Minstrel, Ensemble

A lifelong Python fan, this is literally a dream come true. Other tours: The Producers, first national (Leo understudy), Hello, Dolly! (co-starring Michelle Lee). Endless gratitude to: parents, Sugarman, Rubin, Nichols, Liz Power. www.davidhavasi.com.

Erik Hayden

7/7–7/21; Sir Not Appearing, Ensemble

Tours: Thoroughly Modern Millie, Buddy: the Buddy Holly Story, Anything Goes, 42nd Street. Selected regional credits: On the 20th Century, Barrington Stage Company; Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, The Merry-Go-Round Playhouse and Downtown Cabaret Theatre; Anything Goes, The Riverside Theatre.”

Sarah Lin Johnson

Swing

Broadway: 42nd Street. NYC: Radio City Rockette. Regional favorites: Carnival! (The Kennedy Center and Paper Mill Playhouse); Singin’ in the Rain (Goodspeed); Hello, Dolly! (K.C. Starlight tour). “Love to the whole Johnson crew and especially my rock Shane.”

Carissa Lopez

Ensemble

is thrilled to join the “Spam Fam.” Tour: Fosse (U.S./Europe), Joseph…Dreamcoat, Radio City Rockettes. NYC: Radio City Rockette. Regional favorites: Will Rogers Follies, West Side Story, Follies, Chicago. Love to my Tom!

Jennifer Mathie

Ensemble

City Center Encores! Follies, original company; Irving Berlin’s White Christmas; Radio City Rockette; Fosse national tour. SAG credits: Ebay, Hoover, The Sopranos and Hitch. “Love to my unconditional support system, I couldn’t do this without you.”

Lyn Philistine

The Lady of the Lake u/s

Broadway/tours: Gypsy, Cinderella, Disney’s On The Record (original cast). Off-Broadway/N.Y.: Original casts—My Secret Garden, The Fartiste’ (Winner—NYC Fringe), Oliver (Nancy). Regional: Crazy For You (Irene), Sugar Babies (Soubrette—Best Actress Nomination), Annie (Lily), ACL (Cassie). B.F.A.—CCM. “Love to my husband Christopher Sutton.”

Tera-Lee Pollin

Swing, Assistant Dance Captain

Broadway: Hot Feet (Kalimba u/s), Urban Cowboy (Candi Cane). Other credits: The Wiz (La Jolla Playhouse), Fame (North American tour), Swing!, Gypsy. Film: Old Dogs. TV/internet: The Battery’s Down: season 2, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Saturday Night Live, Disney Fairytale Weddings, Fashion Rocks. Love to my family and Enrique! Always for Dadum!

Darryl Semira

Minstrel, Sir Bors, Ensemble

Broadway: Mamma Mia! (Pepper), Bombay Dreams (orig. cast). Other: You Never Know (Young Luis, Trinity Rep), In the Beginning (world premiere), Cabaret (Emcee). Native of Madison, Wis. and a graduate of the University of Michigan.

Vanessa Sonon

Ensemble

Broadway: Spamalot (Lady of the Lake u/s, ensemble), 42nd Street (Peggy u/s, ensemble). First national tour of 42nd Street (Anytime Annie u/s, ensemble). Regional: Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (Judy u/s, ensemble), Backwards in High Heels (Ginger Rogers).

Paula Wise

Minstrel, Ensemble

Broadway: Urban Cowboy, Saturday Night Fever. National tours: Saturday Night Fever. Las Vegas: The Queen Musical, We Will Rock You. A Four Year World Tour with James Brown as Dancer / Choreographer. An Adelphi University graduate.

Eric Idle

Book, Lyrics and Music

Long unmemorable as an actor, Eric Idle has trotted out an interminable number of glib performances in funny wigs and a bad moustache in numerous films and television appearances. Who can forget….er. Well we all can. But it is as a writer that he will be best forgotten, author of Hello Sailor, Pass the Butler, The Greedy Bastard Diary, The Road to Mars, The Rutland Dirty Weekend Book, Spamalot, Not The Messiah, Rutlemania and What About Dick? Is there no end to his tiresome activity? He sings, he tours, he writes annoying songs, will he never shut up? Grammys, Tonys, Writer’s Desks, Lifetime Achievements, numerous awards have been thrust at him, but he still refuses to go away. It’s not right.

Mike Nichols

Director

formerly half of the legendary comedy team of Nichols and May, has been one of the leading directors of stage and screen for more than 30 years. Broadway directing credits include Barefoot in the Park, Luv, The Odd Couple, Plaza Suite, The Prisoner of Second Avenue, The Real Thing and Spamalot, for all of which he was awarded the Tony for Best Direction. Film credits include Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Graduate (Academy Award for Best Direction), Catch 22, Carnal Knowledge, Silkwood, Working Girl, Postcards From the Edge, Regarding Henry, The Birdcage, Primary Colors, Closer, Charlie Wilson’s War and for HBO Wit and Angels in America. Mr. Nichols has received the George Abbott Award, the National Medal of Arts and the Kennedy Center Honor and has been honored by the Museum of Television and Radio and the Lincoln Center Film Society.

John Du Prez

Composer

A Trevelyan Scholar at Christ Church, Oxford, and Associate of the Royal College of Music, he entered the film industry in 1978 composing additional music for Monty Python’s Life of Brian. This began a long association with Eric Idle, leading to their current writing partnership. He has scored more than twenty feature films including A Fish Called Wanda, The Meaning of Life, A Private Function, Once Bitten, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and UHF. Their latest work is Not The Messiah, a comic oratorio for Choir, Orchestra Soloists and Sheep. The Spamalot Original Cast Album won them both Grammy Awards. He is very proud to have devoted most of his life to music and making others laugh, often at the same time.

Casey Nicholaw

Choreographer

made his Broadway debut as a choreographer with Spamalot (Tony, Drama Desk, OCC nominations). He made his Broadway directorial debut with The Drowsy Chaperone at the Marquis Theatre (Tony, Drama Desk and OCC nominations for Direction and Choreography). Other N.Y. credits: Follies (Encores!); Sinatra: His Voice. His World. His Way. featuring the Rockettes (Radio City Music Hall); Bye Bye Birdie (Encores!); Can-Can (musical staging, Encores!); Candide (N.Y. Philharmonic, PBS’ Great Performances); and South Pacific with Reba McEntire(Carnegie Hall and PBS’ “Great Performances”).

Boyett Ostar Productions

Producer

Ostar Enterprises: Bill Haber’s OSTAR Enterprises has produced Impressionism, Thurgood, The Country Girl, Passing Strange, August: Osage County (2008 Tony, Best Play), Sunday in the Park with George, The Seafarer, Rock’n’Roll, The Drowsy Chaperone, The History Boys (2006 Tony, Best Play), Well, Bridge & Tunnel, The Woman in White, Monty Python’s Spamalot (2005 Tony, Best Musical), The Pillowman, Democracy, Bea Arthur, The Smell of the Kill, Amour, Imaginary Friends, Proof (2001 Tony, Best Play and Pulitzer Prize), The Green Bird, Dirty Blonde, High Society, Freak, The Scarlet Pimpernel, and the acclaimed revivals of Speed-the-Plow, All My Sons, Inherit The Wind, Journey’s End, Glengarry Glen Ross (2005 Tony, Best Revival), Jumpers, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, Man of La Mancha, Hedda Gabler, Dance of Death, Noises Off, The Iceman Cometh and 1776. London: Rock ’n’ Roll, Donkeys’ Years, Monty Python’s Spamalot, Sunday in the Park with George, Journey’s End (2007 Tony Best Revival of a Play), The Prisoner of Second Avenue, Hay Fever, Madame Melville, Thurgood, On The Line, The Shape of Things, If Love Were All, If Memory Serves.

Bob Boyett: Broadway: South Pacific, The 39 Steps, The Seafarer, Is He Dead? A new comedy by Mark Twain, Rock ’n’ Roll, Journey’s End (2007 Tony, Best Revival), The Coast of Utopia (2007 Tony, Best Play), Deuce, Lovemusik, Coram Boy, Inherit The Wind, The Drowsy Chaperone, The History Boys (2006 Tony, Best Play), Monty Python’s Spamalot (2005 Tony, Best Musical), Well, Bridge & Tunnel, The Woman in White, The Pillowman, Glengarry Glenn Ross (2005 Tony, Best Revival), Democracy, The Frogs, Jumpers, Fiddler on the Roof; The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? (2002 Tony Best Play), Topdog/Underdog (2002 Pulitzer Prize), Hedda Gabler, Sweet Smell of Success, The Crucible, The Elephant Man and A Year With Frog and Toad. London: Little Shop of Horrors, Boeing Boeing, The Dumb Waiter, The 39 Steps, Bent, Rock ’n’ Roll, Donkeys’ Years, Sunday in the Park With George, The Woman in White, Boston Marriage, Lobby Hero, Jumpers, Monty Python’s Spamalot and The Drowsy Chaperone.

Tim Hatley

Set and Costume Design

Winner of the 2005 Drama Desk Award for Spamalot. Winner of 2002 Tony and Drama Desk Awards for Private Lives on Broadway. Winner of the 2002 Olivier Award for Humble Boy and Private Lives in the West End and a 1997 Olivier Award for Stanley at the Royal National Theatre. Broadway credits: Private Lives, Vincent in Brixton, The Crucible, Stanley. Film credits: Stage Beauty, Closer and Notes on a Scandal. Previous theatre work includes working with Theatre de Complicite, Royal National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, English National Opera and London’s West End. Graduated from Central Saint Martins School of Art, London.

Hugh Vanstone

Lighting Design

has designed lighting for plays, musicals and operas in London, New York and around the world. He has received three Olivier Awards for his work in London, most recently for Pacific Overtures (Donmar). New York credits: Mary Stuart (Broadhurst), God of Carnage (Jacobs), Shrek (Broadway), Spamalot (Shubert for which he received a Tony nomination, Bombay Dreams (Broadway), Life (x) 3 (Circle in the Square), Uncle Vanya, Twelfth Night and Hamlet (BAM), The Graduate (Plymouth), Follies (Belasco), Blast! (Broadway), The Unexpected Man (Promenade), The Blue Room (Cort), Closer (Music Box), Art (Royale).

ACME Sound Partners

Sound Design

Broadway includes Hair, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, The Country Girl, In The Heights (Tony nomination), Legally Blonde, High Fidelity, A Chorus Line (2006), The Drowsy Chaperone, Hot Feet, The Light in the Piazza, Spamalot, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Dracula the Musical, Twentieth Century, Fiddler on the Roof, Never Gonna Dance, The Boy From Oz, Avenue Q, Gypsy, La Bohème (Drama Desk Award), Flower Drum Song, Elaine Stritch At Liberty. National: Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. The partners are Tom Clark, Mark Menard and Nevin Steinberg.