John O'Hurley to Return for Final Leg of Spamalot National Tour

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By Brian Scott Lipton • Oct 6, 2009 • Touring Productions

John O'Hurley in Spamalot
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John O'Hurley returns to the role of King Arthur for the final leg of the national tour of the Tony Award-winning musical Monty Python's Spamalot which, as previously announced, finishes its run at the Orange County Performing Arts Center in Costa Mesa, California, October 6-18. At the time of its closing, the musical's tour will have played 1408 performances in over 101 separate engagements throughout North America, to an audience estimated at nearly 3.6 million people.

The show, which is directed by Mike Nichols and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw, has a book and lyrics by Eric Idle, music by John Du Prez and Eric Idle, sets and costumes by Tim Hatley, lighting design by Hugh Vanstone, and sound design by ACME Sound Partners.

Among the actors who will have played the lead role of King Arthur on tour are Christopher Gurr, Michael Siberry, Gary Beach, Jonathan Hadary, and Richard Chamberlain.

For more information, visit www.montypythonspamalot.com.