Ariana Grande’s latest tattoo pays homage to her upcoming role in the “Wicked” movie.
09.08.2023 - 14:23 / deadline.com
Casting for Broadway’s upcoming Spamalot revival is well underway, with James Monroe Iglehart, Michael Urie, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, Jimmy Smagula and Nik Walker set to reprise their roles from the popular Kennedy Center production and Ethan Slater and Christopher Fitzgerald joining as newcomers.
Performances of the Monty Python musical comedy begin Tuesday, October 31, at the St. James Theatre ahead of an official opening night of Thursday, November 16.
Also returning from the Washington D.C. production is Josh Rhodes (Bright Star, Cinderella) as director and choreographer.
With a book & lyrics by Python’s Eric Idle and music by John Du Prez and Idle, the original 2005 Broadway production was nominated for 14 Tony Awards and won three including Best Musical.
The creative team for the revival, also announced today in addition to the casting, includes scenic and projection design by Paul Tate dePoo III, costume design by Jen Caprio, lighting design by Cory Pattak, sound design by Kai Harada & Haley Parcher, wig design by Tom Watson and music direction by John Bell.
The performers and their roles will be Fitzgerald (Company, Waitress) as Patsy; Tony Award winner Iglehart (Aladdin, Hamilton) as King Arthur; Kritzer (Beetlejuice) as The Lady of the Lake; Slater (SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical) as The Historian/Prince Herbert; Smagula (Billy Elliot) as Sir Bedevere; Urie (Torch Song) as Sir Robin; and Walker (Hamilton) as Sir Galahad.
The role of Sir Lancelot has yet to be cast.
The musical is based on the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and features such songs as “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life,” “The Song That Goes Like This,” “Find Your Grail” and more.
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Ariana Grande’s latest tattoo pays homage to her upcoming role in the “Wicked” movie.
Ethan Slater is making his return to Broadway… and heading to Camelot!On Wednesday, the official Instagram page for revealed principal cast members and their roles. «Hear ye, here ye! Ethan Slater joins the Broadway cast of Spamalot as The Historian/Prince Herbert.#SpamalotBway #Broadway #musical #FindYourGrail #Ni #theater #NYC,» the post read.Along with the picture of Slater's role of The Historian/Prince Herbert, was a headshot with a cropped crown on his head.A post shared by Monty Python’s Spamalot (@spamalotbway)Slater's latest role will mark his first return to the stage since starring as SpongeBob Squarepants in in 2017.
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her latest boyfriend, “Wicked” co-star Ethan Slater, looks a little too similar to the pop star’s brother, Frankie Grande. A vaguely unsettling video posted to TikTok by user Sam Stryker, which compared the two men side-by-side, has now gone viral, receiving over 2.6 million views and thousands of comment from fans wondering if the “Thank U, Next” singer is aware of the surprising similarities.Both the “SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!” starand the “Big Brother” alum have round brown eyes, thin lips, and a slim gap between their two front teeth.Looking at the two images, Stryker says: “I can’t unsee it.” “THE TEETH, THE NOSE, THE EYES, THE EARS, EVEN THE HAIRLINE IS THE SAME,” one fan practically screamed in the comments.
We’ve been raising an eyebrow pretty darn high at the sources trying to claim Ariana Grande and her new boyfriend Ethan Slater did nothing wrong. There’s just too much evidence pointing to the timeline not really matching up to innocence.
the source told US Weekly.“She’s very aware of how she’s perceived by her fans, and she’s trying to be mature. [But] if it were up to her, she’d be seen with him tomorrow.”The two were both married to different people when they met on the set of “Wicked,” but they wound up in each other’s arms.
Monty Python’s Spamalot is heading back to Broadway this fall. The revival, which follows a sold-out run at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., begins previews Tuesday, October 31, at the St. James Theatre, with an official opening night of November 16.
The rumour mill has been buzzing with speculation about the status of Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater's relationship. Reports suggest that Broadway performer, Ethan, and Grammy-winning singer, Ariana, have been spending some time apart while Ethan works on resolving matters with his estranged wife. The speculations about Ariana and Ethan's relationship began to surface after Ariana's recent split from her husband of two years, Dalton Gomez.
Ethan Slater needs some time.
There’s been another update about Ethan Slater amid his ongoing split from his wife Lilly Jay.
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Ariana Grande and estranged husband Dalton Gomez just weren't a good match, but she has a lot more in common with her new love and co-star, Ethan Slater.A source tells ET this week, «Ariana and Dalton both realized they were very different people and quietly separated earlier this year. Ariana and Ethan connected as friends first because they have a lot in common and many similar interests.»A source confirmed to ET on July 17 that Grande and Gomez had separated after two years of marriage, noting that the pair — who tied the knot in May 2021, five months after announcing their engagement — «ultimately were just not a good fit.»Earlier this week, reported that Slater had filed for divorce from his wife of five years, Lilly Jay, while another source reiterated to ET that Grande and Slater started dating after both had split from their respective spouses.«Ariana and Ethan recently started dating.
Actress Jill Talley took to Instagram to clarify which SpongeBob SquarePants actor is currently dating Ariana Grande — and it’s not Talley’s husband, Tom Kenny.
Last week, it was discovered that Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater, who are co-starring together as Glinda and Boq in Wicked, are also apparently dating.
voice actor Tom Kenny's wife is clearing the air after the internet confused her husband with Ariana Grande's new boyfriend, Ethan Slater.The confusion came after an Instagram post on which posted a headline to their page that read: «Is Ariana Grande Dating SpongeBob Now?» leading some commenters to believe that Grande had moved on from her marriage to Dalton Gomez with the longtime voice actor.The SquarePants in question is actually Slater, Grande's co-star and new boo, who has a link of his own. While he didn't play a part in the popular Nickelodeon TV series, Slater did stay as SpongeBob in in 2016.Kenny's wife, Jill Talley, took to the comments of 's post and set the record straight.«Hi everyone, I'm married to Tom Kenny (who voices SpongeBob on the TV show),» Talley wrote, per She continued, «He is not dating Ariana Grande.
Ethan Slater's estranged wife Lilly Jay is «devastated» by the news that he and his co-star Ariana Grande are dating.A source close to Jay tells ET she's «devastated» by the breakup with her husband and that «this is not the future she had in mind.» The source adds, «She's doing her best to get back on her feet. She's incredibly smart and driven» and «she is truly the best mother.»Slater married Jay, his former high school classmate, in 2018.
Venus retrograde came hard and came early for Ariana Grande.Within three days of confirming her split from husband Dalton Gomez, news outlets reported that our Cancer queen has moved on and found love with her redheaded “Wicked” co-star Ethan Slater. Sources say the couple, who met on the set of the forthcoming Broadway adaptation, have been dating for months.