The Tony Award-winning Best Musical of 2005, Monty Python's SPAMALOT, will return to Denver’s Buell Theater for a limited one-week engagement May 13-17 starring John O’Hurley as King Arthur. Tickets go on sale Sunday, March 29 at 10am. One of People Magazine’s “Sexiest Men Alive,” John O'Hurley has catapulted into television’s busiest and most versatile actor, show host, advertising hero and feature film star. The award-winning actor is best known as "J. Peterman" on "Seinfeld," which is now the #1 syndicated series in the world in 85 countries. He 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.”
John’s television career initially began as a twelve-year veteran of daytime television. His daytime shows include "The Young and The Restless," "All My Children," "Loving," "Santa Barbara" and "The Edge of Night," and more than 50 guests starring roles include appearances on "Murder She Wrote," "Frasier," "The X Files" and "Melrose Place." O'Hurley has appeared in several television movies including "Life of the Party" opposite Ann-Margret, "Inner Sanctum" opposite Victoria Principal, "Murder of Thelma Todd" with Loni Anderson and "Blood on Her Hands" with Susan Lucci.
In film, O'Hurley starred in Race to Space opposite James Woods and Billy the Kid with Val Kilmer. Currently, he is producing The Richard Petty Story, along with Dan Halsted (Any Given Sunday), about the legendary race car driver. Dennis Quaid is also attached to the project. In production development, John is also working on the film version of the New York Times' bestseller Ahab's Wife.
John lends his voice to several of America's most popular cartoons. He is currently playing "King Neptune" in "SpongeBob SquarePants", "Captain Star Johnson" in "Duck Dodgers," "King Wallace II" in "Kim Possible" and will soon begin work as the narrator on Nickelodeon's new cartoon "Captain Itch." Previously John has worked on "What's New, Scooby Doo?", "Lloyd in Space" and "Family Guy."
Outside of television and feature films, O'Hurley is also an accomplished stage actor. His love of the theater has led him in starring roles on the national tours of Pirates of Penzance, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Brigadoon. Most recently, John starred with Loretta Swit in the comedy Same Time Next Year, where his performance received rave reviews. O'Hurley has also shown his musical talent on stage in several performances of Broadway songs accompanied by a 60-piece orchestra.
Lovingly "ripped-off" from the internationally famous comedy team's most popular motion picture, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python's SPAMALOT is the winner of three 2005 Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Director (Mike Nichols), as well as the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards for Best Musical.
The original cast recording of Monty Python's SPAMALOT recently won the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album.
Directed by Mike Nichols, Monty Python's SPAMALOT features a book by Eric Idle, based on the screenplay of Monty Python and the Holy Grail by Monty Python creators Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin, with music and lyrics by the Grammy Award-winning team of Mr. Idle and John Du Prez. Casey Nicholaw is the choreographer.
Monty Python's SPAMALOT is produced by Boyett Ostar Productions.
Telling the legendary tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, and their quest for the Holy Grail, Monty Python's SPAMALOT features a chorus line of dancing divas and knights, flatulent Frenchmen, killer rabbits and one legless knight.
