Spamalot to exchange 'Lady of the Lake', Broadway's Marin Mazzie to swap with London's Hannah Waddingham.

On 14 Jan 2008, Marin Mazzie, currently starring on Broadway as The Lady of the Lake, joins the London cast at the Palace Theatre, trading roles with her West End counterpart, Hannah Waddingham, who will make her Broadway debut on the 13 Jan 2008 in the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Monty Python�s Spamalot.

Marin Mazzie returns to London for the first time since her West End debut in Michael Blakemore�s production of 'Kiss Me Kate' at the Victoria Palace Theatre in 1999 for which she received an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical. Her Broadway credits include 'Man of La Mancha' (2002 revival),'Kiss Me, Kate' (1999 revival), 'Ragtime' (1998), 'Passion' (1994), 'Into the Woods' (1987) and 'Big River' (1985).

Hannah Waddingham will make her Broadway debut when she take over the role of the Lady of the Lake at the Shubert Theatre on 13 Jan 2008. Her West End credits include 'Lautrec', 'The Likes of Us', 'Grease', and 'The Beautiful Game'.

Spamalot opened at Shubert Theatre on the 17 Mar 2005 following previews from the 14 Feb 2005. The show is currently booking to 13 Apr 2008.

Spamalot, a new musical ripped-off from the internationally famous comedy teams most popular motion picture, 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail', 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 an entirely new score featuring music and lyrics by Eric Idle and John Du Prez, along with three songs from the 1975 film.

The musical opened to excellent notices. The New York Post wrote "Bloody fantastic. Gorgeously silly. Superlative and better.� The USA Today said "Somewhere on the mythical Isle of Avalon, King Arthur is rolling over in his grave � and laughing till his armor rattles." and NewsDay printed "Eric Idle and Mike Nichols have indeed fashioned a Holy Grail of a big, crowd-pleasing Broadway musical comedy. The show slays 'em like Excalibur."

Spamalot tells the legendary tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, and their quest for the Holy Grail. The musical features a chorus line of dancing divas and knights, flatulent Frenchmen, killer rabbits and one legless knight.

The musical, directed by Mike Nichols and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw, currently features Jonathan Hadary (King Arthur), Marin Mazzie (The Lady of the Lake), Rick Holmes (Sir Lancelot), Martin Moran (Sir Robin), Michael McGrath (Patsy), Lewis Cleale (Sir Galahad), Jeffrey Kuhn (Sir Bedevere) and Tom Deckman (Historian/Prince Herbert).

Spamalot, is produced on Broadway by Ostar Boyett Productions. The production is directed by Mike Nichols; choreographed by Casey Nicholaw; sets and costumes by Tim Hatley; lighting by Hugh Vanstone ; and musical direction by Todd Ellison.