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Hold the Spam, bring on ‘Spamalot’
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Technically, the Atlanta debut of the Tony Award-winning musical “Monty Python’s Spamalot” doesn’t hit the Fox Theatre until February. However, due to the anticipated fan demand, the historic Midtown theater is hosting a party Saturday morning where tickets will be available before they go on sale in the rest of metro Atlanta.
From 10 a.m. to noon, folks braving the advance ticket lines will be entertained by jugglers, costumed characters and a musical ensemble. Organizers are anticipating that some fans of the cultlike British comedy ensemble will arrive in costume.
Tickets for the Feb. 20-March 4 theatrical event, which celebrates killer rabbits, one-legged knights and a certain foul foodstuff — are expected to go fast.
Seats — $27-$66 — go on sale to the rest of the population at Ticketmaster locations and ticketmaster.com beginning at noon Saturday.
At presstime Tuesday, we were told that the folks at Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant down the street from the Fox were hard at work devising food for the Saturday event utilizing Spam.
Hopefully, they’ll also utilize beer …
Stay ‘Awake’ — Groban’s coming
On Monday morning, meanwhile, Josh Groban’s fans will be trying to score tickets to his March 17 concert at Philips Arena as part of his “Awake” tour. The lush-locked singer tells us via a press release: “I learned from touring that my fans are really open-minded, musical, intelligent people, and I feel like they want to come on this new journey with me.”
That “journey,” incidentally, will set you back $98, $78 or $48, before the Ticketmaster service charge, natch. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m.
TomKat wedding watch gears up
Tom Cruise’s mission was to stay out of sight in Rome on Tuesday. He appeared to be succeeding.
A few dozen fans holding photos and cameras were stationed Tuesday in front of the hotel where Cruise was reportedly staying, hoping to get a glimpse of the Hollywood star before his weekend marriage to Katie Holmes. But the actor didn’t appear.
Cruise landed in Rome on Monday in a private jet from Los Angeles along with some 10 people, including his mother and his three children. He was said to be staying at the Hassler, a luxury hotel at the top of the Spanish Steps.
Airport officials said Tuesday that Holmes was also in Rome, but it wasn’t immediately clear whether the 27-year-old actress was staying in the same hotel, and she was also keeping out of sight.
Cruise, 44, star of the “Mission: Impossible” movies, and Holmes are set to marry Saturday. Speculation on the location has focused on Odescalchi Castle on Lake Bracciano, near the capital.
As bodyguards stood at the ready and barriers were being set up in front of the Hassler hotel, fans mingled with photographers and TV crews, waiting with their cameras.
Sophie Bassett-Symonds, a 34-year-old British tourist and Cruise fan, said she decided to stop by the hotel after hearing of the wedding. “The waiting is very addictive, and I enjoy the suspense and excitement. I don’t mind standing here for as long as it takes,” she said.
Holmes and Cruise became engaged in June 2005. Their daughter, Suri, was born April 18.
On my iPod
Christian Slater, “Bobby” actor: “The same stuff that’s been on it for years. I don’t really keep up with it very well, you might say. Lots of Frank Sinatra from the Reprise [Records] era. That’s when it all seemed to come together for Frank.”
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Celebrity birthdays
Former “People’s Court” judge Joseph Wapner is 87. Actor Ed Asner is 77. Singer Petula Clark is 74. Actor Sam Waterston (“Law & Order”) is 66. Singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad of Abba is 61. Bandleader Kevin Eubanks (“The Tonight Show With Jay Leno”) is 49. Country singer Jack Ingram is 36. Drummer David Carr of Third Day is 32. Singer Chad Kroeger of Nickelback is 32.
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