Interview: Bonnie Langford and Joe Pasquale Last week comedy legend and winner of I’m A Celebrity, Joe Pasquale, joined Bonnie Langford (aka the Queen of the West End) in Spamalot at the Playhouse Theatre. Pasquale stars as King Arthur and Langford plays The Lady of the Lake. Joe Pasquale and Bonnie Langford starred in Peter Pan together thirteen years ago and after they were reunited via Twitter, Joe came to see her in Spamalot. Following the performance, Bonnie suggested that Joe would make a great King Arthur and put the idea to the show’s producers. Spamalot tells the legendary tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table and features a bevy (or possibly a brace) of beautiful show girls, killer rabbits and French people. The show also features fantastic tunes more magical than a Camelot convention, including He Is Not Dead Yet, Knights of the Round Table, Find Your Grail and of course the Nation’s Favourite Comedy Song (Reader’s Digest Poll 2010 - before it went bust), Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life. As one of the country’s most popular funny men for over 20 years, Joe Pasquale has appeared on stage in six Royal Variety Performances and in the touring productions of Mel Brooks’ The Producers, The Wizard of Oz and Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. Joe won the 2004 series of I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here and also made it to round six of ITV1’s Dancing on Ice earlier this year. Musical Theatre legend Bonnie Langford has starred in countless musicals including 9 to 5, Chicago, Guys and Dolls, Sweet Charity, Oklahoma!, 42nd Street, Me and My Girl, The Pirates of Penzance, Cats, Gypsy and Gone with the Wind. On screen she has starred in Opportunity Knocks, Bugsy Malone, Just William, The Hot Shoe Show, Doctor Who and Dancing on Ice. Last week I visited Joe and Bonnie backstage at the Playhouse Theatre to discuss Spamalot’s incredible success, what it was like for Joe to join such a well established show, Bonnie’s dream King Arthur and social networking...
Posted on: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 12:08:06 +0000
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