Just Kill Me Now

So today, BroadwayWorld.com announced that starting January 2008, Clay Aiken will be joining the Broadway cast of Monty Python's 'Spamalot' for a 5 month run. Just reading the headline made me pretty much T.U. in my M. (For those of you wondering, that means 'throw up in my mouth'.) I mean COME ON! It's Clay Aiken people....he's annoying and I've wanted to punch him since he said his first fake 'Thank yoooooooouuuuuuuuuu' on American Idol all those years ago. And now he gets to be on Broadway? Just like THAT!? While I continue to get passed over...and can't even really be seen for a lot of shows that I'm perfect for? CLAY AIKEN!? If I could, I would punch him square in the whore mouth right now.

And yet for some reason, I decided to read the entire article, knowing it had a 99.99% chance of ticking me completely off...and while I did, I came to realize that the article and accompanying picture had a misprint in it. Because what it said and showed was that Clay Aiken will be joining the cast of Spamalot on Broadway and will be playing the role of Sir Robin. And then, the article was accompanied by this picture:

But what I'm PRETTY sure it should have said was that Clay Aiken will be joining the cast of Spamalot on Broadway and will be playing the role of Zac Efron playing the role of Sir Robin.

I mean HONESTLY! Which is which, people? Am I the only one that finds this disturbing? Both the casting AND the fact that Clay Aiken and his people totally Efroned it up for his new headshots? I guess they are finally trying to draw the younger, teenage demographic - since Clay's current demographic is dying by the hundreds each day...in nursing homes across the country.

WHY, Broadway? WHY are you submitting us to these continual stunt-casting-fiascos? First Bob Saget in 'Drowsey Chaperone' and now THIS? CLAY EFRON-AIKEN!?

You should be ashamed of yourself.