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The first four months that I was in, the show was selling out, standing room only.

Ruben Studdard & Clay Aiken In Concert - Atlanta, GA

you could actually look at the ticket sales the week after that cover came out, Aiken shared.

It went from selling very well to the week after the cover came out, the ticket sales dropped.

Spamalot ended up closing a few months after that… We are in a very different time.

I lost maybe 50 percent of the fan base.

He also celebrates the new world we now live in, where stars are celebrated for their queerness.

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