The run closed January 11, 2009
- Opened
- 2005
- Closed
- January 11, 2009
- Performances
- 1,575
- Previews
- —
- Theatre
- Shubert Theatre
Of the 395 productions we hold that opened in the 2000s and record a performance count, this is the 10th longest. That is a rank within what we hold, not within everything that was staged.
Other stagings of Spamalot 3 more that season
| 2007 | Transfer Transfer | |
| 2009 | Transfer Transfer | |
| 2023 | St James Theatre Revival · Josh Rhodes | 164 perf. |
Who was in it55 named
Steve Rosen
Brad Bradley
Thomas Cannizzaro
Kevin Covert
Jennifer Frankel
Lisa Gajda
Jenny Hill
Emily Hsu
Abbey O Brien
Ariel Reid
Brian Shepard
Clay Aiken
Stephen Collins
Michael Siberry
Wally Dunn
Drew Lachey
Simon Russell Beale
Jonathan Brody
Lewis Cleale
Kevin Crewell
Matthew Crowle
Jeff Dattilo
Tom Deckman
Andrew Fitch
Asmeret Ghebremichael
Amy Heggins
David Hibbard
Rick Holmes
Lauren Kennedy
Kristie Kerwin
Jeffrey Kuhn
Gavin Lodge
Lindsay Lopez
Joanne Manning
Brian J Marcum
Vanessa Sonon
Hannah Waddingham
Patrick Wetzel
Brandi Wooten
16 of these 55 names have a person record behind them and link to one. The other 39 are set from the identifier in the cast list, which is a slug of the name — so hyphens and full stops are lost and a few come out wrong. We hold nothing else about them. Nobody here is matched to a character: the cast list records who was in the company and not what they played.
Characters8 roles recorded
Tim Curry King Arthur
Sara Ramirez The Lady of the Lake
Hank Azaria Sir Lancelot
Michael McGrath Patsy
David Hyde Pierce Sir Robin
Christopher Sieber Sir Galahad
Christian Borle Prince Herbert
Steve Rosen Sir Bedevere
Only 512 of 13,459 productions carry role names, and these came out of a wiki table — the names arrived with the table's own cell markup on them and have been stripped back. They are not linked to person records because the identifiers in that table do not resolve to ours.
Creative team
- Director
- Mike Nichols
- Choreographer
- Casey Nicholaw
A producer is one string on this record, however many people or companies it names. Directors and choreographers are held both as text and as identifiers; where an identifier exists the name links to a page.
Around this production
Spamalot (also known as Monty Python's Spamalot: A New Musical (Lovingly) Ripped Off from the Motion Picture Monty Python and the Holy Grail) is a musical with music by John Du Prez and Eric Idle, and lyrics and a book by Idle. Based on the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the musical offers a highly irreverent parody of Arthurian legend, with the title being a portmanteau of Spam and Camelot. The original 2005 Broadway production directed by Mike Nichols received 14 Tony Award nominations, winning in three categories, including Best Musical. During its initial run of 1,575 performances, the production was seen by more than two million people and grossed over $168 million. Tim Curr…
Memorable Opening Night Note: The one that Spamalot sent us was hilarious. It was a big piece of oaktag with a picture of Mark Twain in the middle and many Spam-related Mark Twain items, like a copy of “Spam and Old Times on the Mississippi.” It was addressed, “To Hal and Company...OK, just Hal. Have a magnificent opening.” The Playbill Broadway Yearbook June 1 2005 May 31 2006 Viagas Robert Second Annu, p. 256
- shows such as The Producers, Spamalot and Curtains which hark back to the style of the farcical musical popular prior to Oklahoma! Broadway Musicals Show By Show Seventh Edition Stanley Green Cary Ginell, p. 6
- Mazzie’s other noteworthy Broadway performances included Aldonza/Dulcinea in the 2002 revival of Man of La Mancha and the Lady of the Lake in Spamalot (2006–2008). The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia Rick Pender Rowman Littlefield Publishing Lanh, p. 468
- Similarly, in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (2005) and Spamalot (2005), characters also often break the fourth wall. Cambridge Companion To the Musical Cambridge Companions To Music the the Cambrid, p. 385
- June 5, 2005—The 59th annual Tony Awards ceremony is held at Radio City Music Hall and hosted by Hugh Jackman. Monty Python’s Spamalot is named Best Musical, Doubt is named Best Play; and Best Revival awards go to La Cage aux Folles and Glengarry Glen Ross. The Playbill Broadway Yearbook June 1 2005 May 31 2006 Viagas Robert Second Annu, p. 10
- he Spamalot bear, signed by Clay Aiken and David Hyde Pierce, raised the most money—$17,000—at the annual Broadway Bears fundraiser. The Playbill Broadway Yearbook June 2007 To May 2008 Viagas Robert 4th Annual Ed, p. 453
Passages naming this production, found by keyword across 178 books. Where it turns up in the literature, not curated notes about it.
What this page does not know
- No photograph of this staging. 48 of 13,459 productions hold one.
- No recording is held for Spamalot at all.
- Reviews, box office, running order, understudies and designers: none of it is held for any production.