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Monty Python’s Spamalot

Monty Python’s Spamalot

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Member of the celebrated British comedy troupe Monty Python’s Flying Circus Eric Idle’s vision of translating their 1975 film Monty Python and The Holy Grail into a Broadway production was realized in this production. Spamalot, under Mike Nichols’s direction, had a cast of comic talents including Hank Azaria, Tim Curry, David Hyde-Pierce, Christopher Seiber, and newcomer Sara Ramirez as “The Lady of The Lake,” cavort…

Opened
2005
Performances
1,575
Type
Musical
Era
Modern
Music: John Du Prez & Eric IdleLyrics: Eric IdleBook: Eric Idle, based on the screenplay Monty Python and The Holy Grail by Eric Idle, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Graham Chapman

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In the literature12 passages

Monty Python’s Spamalot is one of the megahit shows that opened after Enchanted Evenings and may reach the Top Broadway 10 by the time it closes. book:enchanted-evenings-the-broadway-musical-from-show-boat-block-geoffrey-oxford-new#p23

Shows that either have major characters who are homosexual or in which homosexuality is a significant feature of the plot include Hair (1968), Your Own Thing (1968), A Chorus Line (1975), La Cage aux Folles (1983), Falsettos (1992), Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993), Victor/Victoria (1995), Rent (1996), The Producers (20… book:historical-dictionary-of-the-broadway-musical-volume-22-william-a-everett-paul-r#p193

Twenty-first century Broadway musicals such as Monty Python’s Spamalot have had successful national tours. book:historical-dictionary-of-the-broadway-musical-volume-22-william-a-everett-paul-r#p332

Monty Python’s Spamalot 1,574 performances Opened March 17, 2005 Closed January 11, 2009 book:theatre-world-2009-2010-season-v-66-willis#p455

Monty Python’s Spamalot 1,575 performances Opened March 17, 2005 Closed January 11, 2009 book:theatre-world-2011-12-season-v-68-willis#p455

Musical comedy elements remained in shows from the 1980s and beyond as a means to recall earlier times and styles, as is evident in Monty Python’s Spamalot. book:historical-dictionary-of-the-broadway-musical-volume-22-william-a-everett-paul-r#p271

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