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Spamalot

Shows · Spamalot

King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table embark on a ridiculous quest for the Holy Grail, encountering a killer rabbit, taunting French knights, the Knights Who Say Ni, and the Lady of the Lake. Along the way, the show gleefully breaks the fourth wall, spoofs Broadway conventions, and reminds the audience to 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life.'

Opened
2005
Performances
1,575
Type
Musical
Era
Modern
Music: John Du Prez, Eric IdleLyrics: Eric IdleBook: Eric Idle

Productions4 on Broadway

2005 Shubert Theatre Original. · Mike Nichols 1,575 performances
2007 Transfer Theatre not recorded.
2009 Transfer Theatre not recorded. January 3, 2009
2023 St James Theatre Revival. November 16, 2023 · Josh Rhodes 164 performances

Every Broadway staging held in broadway-data, sourced to IBDB. West End runs are not yet held.

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In the literature27 passages

shows such as The Producers, Spamalot and Curtains which hark back to the style of the farcical musical popular prior to Oklahoma! book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-seventh-edition-stanley-green-cary-ginell#p6

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). book:the-stephen-sondheim-encyclopedia-rick-pender-rowman-littlefield-publishing-lanh#p468

Similarly, in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (2005) and Spamalot (2005), characters also often break the fourth wall. book:cambridge-companion-to-the-musical-cambridge-companions-to-music-the-the-cambrid#p385

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. book:the-playbill-broadway-yearbook-june-1-2005-may-31-2006-viagas-robert-second-annu#p10

he Spamalot bear, signed by Clay Aiken and David Hyde Pierce, raised the most money—$17,000—at the annual Broadway Bears fundraiser. book:the-playbill-broadway-yearbook-june-2007-to-may-2008-viagas-robert-4th-annual-ed#p453

Tony-winners Hairspray, Spamalot and Spring Awakening, a fact widely noted with alarm in the mass media. book:the-playbill-broadway-yearbook-june-2008-may-2009-fifth-robert-viagas-5th-annual#p7

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