Artist:
Monty Python's Spamalot
Genre: Theater
Background: A play called "Monty
Python's Spamalot" is headed for Broadway, and Hormel
Foods Corp. is laughing. Based on the movie "Monty
Python and the Holy Grail," the musical begins previews
Feb. 14 at New York's Shubert Theatre. It will run in
Chicago from Dec. 21 to Jan. 23. "Spamalot,"
directed by Mike Nichols, stars David Hyde Pierce, Tim
Curry and Hank Azaria. Idle has said the musical will
be "as good as or quite likely better than any other
show with killer rabbits and a legless knight opening
on Broadway or in Chicago this season."
Telling the legendary tale of King Arthur and the Knights
of the Round Table and the quest for the Holy Grail, in
song, "Monty Python's Spamalot" features a chorus
line of legless knights, men in tights (with legs), killer
rabbits and sexy dancing divas creating some of the most
unforgettable musical production numbers you will ever
see in the theatre on this evening! Directed by Tony and
Academy Award-winner Mike Nichols and starring David Hyde
Pierce ("Fraiser"), Tim Curry ("Rocky Horror
Picture Show") and Hank Azaria ("The Simpsons"),
this world premiere, pre-Broadway engagement features
a book by "Python" Eric Idle, lovingly ripped
off from the screenplay of the acclaimed "Monty Python
and the Holy Grail" film with a new score featuring
music and lyrics by Eric Idle and John Du Prez.
