Running since: February, 2005 The unmistakable humor of the erudite idiots of Monty Python comes to Broadway, disguised as musical comedy - now with Clay Aiken as Sir Robin, the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot. Closes 1/11/2009
The Broadway production of Spamalot closed January 11, 2009. For current Broadway show listings and tickets, please click here.
This gleefully gauche extravaganza has all the campiness of a Napoleonic march, seasoned with the offbeat humor that has had Englishmen walking funny since 1970. Best described as a (lavishly appurtenanced) parody of a Broadway musical staged by half-drunk Cambridge undergraduates - witty, free-wheeling, endearingly amateurish at times (Hamlet it ain't), it's very, very funny.
Much of the show is based on the Monty Python "Grail" film, and all the classic skits, bits and songs are dusted off and wheeled out for the appreciative audiences. Python fanatics will revel in the live-action energy of the old jokes, and if you’re just along for the ride, you’ll probably still enjoy the good-humored send-up of the Main Stem by the smart, funny, and instantly recognizable sensibility of Eric Idle and traveling companions.
Casting News: Clay Aiken, who made his Broadway debut last season in Spamalot, has returned to the cast and will continue until January 4th.
May be inappropriate for 8 and under. Children under the age of 4 are not permitted in the theatre.
Here's a clip from the show's performance at the Tony Awards:
Three 2005 Tony Awards: Best Musical, Best Direction of a Musical, Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Ramirez)
2005 Drama Desk Awards: 3, including Best Musical.
2005 Outer Critics Circle Awards: 3, including Outstanding Broadway Musical
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