What is Spamalot?
1.
A comedic musical derived from the motion picture "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" (1975), set during King Arthur's reign. The musical originally starred David Hyde Pierce, Simon Russel Beale, and Hank Azaria. The book, the music, and the lyrics were written in part by Eric Idle
Tickets for Spamalot were quite expensive in 2005.
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2.
The spectacular broadway musical of the movie, Monty Python and the Holy Grail. It was written by Python member, Eric Idle with music by Idle and John du Prez. It stars Tim Curry, Hank Azaria, Sara Ramirez, and David Hyde Pierce.
It is a brilliant production (it had a 12 million dollar budget). Among the best songs are "You Won't Succeed on Broadway," "The Fisch Schlapping Song," and "He's Not Dead Yet."
It's bloody brilliant! You must see it!
"In any great adventure
If you don't want to lose
Victory depends upon
The people that you choose
So listen Arthur darling
Closely to this news
We won't succeed on Broadway.
If we don't have any Jews."
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