Spamalot

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Spam, spam, spam (oh shut up you bloody Vikings)

the only thing that it does not have a killer rabbit or the the knights who say Ni but it is well worth a listen and does have a shrubbery. As noted the lyrics and several photo spreads of the New York Cast are in the booklet.

Spam, spam, spam (oh shut up you bloody Vikings)

so go to Camalot and eat spamalot and be a knight of the round table.


The 2005 Tony Winner for Best musical   June 20, 2005
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Yes, it is all terribly silly just as any Python fan would wish. It
also makes for a fun original cast album where you can pretty much
follow the action without reading a synopsis. A god thing too for
Decca has not included one in the booklet! Oh there are plenty of
colour pictures, all the lyrics and endless credits. (Does the home
listener really need to know who the show's press rep is???) But
you'll look in vain for a synopsis.

Nevertheless the disc spins merrily along for 52 minutes zipping
form one lunacy to another, pausing for a couple of extended numbers
("Knights of the Round table"; "Always Look on the Bright Side of
Life" and the "Diva's Lament") but most or the rest are so short the
end before they barely get started!

None of the men offer truly spectacular voices, which is fine since
the style of Monty Python calls character voices, however the biggest
voice belongs to the wonderful Sara Ramirez as The Lady of the Lake.
Your knowledge of traditional musicals will help you understand some
of the jokes but there are plenty of other pop culture references
(even Britney Spears gets mentioned!)

SPAMALOT, like quite a number of shows the past few seasons, refuses
to take itself or anything else seriously. But the music here, unlike
THE PRODUCERS, is purposely derivative and therefore little of it
stays with you after the show ends. The most memorable tune
is "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" and that one has been
kicking around since THE LIFE OF BRIAN came out in 1979. Still that
hasn't prevented SPAMALOT from becoming the biggest hit on Broadway
this season, and likely to remain so for the foreseeable future.


The Big Anvil Falls on Broadway   May 13, 2005
 4 out of 4 found this review helpful

When I first heard that Eric Idle was writing a new musical based on Monty Python and the Holy Grail, I thought it would be a natural to be turned into one. After hearing the score, I sincerely hope either I can get to New York to see the actual musical or maybe a touring production will come. The feel of the music seems to take several pokes at other Broadway productions and how can you resist a song like "The Song That Goes Like This", which gives a generic treatment to the Broadway ballad. Also a treat is the Diva's Lament, which is a fun song dealing with lack of stage time.
Of course you can't have a play based on the movie without "The Knights of the Roundtable." I'm was actually surprised that to hear how well Tim Curry sounds in the role of King Arthur.
The play has been nominated for a lot of Tony's and I hope it does well.