Spamalot

King Arthur travels through England to recruit his Knights of the Round Table. When he and his band of marginal knights finally reunite in Camelot, they receive a call from God to find the Holy Grail. The quest takes King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table to strange places and in the company of some hellish characters, challenging them to hold their heads up high or die terribly weird and wacky deaths.

Find some highlights of the show during the Royal Varsity Performance in 2006. Hilarious:

General information
  • Style : Comedy, Satire
  • Theme : Humor, Misunderstanding, England, Royalty
  • year of creation : 2004
Music
  • Composer : John Du Prez & Eric Idle
  • Lyricist : Eric Idle
  • Librettist : Eric Idle
  • famous songs : Overture "Fisch Schlapping Song" "Monk's Chant" "King Arthur's Song” "He Is Not Dead Yet" "Come With Me" "Laker Girls" "The Song That Goes Like This" "All For One" "Knights of the Round Table" "Find Your Grail" "Run Away" "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" "Brave Sir Robin" "You Won't Succeed In Showbiz" "Whatever Happened To My Part?" "Where Are You?" His Name Is Lancelot" "I'm All Alone" "The Grail" "Finale"
  • Famous performers : Tim Curry, David Hyde Pierce, Michael McGrath, Sara Ramirez, Hannah Waddingham, Christopher Sieber, Hank Azaria, Tom Goodman-Hill, Christian Borle, Robert Hands.
kinships
  • Inspired by another work : The musical is of course based on the British comedy "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" by the Monty Python troupe.
  • Exists in film : The 1975 film is not musical but the musical is extremely faithful to the gags and the style of the film because it was the member of the troupe Eric Idle who adapted the film into a musical!
Awards
  • Appointments and Awards : The musical was nominated for 14 Tony Awards and won 3 as well as 3 Drama Desk Awards and the Grammy for Best Musical Album!
  • Number of years on display : 4
  • Number of performances : 1575
Currently on stage