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Monty Python alum and Holy Grail co-writer Eric Idle brings a fresh and theatrical cognizance to the book and lyrics of Spamalot, aided with music by John Du Perez. The story is more or less the same as the film, but the humor as been altered a bit from a film parody to a musical-theater parody. This theater-specific humor gives the show a mock-Epic style that maintains the light and irreverent trademark humor.
Die-hard Python fans may find the show to be a bit watered-down, but Idle captures the spirit of the film and translates it to an entirely new audience. Spamalot embraces its new home on stage with jokes at Andrew Lloyd Weber's expense and musical numbers such as The Song That Goes Like This, which mocks the love ballad that no musical can go without, and The Diva's Lament, in which the Lady of the Lake sings a rousing number complaining about her lack of stage time.
However, Spamalot does succeed in marrying tongue-in-cheek songs with some pretty fantastic show-stoppers. Songs like Find Your Grail and I'm All Alone, while still funny, carry some weight and, played differently, could blend easily paris hotels latin quarter into a dramatic musical.
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Tim Hatley's scenic design, with adjustments by James Kronzer, moves well from Broadway to Big Easy. Hatley also has a blast with costumes, paris hotels latin quarter creating vibrant and rich side characters that add that Broadway-flair to the story. The lavish settings play wonderfully with a brilliant technicolor light display by designer Mike Baldassair and projections by Elaine McCarthy in the animation style of the film.
What : The national tour of Monty Python's Spamalot at the Mahalia Jackson Performing Arts Theater is a musical adaptation of the cult comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail. This parody follows King Arthur in his search for the legendary artifact as he maneuvers odd characters and the world of musical theater.