Spamalot on Broadway: Show Is Now Closed
Spamalot Summary
- Show Status: Closed
- Genre: Musical Comedy
- Spamalot is 2 hours and 20 minutes long, including an intermission of 15 minutes
- 8 Shows per week
- Previews Began: October 31, 2023
- Show Opened : November 16, 2023
- Show Closed: April 7, 2024
Monty Python's Spamalot tells the tale of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table and the search for the holy grail. The show features show girls, cows, killer rabbits and French people.
What's Spamalot Like?
Based on the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the show is a highly irreverent parody of King Arthur and the round table legend. The knights are tasked to find the holy grail to save England from death and destruction.
Is Spamalot Good for Kids?
Spamalot is suitable for all ages
Spamalot on Broadway Background
Ripped From The 1975 Classic Cult Film
Lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Spamalot is a new musical directed by Mike Nichols, with a book by Eric Idle and an entirely new score created by Eric Idle and John Du Prez. The musical score includes Monty Python favorite "Knights of the Round Table".
10 Day Run in Washington DC
This new production had a 10-day run in May 2023 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC. This mew production is the musical’s first Broadway revival since its first opening on Broadway in 2005
Won TONY Award For Best Musical in 2005
The 2005 Tony Winner for Best Musical, Monty Python's Spamalot "raises silliness to an art form" (The Sunday Times) and has been hailed as "a no-holds-barred smash hit" (The New Yorker).
Theatre Information
St. James Theatre
New York, NY 10019
Cast Members
- Sir Robin
- Jonathan Bennett
- King Arthur
- James Monroe Iglehart
- Sir Lancelot
- Taran Killam
- Sir Lancelot
- Alex Brightman
- Sir Galahad
- Nik Walker
- Mayor Patsy
- Christopher Fitzgerald
- Sir Bedevere
- Jimmy Smagula
- Prince Herbert
- Ethan Slater
- The Lady of the Lake
- Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer
Past Cast Members
- Sir Robin
- Michael Urie
Producers
Jeffrey Finn
Production Credits
- Director
- Josh Rhodes
- Choreography
- Josh Rhodes
- Music and Lyrics
- Eric Idle
- Music and Lyrics
- John Du Prez
Creative Team
- Original Book
- Eric Idle
- Original Screenplay
- Monty Python