Spamalot

Spamalot
Broadway promotional poster
Music
LyricsEric Idle
BookEric Idle
BasisMonty Python and the Holy Grail
by Monty Python
Premiere21 December 2004: Shubert Theatre, Chicago
Productions2004 Chicago
2005 Broadway
2006 West End
2008 First North American tour
2009 Second North American tour
2010 First UK tour
2012 West End revival
2013 Third North American tour
2015 Second UK tour
2017 Third UK tour
2023 Broadway revival
AwardsTony Award for Best Musical
Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album

Spamalot (also known as Monty Python's Spamalot: A Musical (Lovingly) Ripped Off from the Motion Picture Monty Python and the Holy Grail) is a stage musical with score by John Du Prez and Eric Idle, with lyrics and book by Idle. Based on the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the musical offers a highly irreverent parody of Arthurian legend, with the title being a portmanteau of Spam and Camelot.

The original 2005 Broadway production directed by Mike Nichols received 14 Tony Award nominations, winning in three categories, including Best Musical. During its initial run of 1,575 performances, the production was seen by more than two million people and grossed over $175 million.[1] Tim Curry starred as King Arthur in the original Broadway and West End productions. It was one of eight UK musicals commemorated on Royal Mail stamps, issued in February 2011.[2]

A Paramount Pictures film adaptation, directed by Casey Nicholaw in his directorial debut from a script by Idle, was in pre-production as of 2021.[3] Idle later stated on Twitter that the film would not be made due to two other of his former colleagues vetoing the project.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference playbillend was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Royal Mail musicals stamps set to rock you!". Royal Mail group. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Paramount Acquires Monty Python Musical 'Spamalot'; Casey Nicholaw Directing Eric Idle Script". 6 January 2021.
  4. ^ Eric Idle [@EricIdle] (28 February 2023). "One of the best things about the Pythons killing the movie is that Spamalot the stage Show is coming back big time. I love it! See todays news! @TRWShows" (Tweet) – via Twitter.