‘Monty Python’s Spamalot’ heading back to Broadway this fall, nearly 20 years after debut
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What’s old will be new all over again on Broadway.
A revival of “Monty Python’s Spamalot” will begin previews Oct. 31 at the St. James Theatre in New York City.
Based on the 1975 movie “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” the musical comedy follows the medieval misadventures of King Arthur, Sir Lancelot and the Knights of the Round Table complete with everything ”from flying cows to killer rabbits,” as the synopsis states.
Directed and choreographed by Josh Rhodes, the new production transfers from its recent sold-out, 11-show run at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Casting and additional creative team will be announced later.
“I’m thrilled to see Spamalot back on Broadway,” the show’s writer Eric Idle said in Wednesday’s announcement. “More than ever, it seems we need a good laugh and it’s inspiring to see audiences still embracing this, the most happy of shows I have ever worked on. So put the News Cycle on Rinse Cycle and take a couple of hours to relax with the Lady of the Lake, King Arthur and the Knights Who Say Ni because we’re not dead yet!”
“Spamalot” — which references a line from the movie about Hormel’s iconic brand of canned ham — originated on Broadway in 2005, scoring 14 Tony Award nominations, and winning three, including Best Musical.
EGOT winner Mike Nichols helmed the show with choreography by Casey Nicholaw.
In the original production, Sara Ramirez — who went on to star in “Grey’s Anatomy” and currently can be seen in the “Sex and the City” spinoff “And Just Like That...” — made a splash with her Tony Award-winning turn as the Lady of the Lake. Stars Hank Azaria, Tim Curry, David Hyde Pierce and Christian Borle also headlined the musical.
“As we near the almost 20th anniversary of the original production, it is a great honor to restore ‘Spamalot’s’ place on Broadway for fans who have longed for its return and for new audiences to meet the Knights of the Round Table for the first time,” producer Jeffrey Finn said Wednesday.
This past spring, the St. James Theatre became home to the musical “New York, New York,” which shuttered on Sunday after a four-month run.
