Tenacious_Peaches Posted March 18, 2005 Report Share Posted March 18, 2005 NEW YORK - Thirty years after the British comedy troupe Monty Python began tickling funny bones on both sides of the Atlantic, the Broadway debut of "Monty Python's Spamalot" Thursday night proved fans are still chuckling. "It's just the absurdity — and the intelligence," said Mary Mullin, 50, a longtime fan who watched celebrities arrive for the premier outside the Shubert Theater. The musical, which debuted in Chicago in December and stars Tim Curry, David Hyde Pierce and Hank Azaria, is a stage adaptation of the 1975 film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." Director Mike Nichols and his wife, Diane Sawyer, said outside the theater they expected a good opening night. "It's ready," Nichols told Associated Press Television News. "Everybody in it is sweet and good, and it's a very fine company." Also on hand was original Python member Eric Idle, who wrote the story and lyrics for the musical and co-wrote the music with John Du Prez. Idle said adapting the original movie script to the stage was "challenging enough." "As you get older, that's what you like — a challenge," he told APTN. The five living members of the original cast — Idle, John Cleese (news), Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones and Michael Palin — briefly posed for photographs and waved to fans. A sixth member, Graham Chapman, died in 1989. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addictedtoclassic Posted March 18, 2005 Report Share Posted March 18, 2005 Whoa, that's awesome. I'd like to see the part about Castle Anthrax!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted March 18, 2005 Report Share Posted March 18, 2005 "What's that on the telly?" "Looks like a penguin." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 Thank you Mrs. Premise. Sincerely, Mrs. Conclusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 "I DON'T LIKE SPAM!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunt_Acid Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 I saw this in December at the Shubert theatre in Chicago. It was very well put together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSYCHOcatholic Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 I couldnt possibly make the trip all the way up there. Do you think they will tour this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunt_Acid Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 I don't know. I would imagine once it got big enough, they'd do some sort of tour, provided they didn't join Graham Chapman's solo project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Kat WQAQ98.1 Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 I'm so using my graduation gift of Broadway tickets on this show! I have been waiting for it to open since I started reading about it a year ago. It's suppossed to be amazing. And the cast is awesome. Can't wait to go see it!!! :happybanana: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunt_Acid Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 It's well worth it. I'm not sure how it would be now. When I saw it it had just opened not even a week ago, so they were still experimenting a lot. It's probably a lot more polished now. I remember the set broke in the middle of act II, and Hank Azaria came out and did a little improv stand up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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