Get ready for a whole lot of laughter when you travel with your New York car rentals company AAMCAR Discount Car Rentals. When on your trip to New York a definite stop must be made to Broadway, no trip to New York is complete without it! Watch one of the most popular Broadway musicals with your New York car rentals company AAMCAR Discount Car Rentals. Monty Python’s Spamalot is a comedic musical that will have you roaring with laughter. Based on the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail it is a parody of Arthurian Legend. However, the Monty Python musical differs in several ways with the original film, especially its parodies of Broadway theatre. It has gained a lot of popularity since its debut on March 17, 2005 and has even won the Tony Award for Best Musical of the 2004 to 2005 season. So begin your adventure today and let your New York car rentals AAMCAR Discount Car Rentals take you there!
See what the story’s all about with your New York car rentals…
Monty Python’s Spamalot on Broadway follows King Author on his search for the Holy Grail. On his travels accompanied by his servant Pantsy, King Arthur recruits several knights including Sir Bedevere, Sir Robin, Sir Lancelot, and Sir Galahad. On the journey together, the group comes across an assortment of characters including Prince Herbert, The French Taunter, Tim the Enchanter, Not Dead Fred, the Black Knight, and the Knights who say Ni. When you come and watch the Monty Python’s Spamalot with your New York car rentals company AAMCAR Discount Car Rentals you will find that the typical portrayal of the regal king and brave knights will not be found here. Instead King Author, the King of Britons has great difficulty to counting to three, Sir Lancelot is portrayed as a psychopathic knight, Sir Robin is useless as a knight but well versed in musical theatre, Galahad is dashingly handsome and a former political peasant, Sir Bedevere although wise has a horrible odor, and even more hilarious portrayals can be found when you travel with your New York car rentals.
Discover the origin of “Spamalot”…
In a February 2004 press release about the musical Eric Idle explained the meaning of his title citing that “Spamalot” came from a line in the original movie “we eat ham, jam, and Spam a lot”. He tested the name on audiences on their recent US tour and found that the general public liked it hence the title of the Broadway musical, “Monty Python’s Spamalot”
Staying true to the original film…
When you watch the Monty Python’s Spamalot with your New York car rentals company AAMCAR Discount Car Rentals you may notice that some of the faces on different characters seem familiar. Don’t worry, your eyes do not deceive you. In tribute to the film, the Broadway musical does cast doubling. Cast doubling is where several actors play multiple roles. The only major characters that are not doubling are King Arthur and the Lady of the Lake.
Find out about the people behind the scenes of Monty Python’s Spamalot…
The musical’s book and lyrics was written by a member of the original Monty Python team, Eric Idle. Idle also collaborated with John Du Prez on the music.
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Monty Python’s Spamalot on Broadway
Shubert Theatre
225 West 44th Street (between Broadway and 8th Avenue)
New York NY 10036
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