Monty Python Fans?

One of our recent theater outings was to the London presentation of the Tony-winning Broadway hit, "Spamalot". The title, of course, is a word-play on Camelot and the musical comedy is set in the time of King Arthur and the search for the Holy Grail. Of course, it's a stage version of the movie "Monty Python and the Holy Grail".

Neither of us has been a Monty Python fan, though many in the audience obviously were -- at one point it seemed the entire audience was reciting some of the dialog and singing along with a couple of the songs. These were obviously the devoted fans of Monty Python -- it reminded us of the days when Jill, our youngest, would recite the entire dialogue from the movie "Princess Bride", which she watched dozens of times.

Tim Curry, who starred in the show on Broadway, now plays the lead in the London version -- we were surprised at what a good singing voice he has. The play was filled with innovative pieces -- Chuck's favorite was when the Lady of the Lake, who had not been on stage for some time, came on to sing a song entitled "What Ever Happened to My Part?"

Though we're not Monty Python fans, we did enjoy the show, which we felt was very inventive and creatively unusual. If you get the chance, see it.