A revival of Monty Python’s classic musical Spamalot officially opened on November 16 at Broadway’s St. James Theatre.
The musical began performances on October 31 and stars Tony award-winning actor James Monroe Iglehart, known for his roles in Aladdin and Hamilton, who portrays the character of King Arthur. He is joined by Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer from Beetlejuice as The Lady of the Lake, Tony nominee Christopher Fitzgerald from Waitress as Patsy, Tony nominee Ethan Slater from SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical as The Historian/Prince Herbert, Taran Killam from Hamilton and Saturday Night Live as Lancelot, Jimmy Smagula from Billy Elliot as Sir Bedevere, Drama Desk Award winner Michael Urie from Shrinking and Torch Song as Sir Robin, and Nik Walker from Hamilton as Sir Galahad.
The musical is based on the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail and follows King Arther and the Knights of the Round Table...
The musical began performances on October 31 and stars Tony award-winning actor James Monroe Iglehart, known for his roles in Aladdin and Hamilton, who portrays the character of King Arthur. He is joined by Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer from Beetlejuice as The Lady of the Lake, Tony nominee Christopher Fitzgerald from Waitress as Patsy, Tony nominee Ethan Slater from SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical as The Historian/Prince Herbert, Taran Killam from Hamilton and Saturday Night Live as Lancelot, Jimmy Smagula from Billy Elliot as Sir Bedevere, Drama Desk Award winner Michael Urie from Shrinking and Torch Song as Sir Robin, and Nik Walker from Hamilton as Sir Galahad.
The musical is based on the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail and follows King Arther and the Knights of the Round Table...
- 11/20/2023
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
The much-anticipated anime adaptation of “The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse” is finally on the horizon. Following the gripping saga of “The Seven Deadly Sins,” this sequel introduces us to a new chapter in Britannia’s mystical world.
The anime, produced by Telecom Animation Film, promises to be a visual treat. Directed by Maki Odaira with character designs by Youichi Takada, the series is set to captivate fans with its vibrant animation style. Adding to the excitement, Kohta Yamamoto’s musical composition, alongside Hiroyuki Sawano, ensures an auditory spectacle with an impactful main theme.
At the heart of this anime is the tale of Percival, a young boy whose life transforms after a chance encounter with a mysterious knight. Unveiling a shocking secret, Percival realizes his destiny as one of the prophesied Four Knights, destined to destroy the world. Alongside Lancelot, son of the Seven Sins member Ban,...
The anime, produced by Telecom Animation Film, promises to be a visual treat. Directed by Maki Odaira with character designs by Youichi Takada, the series is set to captivate fans with its vibrant animation style. Adding to the excitement, Kohta Yamamoto’s musical composition, alongside Hiroyuki Sawano, ensures an auditory spectacle with an impactful main theme.
At the heart of this anime is the tale of Percival, a young boy whose life transforms after a chance encounter with a mysterious knight. Unveiling a shocking secret, Percival realizes his destiny as one of the prophesied Four Knights, destined to destroy the world. Alongside Lancelot, son of the Seven Sins member Ban,...
- 11/20/2023
- by Hrvoje Milakovic
- Fiction Horizon
“Just think,” Sir Lancelot (Taran Killam) muses as he celebrates his gay wedding at the end of Monty Python’s Spamalot. “In a thousand-and-eighteen years time, this will still be controversial.” Killam puts special emphasis on the “eighteen,” an addition to the script that nods to the supposed ways in which Spamalot remains relevant nearly two decades after the Tony-winning musical adaptation of Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam’s 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail tore up the 2004-2005 Broadway season.
The construction of the joke suggests that not much has changed—either for good or ill—in the past decades. That’s hardly true, because when Hank Azaria delivered the punchline in 2005, gay marriage wouldn’t be legalized in New York State for another six years. It’s surprising how much of Spamalot’s humor, especially the gay jokes, now feels rooted in an earlier time. Even peppered...
The construction of the joke suggests that not much has changed—either for good or ill—in the past decades. That’s hardly true, because when Hank Azaria delivered the punchline in 2005, gay marriage wouldn’t be legalized in New York State for another six years. It’s surprising how much of Spamalot’s humor, especially the gay jokes, now feels rooted in an earlier time. Even peppered...
- 11/17/2023
- by Dan Rubins
- Slant Magazine
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