The musical comedy, featuring a book & lyrics by Eric Idle and music by John Du Prez and Eric Idle will begin performances at the St. James Theatre on the 31st October 2023.
Casting has now been announced for the upcoming Broadway revival of Spamalot heading to the stage this October, with official opening night being set as the 16th November.
Directed and choreographed by Josh Rhodes, this revival of the musical is set to star: Christopher Fitzgerald (Waitress) as Patsy, Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart (Aladdin, Hamilton) as King Arthur, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer (Beetlejuice) as The Lady of the Lake, Tony Award nominee Ethan Slater (SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical) as The Historian/Prince Herbert, Jimmy Smagula (Billy Elliot) as Sir Bedevere, Drama Desk Award winner Michael Urie (“Shrinking,” Torch Song) as Sir Robin and Nik Walker (Hamilton) as Sir Galahad . Iglehart, Kritzer, Smagula, Urie and Walker will be reprising their roles from therun at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.
Lovingly ripped from the film classic, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Spamalot has everything that makes a great knight at the theatre, from flying cows to killer rabbits, British royalty to French taunters, dancing girls, rubbery shrubbery, and of course, the lady of the lake.
The musical first appeared on Broadway in 2005 and was nominated for 14 Tony Awards, winning three, including Best Musical, Best Direction of a Musical (Mike Nichols) and Best Featured Actress (Sara Ramirez as The Lady of the Lake). It features the well known songs such as “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life,” “The Song That Goes Like This,” “Find Your Grail”.
Meanwhile, the creative team behind this revival includes: scenic and projection design by Paul Tate DePoo III, costume design by Jen Caprio, lighting design by Cory Pattak, sound design by Kai Harada & Haley Parcher, wig design by Tom Watson and music direction by John Bell.
To find out more visit: https://spamalotthemusical.com/