SPAMALOT QUESTION **MAJOR SPOILER**

#1

SPAMALOT QUESTION **MAJOR SPOILER**

Posted: 10/23/09 at 5:31pm

So what would happen if the audience member who was "sitting on the grail the whole time" refused to go up on stage in embarrassment, or was in the bathroom, or left early?

Has there been any reported flubs at that moment?

Does anyone come up to that person to warn them before the show?

#2

re: SPAMALOT QUESTION **MAJOR SPOILER**

Posted: 10/23/09 at 5:34pm

Better yet, what if they take the grail and 5 minutes prior to that part in the show, they go off to the bathroom with grail in hand?

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--Aristotle

#3

re: SPAMALOT QUESTION **MAJOR SPOILER**

Posted: 10/23/09 at 5:43pm

It's actually in Patsy's costume (or bag), I believe. It's never under the person's seat.

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#4

re: SPAMALOT QUESTION **MAJOR SPOILER**

Posted: 10/23/09 at 6:07pm

Well damn. That makes sense I guess.

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"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

#5

re: SPAMALOT QUESTION **MAJOR SPOILER**

Posted: 10/23/09 at 6:50pm

I would assume since there is actually nothing at the seat, they would just move onto the next closest seat.

So for example, if the grail is located at A101, they may move to whoever is sitting at A102 or A103. Maybe even B101 or AA101 if there is one. They can always improvise.

They could always improvise and move onto another seat as well if someone is embarrassed. You can't force someone, so what are you going to do?

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#6

re: SPAMALOT QUESTION **MAJOR SPOILER**

Posted: 10/23/09 at 6:53pm

I think the guy playing Patsy tries to make sure the person in the usual seat would be okay with it as he goes down to the audience. Besides what's already been mentioned, there's also the possibility that it'd be a little kid in that seat, an older person who'd have trouble making it onstage, someone with crutches, etc...

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#7

re: SPAMALOT QUESTION **MAJOR SPOILER**

Posted: 10/23/09 at 7:20pm

I wouldn't call any of this a 'major spoiler', considering Spamalot has been closed for months...

#8

re: SPAMALOT QUESTION **MAJOR SPOILER**

Posted: 10/23/09 at 7:23pm

But the tour JUST closed this month.

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#9

re: SPAMALOT QUESTION **MAJOR SPOILER**

Posted: 10/23/09 at 7:23pm

"I wouldn't call any of this a 'major spoiler', considering Spamalot has been closed for months..."

So? This show will probably end up in community and regional theaters. Or they may decide to tour again.

I hate how people assume just because something has closed, you can spoil the show for other people. Doesn't hurt to have it in the subject.

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Updated On: 10/23/09 at 07:23 PM

#10

re: SPAMALOT QUESTION **MAJOR SPOILER**

Posted: 10/23/09 at 7:27pm

I still wouldn't consider it a major spoiler to the people on this website, though.

I mean, A101 was always booked solid, so it can't have been that much of a secret anyway.

Updated On: 10/23/09 at 07:27 PM

#11

re: SPAMALOT QUESTION **MAJOR SPOILER**

Posted: 10/23/09 at 7:35pm

Better safe than sorry. There are always random people who stumble onto this website.

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"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611

#12

re: SPAMALOT QUESTION **MAJOR SPOILER**

Posted: 10/23/09 at 7:43pm

On tour it was D101.

I would consider it a spoiler, but not a major one.

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#13

re: SPAMALOT QUESTION **MAJOR SPOILER**

Posted: 10/23/09 at 7:47pm

I thought they changed it from night to night to make the seat thing more of a surprise for those who did catch onto the joke. Or was that only on Broadway (to avoid having to haul around multiple props on the road)?

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Updated On: 10/23/09 at 07:47 PM

#14

re: SPAMALOT QUESTION **MAJOR SPOILER**

Posted: 10/23/09 at 10:14pm

When I saw the show a second time, The woman was too embarresed and King Arthur said "Oh, cmmon. It's not that bad". She finally did and looked nervous as hell.

#15

re: SPAMALOT QUESTION **MAJOR SPOILER**

Posted: 10/24/09 at 11:04am

On Broadway, they eventually alternated between A101, B101, C101, and D101, because people were trying to get A101 in order to get on stage. Scalpers were buying up that seat (and the one next to it) for months in advance, and selling them for a fortune.

#16

re: SPAMALOT QUESTION **MAJOR SPOILER**

Posted: 12/21/09 at 6:37pm

IF that did ever happen, then maybe the actors would go TO the person in the seat instead of the other way around. Just make things more funny or something.