SPAMALOT and Monty Python Comparisons

[BroadwayNick]

Posted: 2/9/05 at 5:51pm

Here in Chicago, we had a little thing come by called SPAMALOT, and it got pretty good reviews. Unfortunatly, I did not get to see it...(saw Producers and Wonderful Town in NYC instead)...
Anywho! If anyone saw the show and is fairly familiar with the movie, I just wanted to know major similarities and differences. Thanks so much!

[loudasthehelliwant]

Posted: 2/9/05 at 7:22pm

I believe that the Chicago Tribune (or some paper) did an article about hte similarities and differences a very long while back. But here's some of the basics:

The whole coconut thing, the French castle and Trojan rabbit, the knights of Ni, Robin's minstrel's, and Prince Herbert are all in there. The Lady of the Lake and her Grail Girls are added. The first act sticks mostly to what the average Pythoner knows (though, there is a very new take on what kind of place Camelot is), while the second act goes off in all sorts of strange directions. Its different enough, without being too different.

[Jon]

Posted: 2/10/05 at 12:40am

Intact - almost line for line from the movie

Coconuts
Peasants in the mud ("You're king? I didn't vote for you")
Bring out your dead!

God tels Arthur his mission
Taunting Frenchman/Trojan Rabbit
Black Knight
Knights of Ni
Ballad of Brave Sir Robin
Prince Herbert in the Tower
Tim the Enchanter/Killer Bunny/Holy Hand Grenade


Missing are The Castle Anthrax, the Three Headed Knight, and The Bridge of Doom.

The witch burning scene was in the show originally, it seems to have been cut.

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 2/10/05 at 12:41am

great, Jon...