Reeling Backward: 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail'
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If you’ve seen more than one production of the musical “Spamalot,” you know that there are subtle differences each time the show is performed. Why is this? Because the source material, "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," was so chock-full of comedy bits and sight gags that there is simply no way to include everything from the motion picture in the musical. By the time the new songs are added, and the speed of the dialogue decelerated for a live audience, not all the routines will fit within the confines of a two-act musical. The fact that "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" was only 90 minutes long shows the genius of the five comedians who comprised the Monty Python comedy team.
Reeling Backward: 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail'
Reeling Backward: 'Monty Python and the Holy…
Reeling Backward: 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail'
If you’ve seen more than one production of the musical “Spamalot,” you know that there are subtle differences each time the show is performed. Why is this? Because the source material, "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," was so chock-full of comedy bits and sight gags that there is simply no way to include everything from the motion picture in the musical. By the time the new songs are added, and the speed of the dialogue decelerated for a live audience, not all the routines will fit within the confines of a two-act musical. The fact that "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" was only 90 minutes long shows the genius of the five comedians who comprised the Monty Python comedy team.