Decca Broadway to Release Spamalot CD May 3, 2005
By: BWW News Desk Mar. 28, 2005
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Decca Broadway is set to release Monty Python's Spamalot, the new musical lovingly ripped off from the internationally famous comedy team's most popular motion picture, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, on May 3, 2005.
Directed by Mike Nichols, Spamalot stars David Hyde Pierce, Tim Curry and Hank Azaria, with book by Eric Idle, and music and lyrics by John Du Prez and Eric Idle.
Spamalot, which opened March 17, tells the legendary tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, and their quest for the Holy Grail.
John Du Prez and Eric Idle collaborated on the music and lyrics for Spamalot. Aside from his work with Monty Python in films and on TV, Eric Idle has written a West End play, Pass the Butler; three novels, including The Road to Mars, The Rutles - A Mockumentary; and many songs too rude to mention. He has sung opera, acted in movies, appeared on television and recently crossed America performing comedy on The Greedy Bastard Tour. His diary of his 15,000 mile journey by bus will be published by Harper Collins in February 2005.
His long awaited sequel Rutles 2, "Can't Buy Me Lunch" is now finally available on Warner Home Video. There's no saying what he might do next... John Du Prez has composed over twenty feature film scores including A Fish Called Wanda, A Private Function, The Meaning of Life, Personal Services, UHF, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles I, II & III and has worked with Eric Idle since 1978.
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