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Spamalot Breaks Shubert House Record for 8th Time

By: Aug. 16, 2005
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Monty Python's Spamalot has once again shattered the house record at the Shubert Theatre (225 West 44th Street). This is the eight time the blockbuster musical has done so; the show grossed $1,021,106.30 for the week of August 8th-August 14th, besting last week's gross of $1,012,946.

Lovingly "ripped-off" from the internationally famous comedy team's Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Spamalot received the 2005 Tony Award for Best Musical as well as Best Director for Mike Nichols and Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Sara Ramirez, it also won the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards for Best Musical. The show's score is by Eric Idle and John Du Prez with a book by Idle, and in addition to Ramirez, it features Tim Curry, David Hyde Pierce, Christopher Sieber, Michael McGrath, Christian Borle and others as its loopy knights (Hank Azaria is currently on leave shooting "Huff"). Produced by Boyett Ostar Productions, Spamalot boasts choreography by Casey Nicholaw, set and costume design by Tim Hatley, lighting design by Hugh Vanstone and sound design by ACME Sound Partners.

Telling the legendary tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, and their quest for the Holy Grail, Monty Python's Spamalot features a chorus line of dancing divas and knights, flatulent Frenchmen, killer rabbits and one legless knight. The show, which opened at the Shubert Theatre on March 17th, has continued to play to sold-out houses and break box office records.

For more information, visit www.montypythonsspamalot.com. For tickets to the Broadway production of Spamalot, call 212 239-6200, 800 432-7250 , or visit www.telecharge.com.



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