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‘Spamalot’ Coming

The Bradley Playhouse will present “Spamalot” starting July 31. Pictured in rehearsal are, left, Tom Stokes as Patsy (King Arthur’s Squire) and right, Will Gelinas as King Arthur. Photo by Julie Watt of Watt Arts and Design.

 

 

 

PUTNAM —  Monty Python’s “Spamalot,” a new musical lovingly ripped off from the motion picture “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” opens at the Bradley Playhouse July 31 for a glorious nine-performance run.

Performances are at 7:30 p.m. July 31, Aug. 1, 7, 8, 14 and 15 and at 2 p.m. Aug. 2, 9 and 16. Tickets are $23 for adults and $20 for seniors and students. Reserve a ticket with a major credit card online at www.thebradleyplayhouse.org or by calling 860-928-7887. Tickets may be purchased at the theater box office, either before the performance or at the door. 

Music Director Robert Sloat leads an orchestra of 10 musicians, and with Vocal Director Debbie Huard, brings 23 musical numbers to the stage.

Director Carl Mercier said “Spamalot “will bring everything you remember from the comedy of Monty Python.” 

Actors from across Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts combine to bring this comedy to life, including Will Gelinas who makes his Bradley debut as King Arthur, reprising the role he performed at Theatre at the Mount in 2013. Bradley regulars Hayden Stearns, Preston Arnold, Tom Stokes, Beth Silvia and Mark Nadeau appear in lead roles, accompanied by numerous other Bradley favorites.

Winner of three Tony Awards including Best Musical, Spamalot, from the original screenplay by Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin, spoofs the 1975 British cult classic, comedy film, written and performed by the comedy troupe Monty Python that dominated Public Television in the ‘70s.

Based loosely on the premise of King Arthur’s search for the Holy Grail, Spamalot, includes a bizarre collection of zany characters: The Black Knight, French taunters, The Knights who say “Ni”, Sir Lancelot, The Lady of The Lake, Brave Sir Robin, Sir Galahad, and a host of other strange and unusual players. Encountering killer rabbits, witches, English sparrows, dead cows and the general scourges of Medieval society, Spamalot imagines the film’s transition to the Broadway stage and along the way employs classic British humor. Monty Python fans will delight in Director Carl Mercier’s vision and those of creative team members Jason Preston’s set and costumer Carolyn Sloat’s “garb.”