Spamalot

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Broadway musical musical comedy stage musical

Spamalot is a Tony Award–winning Broadway musical comedy, adapted from the film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," that parodies Arthurian legend with irreverent humor and songs.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Broadway musical → musical comedy → stage musical →
awardReceived	Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical NERFINISHED → Tony Award for Best Musical NERFINISHED → Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical NERFINISHED →
basedOn	Monty Python and the Holy Grail NERFINISHED →
bookBy	Eric Idle NERFINISHED →
broadwayPremiereDate	2005-03-17 →
broadwayTheatre	Shubert Theatre, New York →
composer	Eric Idle NERFINISHED → John Du Prez →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom →
director	Mike Nichols →
featuresCharacter	King Arthur → Sir Galahad → Sir Lancelot → Sir Robin → The Lady of the Lake →
genre	comedy → musical theatre → parody →
hasProduction	Las Vegas production → West End production → international productions →
hasTour	U.S. national tour →
lyricist	Eric Idle NERFINISHED →
mainSubject	Arthurian legend →
nominatedFor	Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical → Tony Award for Best Original Score NERFINISHED →
notableSong	Always Look on the Bright Side of Life → Diva’s Lament → I Am Not Dead Yet → Knights of the Round Table → The Song That Goes Like This →
openedOnBroadwayIn	2005 →
originalLanguage	English →
parodies	Arthurian legend → musical theatre conventions →
premiereDate	2004-12-21 →
premiereLocation	Shubert Theatre, Chicago →
producer	Bill Haber → Boyett Ostar Productions → David Mirvish → Jam Theatricals → Michael David → Michael Jenkins → Mitch Leigh → Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED → Roy Furman → The Shubert Organization → Trafalgar Entertainment →
setInTime	medieval period →
tonyAwardsYear	2005 →
usesHumorStyle	irreverent humor →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Eric Idle → Eric Idle →	notableWork
Eric Idle → Eric Idle →	wrote
Monty Python and the Holy Grail →	followedBy
Monty Python and the Holy Grail →	inspiredWork
St. James Theatre ("Monty Python’s Spamalot (2005 Broadway production)") →	notableProduction
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life ("stage musical Spamalot") →	usedIn