Spamalot
Medieval musical parody
Spamalot is a 2005 Broadway musical adapted from the 1975 film *Monty Python and the Holy Grail*.
The title blends "spam" with "Camelot," referencing both the legendary court and the troupe's famous sketch about the canned meat.
We saw Spamalot in London last year.
Mythic British blade
- MerlinMythical British sorcerer
- GalahadIdeal of noble purity
- knighthoodHonorary title of nobility
- questSeeking journey for something
Lancelot · Guinevere · grail · coconuts · swallow · shrubbery
Manhattan theatrical district
- librettoOpera's written words
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- overtureIntroductory orchestral piece
Comic exaggerated imitation
- satireMockery exposing vice
- lampoonHarsh public mockery
- send-upMocking imitation of something
- pasticheImitative artistic tribute
mockery · burlesque · irreverence · absurdist · self-referential · fourth-wall
Excalibur
Mythic British blade
- MerlinMythical British sorcerer
- GalahadIdeal of noble purity
- knighthoodHonorary title of nobility
Lancelot · Guinevere · quest · grail · coconuts · swallow · shrubbery
Broadway
Manhattan theatrical district
- librettoOpera's written words
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
overture · reprise · showstopper · playbill · standing ovation
spoof
Comic exaggerated imitation
pastiche · mockery · burlesque · irreverence · absurdist · self-referential · fourth-wall
surreal
Dreamlike and strange
- Monty PythonMonty Python, Eric Idle, Holy Grail, John Cleese, Life of Brian
- Satirical PlaysTartuffe, The Birds, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Threepenny Opera, Rhinoceros
- Shakespeare Parodies
SpamalotCamelot
Legendary British royal seat
Les Misérables · Miss Saigon · Jesus Christ Superstar · Evita · Sweeney Todd
SpamalotCamelot
Legendary British royal seat
King Lear · Hamlet · Macbeth · The Crucible · Angels in America
SpamalotCamelot
Legendary British royal seat
Excalibur · Le Morte d'Arthur · Knights of the Round Table · King Arthur