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Broadway Awards Spam

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the insert-favorite-python-quote-ni dept.

norfolkboy writes "Spamalot the musical that is! The BBC is reporting that Spamalot has topped the nominations for Broadway's main awards, the Tonys. It is nominated for 14 awards. Of course, this has nothing to do with SPAM, but since the Musical was previously announced on Slashdot, I thought readers would be interested in this followup."

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  1. First use of the word spam on the internet - 1987 by notthepainter · · Score: 5, Interesting
    I have the dubious honor of first using the word "spam" on the interent to describe unwanted electronic communication. I certainly didn't intend anything at the time, indeed, my mention went largely unnoticed, the MUDers really deserve the credit, but I was first...

    See http://groups-beta.google.com/group/news.admin.net -abuse.email/msg/b7ce97a77276e16f?q=ken+weaverling +spam+usenet+first&hl=en&rnum=1

  2. I saw the show opening weekend... by RegalBegal · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Thanks to an incredible gift. It was hilarious, it blended the old with much new material. I didn't stop laughing the entire time and they also incorporated parts from other Python movies that any Python fan will recognize. While the tickets ARE pricey I recommend anyone to check the show out with the cast as it is now (Azaria, Hyde-Pierce, Curry, etc). Well worth the money, hilarious and I'm glad it got a boat load of nominations. So yeah, Go, NOW, it's worth it and NY is always a decent weekend trip.

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    "It'll destroy you if you try to make it mean anything to anyone but yourself." - Henry Rollins
  3. Re:I think not. by DeThude · · Score: 2, Interesting
    Mini Spoiler:

    The overture of Spamalot actually follows the opening credits of the movie very faithfully, including a complete change in style at the last minute (presumably at great expense).

  4. Re:Saw it... by bazio · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Saw the play in Chicago, before it started it's broadway run, and I have to agree about Hank Azaria. In the scene where the Knights Who Say Ni are no longer the Knights Who Say Ni, he was fantastic. Even threw in a bit of Moe when he described what they now said.

    We were lucky, since it was the last performance before heading to New York. Eric Idle actually showed up and did a few lines as the narrator, before being run off stage by the actor who was actually narrating. Not sure if that was in the rest of the performances, but I enjoyed it.

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