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Monty Python's SPAMalot Wins 5, no 3 Tony Awards

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the wish-i-lived-in-new-york dept.

acreman writes "Monty Python's SPAMalot, a musical lovingly ripped off from the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail, won 3 of the 14 Tony Awards it was nominated for. The 3 awards given out were for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical (Sara Ramirez), Best Direction of a Musical (Mike Nichols), and Best Musical. "

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  1. What it means by ducttapekz · · Score: 5, Informative

    To all of you who haven't watched the movie recently enough to get the title, see if this rings a bell:

    "And the Lord spake, saying, 'First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then, shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shalt be three. Four shalt thou not count, nor either count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thou foe, who being naughty in my sight, shall snuff it.

    Amen.

    Right! One... two... five!

    Three, sir!

    Three!

    [boom]

    PS: Don't sue me.

  2. I've just got to say... by aBlooMoon · · Score: 5, Informative

    It was the best Broadway show I've been to...

    David Hyde Pierce is the perfect Sir Robin, Hank Azaria is the perfect Lancelot, Sara Ramirez was a wonderful Lady of the Lake, and we all know John Cleese is pretty close to being God anyway. My main problem was Tim Curry as King Arthur. While he was excellent, he did seem a bit...old.

    Overall, a fun night...it will be revisited, if I can get decent tickets again, which probably won't be the case for another year at least.
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