# Holy Cow! I actually want to see a Broadway show! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 8, 2004, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-cow-i-actually-want-to-see-a-broadway-show/254043 "2004-07-08T00:31:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Brainiac4](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brainiac4/32/3534_2.png) [@Brainiac4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brainiac4)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2004, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-cow-i-actually-want-to-see-a-broadway-show/254043/1 "2004-07-08T00:31:51Z")
[Check this out.](http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=638&e=3&u=/nm/20040708/en_nm/leisure_montypython_dc) “Spamalot” is: > [@](#): > > billed as “the musical lovingly ripped off from the motion picture, 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail,”’ the 1975 comedy directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones. David Hyde Pierce as Sir Robin, the not-quite-so-brave-as-Sir-Lancelot. Tim Curry as King Arthur. Hank Azaria as Sir Lancelot. I can’t believe it. I actually want to see a broadway show. I hope it does well and tours nationally. Or I may have to go to New York and see it. ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2004, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-cow-i-actually-want-to-see-a-broadway-show/254043/2 "2004-07-08T10:34:24Z")
Well, **Brainiac** , your first opportunity to see it will be in Chicago in December and January. I, too, am very excited about this show! I hope the theatre will allow me to bring ham and jam in with me. I’m considering going to Chicago to see it. (Wait! Go to Chicago in _December_!?!?!?!? :eek: ) I expect that if this show isn’t totally incredibly oh my god fucking hilarious briliant it will be a complete train wreck. I have high hopes, however. The casting is brilliant! I definitely want to see it _before_ people start talking about it. Here’s [Eric Idle](http://www.playbill.com/news/article/84680.html) on the subject. Interesting that it seems none of the other Pythons are involved- beyond reviewing the material for approval. There’s an “I’m Not Dead Yet” song!!! ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2004, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-cow-i-actually-want-to-see-a-broadway-show/254043/3 "2004-07-08T10:38:47Z")
I have to push the pram a lot ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2004, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-cow-i-actually-want-to-see-a-broadway-show/254043/4 "2004-07-08T10:40:04Z")
The actors will be required to sing from the diaphragm a lot ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2004, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-cow-i-actually-want-to-see-a-broadway-show/254043/5 "2004-07-08T10:41:19Z")
Many times the actors will be given rhymes that are quite un-sing-able ---
**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2004, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-cow-i-actually-want-to-see-a-broadway-show/254043/6 "2004-07-08T11:14:43Z")
Just to stop bienville before he hurts himself 😃 …Sounds pretty cool. And I know how you feel. I can’t believe I’m going to see a musical (willingly). It’s not Broadway, but next month I’m seeing Jerry Springer: The Opera 🙂 🙂 :).