Lovingly ripped off
from the classic film comedy Monty Python
and the Holy Grail, the award-winning Broadway musical Spamalot will open next
on the Asheville Community Theatre Mainstage. With book and lyrics by Monty Python member Eric
Idle and an entirely new score created by Eric Idle and John Du Prez, Spamalot
is the highly irreverent retelling of the Arthurian legend. Among its other
accolades, it was the winner of the 2005 Tony Award for Best Musical. Spamalot
runs from June 6-29, 2014 with performances Fridays and Saturdays at
7:30 pm and Sundays at 2:30 pm. Directed by Jeff Catanese, the show will be
held on Asheville Community Theatre’s Mainstage. Tickets are $25.00 for adults,
$22.00 for seniors (65+) and students, and $15.00 for children 17 and under.
Tickets can be purchased online on the ACT website, by phone, or in person at
the ACT box office located at 35 East Walnut Street in downtown Asheville.
Spamalot follows King Arthur
(Rock Eblen) and his trusty servant Patsy (Pat LaCorte) as they recruit an army
of knights to assist in the quest to find the Holy Grail. Between killer
rabbits, taunting Frenchmen, flying cows, and a Lady of the Lake (Nana Hosmer) who
laments being left out of the actual quest, the Knights of the Round Table do routines and chorus scenes in this big, silly
musical.
“Even the preparations for Spamalot
are fun,” said Susan Harper, Managing Director of Asheville Community Theatre.
“Our scenic designer, Jill Summers, already had a lot on her plate between
designing and building hand trees, a cow cradle drop, and an exploding rabbit
mound, but she’s also going to be building and rigging God. That’s hard!”
ACT’s production of Spamalot features a large
cast of new and veteran ACT performers including newcomers Corey Link as Robin,
Strother Stingly as Sir Galahad, and Skyler Goff as Sir Lancelot.
Bradshaw Call appears as the Historian, as
well as a fistful of other roles. Spamalot is directed by Jeff
Catanese (RENT, The 25th
Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) with musical direction by Daniel Hensley
and choreography by Chanda Calentine.
For
more information about Spamalot or the rest of ACT’s Mainstage
season, please visit
www.ashevilletheatre.org or
call 828-254-1320.
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