THE WAIT IS OVER!
CADILLAC BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA - HOUSTON AND THEATRE UNDER THE STARS PRESENT THE HOUSTON PREMIERE OF THE 2005 TONY-AWARDŽ BEST MUSICAL WINNER

MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT
 

May 22 - June 17, 2007

Hobby Center for the Performing Arts

 

The Tony Award-winning Best Musical of 2005, Monty Python's SPAMALOT, will make its Houston debut for a limited four-week engagement at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts May 22 - June 17, 2007 as part of both the Cadillac Broadway Across America - Houston and Theatre Under The Stars 2006/2007 subscription seasons. Single tickets are available at the following authorized ticket outlets: all Ticketmaster locations, by phone at (713) 558-TUTS (8887) or (713) 629-3700; in person at the Hobby Center Box Office (800 Bagby at Walker); or online at www.BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com and www.tuts.com. 

 

Lovingly "ripped-off" from the internationally famous comedy team's most popular motion picture, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python's SPAMALOT is the winner of three 2005 Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Director (Mike Nichols), as well as the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards for Best Musical. 

 

The original cast recording of Monty Python's SPAMALOT recently won the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album.

 

Sold-out since it opened on March 17, 2005, Monty Python's SPAMALOT has remained the hottest ticket on Broadway, continuing to break box office records at The Shubert Theatre.

 

Directed by Mike Nichols, Monty Python's SPAMALOT features a book by Eric Idle, based on the screenplay of Monty Python and the Holy Grail by Monty Python creators Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin, with music and lyrics by the Grammy Award-winning team of Mr. Idle and John Du Prez.  Casey Nicholaw is the choreographer.
 
Monty Python's Spamalot is produced by Boyett Ostar Productions.  

 

Telling the legendary tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, and their quest for the Holy Grail, Monty Python's SPAMALOT features a chorus line of dancing divas and knights, flatulent Frenchmen, killer rabbits and one legless knight.

 

Set and costume design for Monty Python's SPAMALOT is by Tony Award-winner Tim Hatley, lighting design is by Hugh Vanstone and sound design is by ACME Sound Partners. Others on the creative and production teams include David Brian Brown (Hair & Wig Design), Gregory Meeh (Special Effects Design), Elaine McCarthy (Projection Design), Joseph A. Campayno (Make-Up Design), Larry Hochman (Orchestrations), Glen Kelly (Music Arrangements),

 

Todd Ellison (Musical Supervision and Vocal Arrangements), Michael Keller (Musical Coordinator), Peter Lawrence (Associate Director), Tara Rubin (Casting), and Gene O'Donovan (Production Manager).

 

Mike Nichols has been acclaimed as one of the great American directors in film, theater and television.  He has won the Academy Award and eight Tony Awards.  He recently received the Directors' Guild of America Award for Lifetime Achievement as well as a DGA Award for the direction of the HBO adaptation of Angels in America.

 

Aside from his work with Monty Python in films and on TV, Eric Idle has written a West End play, Pass the Butler; three novels, including The Road to Mars, The Rutles - A Mockumentary; and many songs too rude to mention.  He has sung opera, acted in movies, appeared on television and crossed America performing comedy on The Greedy Bastard Tour. His diary of his 15,000 mile journey by bus was recently published by Harper Collins, and his long awaited sequel The Rutles2: Can't Buy Me Lunch was released by Warner Video in March.  There's no saying what he might do next...

 

John Du Prez has composed over 20 feature film scores including A Fish Called Wanda, A Private Function, The Meaning of Life, Personal Services, UHF, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles I, II & III. He has worked with Eric Idle since 1978.

 

Monty Python isn't a person, but a group of British actors and writers (and one American) that performed their famous comedy show Monty Python's Flying Circus on the BBC from 1969 to 1974, with subsequent international fame and success.

 

Monty Python's SPAMALOT, playing May 22 - June 17, 2007 is part of both the Cadillac Broadway Across America -Houston and Theatre Under The Stars 2006/2007 subscription seasons. Single tickets are now on-sale at the following authorized ticket outlets: all Ticketmaster locations, by phone at (713) 558-TUTS (8887) or (713) 629-3700; in person at the Hobby Center Box Office (800 Bagby at Walker); or online at www.BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com and www.tuts.com. 

 

Groups of 20 or more may reserve tickets by calling Cadillac Broadway Across America - Houston at (800) 889-8457 or TUTS at (713) 558-8888. Tickets prices range from $27.25 to $77.25. Performances are Tuesday - Friday at 8PM; Saturday at 2PM & 8PM; and Sunday at 2PM & 7:30PM. More information is available at www.BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com or www.tuts.com.
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Theatre Under The Stars 2006-2007 "Really Big" Season is sponsored by Stanford.  TUTS' sponsors for Monty Python's Spamalot include ConocoPhillips and Ballard Exploration Company, Inc.  Air transportation is provided by Continental Airlines, the official airline of Theatre Under The Stars.  Additional support is provided by St. Luke's Episcopal Health System, the Official Healthcare Partner of Theatre Under The Stars.  Media sponsors are ABC-13 and Houston Chronicle.

 

Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) was founded in 1968 by Frank M. Young.   TUTS was the first theatrical organization in Houston to perform free to the public in 1968 at Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park, and is the only Houston arts organization that has performed there free to the public every year since the building opened.  Since its founding, TUTS has produced more than 275 musicals including many local, national and world premieres and is currently represented on Broadway with Beauty and the Beast.  TUTS is also noted for mounting many International tours, including Debbie Reynolds in The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Juliet Prowse in Mame, Robert Goulet in Man of La Mancha and the Tony Award-winning revival of Carousel.  As a way to continue the tradition of musical theatre, TUTS' Humphreys School of Musical Theatre provides instruction and stage experience for more than 1,700 students annually.  Now housed in the new Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, TUTS also annually presents the Tommy Tune Awards, honoring the best and brightest in Houston's high school musical theatre programs.
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The 2006-2007 Cadillac Broadway Across America - Houston Series is presented by Society for the Performing Arts and the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts.

 

Broadway Across America presents first-rate touring Broadway shows, family productions and other live theatrical events throughout a network of over 40 North American cities. A leader in subscription series programs and group ticketing, Broadway Across America is dedicated to creating memorable and accessible experiences for all guests, selling over 5 million tickets to over 3,000 performances each year. Broadway Across America is a division of Live Nation (NYSE: LYV), the world's leading live entertainment company creating superior experiences for artists and fans.  For more information or to purchase tickets through an authorized agent go to BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com.