Monty Python's Spamalot

In This Program

• Welcome & Guest Information
• About the Show
• Cast
• Musical Numbers
• Who’s Who
• Monty Python’s Comedy is King (Even If You Didn’t Vote For Them)
• Print Edition
• More about The 5th

Welcome

February 4–15, 2026

THE 5TH AVENUE THEATRE COMPANY
Executive & Artistic Director
BILL BERRY

Managing Director
ARIEL GOMEZ BRADLER

Jeffrey Finn
Roy Furman    Steve Traxler
Trunfio McGill    Theatrical Rights Worldwide    Mary Lu Roffe    Bob Boyett    Independent Presenters Network    Tanninger Entertainment    John Gore Organization    James L. Nederlander    The Shubert Organization    Walport Productions    Hornos Rottemberg    The Araca Group    Gary & Marlene Cohen   One Queen Two Knights    Niedland Pittelman    Ergo Entertainment    The Array VIII    Susan Gallin    Knights of Infinite Jest    Four Boroughs 

present

presents

Book & Lyrics by

ERIC IDLE

Music by

JOHN DU PREZ & ERIC IDLE

A musical lovingly ripped off from the motion picture
“MONTY PYTHON and the HOLY GRAIL”
From the original screenplay by
Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin

starring
MAJOR ATTAWAY   
SEAN BELL   
CHRIS COLLINS-PISANO   
ELLIS C. DAWSON III   
LEO ROBERTS   
AMANDA ROBLES   
BLAKE SEGAL   
STEVEN TELSEY

with
LINDSAY LEE ALHADY   
DELANEY BENSON   
JACK BREWER   
CONNOR COUGHLIN   
L’OGAN J’ONES   
GRAHAM KEEN   
CLAIRE KENNARD   
BEN LANHAM   
NATHANIEL MAHONE   
MADDIE MOSSNER   
EMILIE RENIER   
MARK TRAN RUSS   
MERIDIEN TERRELL

Scenic and Projection Design
PAUL TATE dePOO III

Costume Design
JEN CAPRIO

Lighting Design
CORY PATTAK

Sound Design
KAI HARADA & HALEY PARCHER

Hair & Wig Design
TOM WATSON

Orchestrator
LARRY HOCHMAN

Music Arranger
GLEN KELLY

Music Coordinator
DAVID LAI

Music Director
JONATHAN W. GORST

Casting
GEOFF JOSSELSON CASTING

Tour Booking, Marketing, andPublicity Direction
BOND THEATRICAL

Associate Director
DEREK KOLLURI

Associate Choreographer
MICHAEL FATICA

Social Media
THE SOCIAL TEAM

Production Management
SIGHTLINE PRODUCTIONS

Production Stage Manager
MATTHEW BROOKS

Company Manager
JAMES NEAL

General Management
RCI THEATRICALS
JOE CHRISTOPHER
KEVIN GREENE

Music Supervision & Additional Arrangements by
JOHN BELL

Directed & Choreographed by

JOSH RHODES

Original Broadway Production Produced by Boyett Ostar Productions, The Shubert Organization, Arielle Tepper Madover, Stephanie McClelland/Lawrence Horowitz, Elan V. McAllister/Allan S. Gordon, Independent Presenters Network, Roy Furman, GRS Associates, Jam Theatricals, TGA Entertainment & Clear Channel Entertainment.

Elf The Musical is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

THE 5TH AVENUE THEATRE COMPANY PRODUCING PARTNER
Marleen and Kenny Alhadeff

PRESENTING RESTAURANT PARTNER

CAST

(in order of appearance)

Historian, Not Dead Fred, Baby, Nun, Mime, Minstrel, Prince Herbert, Bunny … STEVEN TELSEY

Mayor, Patsy, Guard 2 … BLAKE SEGAL

King Arthur … MAJOR ATTAWAY

Sir Robin, Guard 1, Brother Maynard … SEAN BELL

Sir Lancelot, The French Taunter, Knight of Ni, Tim the Enchanter … CHRIS COLLINS-PISANO

Sir Galahad, The Black Knight, Prince Herbert’s Father … LEO ROBERTS

Dennis’ Mother, Sir Bedevere, Concorde … ELLIS C. DAWSON III

The Lady of the Lake … AMANDA ROBLES

Frog DJ … L’OGAN J’ONES

Sir Not Appearing … CONNOR COUGHLIN

Knights of the Round Table Dancer … LINDSAY LEE ALHADY

French Guards … CONNOR COUGHLIN, L’OGAN J’ONES

Minstrels … L’OGAN J’ONES, NATHANIEL MAHONE

Monk (“Arms for the Poor”) … BEN LANHAM

Sir Bors … L’OGAN J’ONES

Ensemble … LINDSAY LEE ALHADY, DELANEY BENSON, CONNOR COUGHLIN, L’OGAN J’ONES, GRAHAM KEEN, CLAIRE KENNARD, BEN LANHAM, NATHANIEL MAHONE, MERIDIEN TERRELL

UNDERSTUDIES

Understudies never substitute for the listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the appearance.

Understudy for King Arthur … CONNOR COUGHLIN, ELLIS C. DAWSON III

for The Lady of the Lake … DELANEY BENSON, CLAIRE KENNARD

for Sir Robin … CONNOR COUGHLIN, GRAHAM KEEN

for Sir Lancelot … L’OGAN J’ONES, BEN LANHAM

for Sir Galahad … JACK BREWER, BEN LANHAM

for Sir Bedevere … GRAHAM KEEN, NATHANIEL MAHONE

for Patsy … L’OGAN J’ONES, NATHANIEL MAHONE

for Historian … CONNOR COUGHLIN, L’OGAN J’ONES 

SWINGS
JACK BREWER, MADDIE MOSSNER, EMILIE RENIER, MARK TRAN RUSS 

DANCE CAPTAIN
EMILIE RENIER 

ASSISTANT DANCE CAPTAIN
JACK BREWER

FIGHT CAPTAIN
EMILIE RENIER

The actors and stage managers are members of Actors Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

ACT I

“Overture” … Spamalot Orchestra

“Fisch Schlapping Song” … Historian, Mayor and Villagers

“King Arthur’s Song” … King Arthur and Patsy

“I Am Not Dead Yet” … Not Dead Fred, Lance, Robin and Bodies

“Come With Me” … King Arthur, Lady of the Lake, Laker Girls and Patsy

“The Song That Goes Like This” … Sir Galahad and Lady of the Lake

“All for One” … King Arthur, Patsy, Sir Robin, Sir Lancelot, Sir Galahad and Sir Bedevere

“Knights of the Round Table” … Lady of the Lake, King Arthur, Patsy, Sir Robin,

Sir Lancelot, Sir Galahad, Sir Bedevere, Nun and the Court of Camelot

“Find Your Grail” … Lady of the Lake, King Arthur, Patsy, Sir Robin, Sir Lancelot,

Sir Galahad, Sir Bedevere and the Court of Camelot

“Run Away” … French Taunter, King Arthur, Patsy, Sir Robin, Sir Galahad,

Sir Bedevere, Mime, French Guards and French Citizens

ACT II

“Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” … Patsy, King Arthur, Bodies and The Knights of Ni

“Brave Sir Robin” … Sir Robin and Minstrels

“You Won’t Succeed on Broadway” … Sir Robin, Minstrels and Ensemble

“Diva’s Lament” … Lady of the Lake

“Where Are You?” … Prince Herbert

“His Name Is Lancelot” … Sir Lancelot, Prince Herbert and Ensemble

“I’m All Alone” … King Arthur, Patsy and the Court of Camelot

“The Song That Goes Like This (Reprise)” … Lady of the Lake and King Arthur

“The Holy Grail” … King Arthur, Patsy, Sir Robin, Sir Lancelot, Sir Galahad, Sir Bedevere and Knights

“Find Your Grail Finale” … The Company

SPAMALOT ORCHESTRA

Music Director/Conductor/Keys 1 … JONATHAN W. GORST
Associate Music Director / Keys 2 … SHANE FFRENCH
Drums … BRANDON WONG

LOCAL MUSICIANS

Violin … QUINN PRICE
Alto Sax, Flute, Piccolo, Clarinet … DEREK SMITH or JORY TINDALL
Trumpet/Flugel, Piccolo, Spamhorn … WALTER CANO
Trombone … BESERAT TAFESSE
Nylon, Steel, Electric, Banjo, Ukelele … DANIEL RAINARD
Acoustic/Electric Bass … CHRIS JONES

Music Coordinator: David Lai
Synthesizer Programming: Randy Cohen; Randy Cohen Keyboards LLC
Music Supervision & Additional Arrangements: John Bell
Music Preparation: Josh Clayton

THERE WILL BE ONE 20-MINUTE INTERMISSION.

MAJOR ATTAWAY (King Arthur) is a Broadway, voice, TV, and film actor, director, and Twitch streamer from Fort Worth, TX. On Broadway, he starred as The Genie in Aladdin. Off-Broadway, he was heard as Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors. His voice credits include “One Piece,” “Dragon Ball Daima,” “Pokémon Horizons,” and “Twisted Wonderland.”

SEAN BELL (Sir Robin, Guard 1, Brother Maynard). He/him. Sean made his Broadway debut as Bobby in Harmony and received an OCC nomination for Irish Rep’s play The Beacon. He’s done a bunch of other theater too. TV: “Succession,” “Boardwalk Empire” (HBO); “Red Oaks,” “Z” (Amazon). Thanks to Josh, Jeffrey, Geoff, and manager Rochel Saks. Sean is THIS close to catching Steven Telsey in his oversized butterfly net. @itsmeseanbell

CHRIS COLLINS-PISANO (Sir Lancelot, The French Taunter, Knight of Ni, Tim the Enchanter). Nat’l tour:ÊElf, Forbidden Broadway. Off-Broadway:ÊFriends! The Musical Parody,ÊForbidden Broadway: The Next Generation & Merrily We Stole a Song (Drama Desk, Best Revue). Regional:ÊForestburgh Playhouse, Cape Playhouse, The Z, The Engeman, Gateway Playhouse, St. Michael’s Playhouse, Westchester Broadway Theatre, New London Barn Playhouse. CCM grad. Thanks to the cast and crew,ÊThe Collins-Pisano Clan, Dish, Nora, and Mikiko.

ELLIS C. DAWSON III (Dennis’ Mother, Sir Bedevere, Concorde, u/s King Arthur). Broadway tour: Hamilton (Burr, Washington, Laff/Jeff standby) Aladdin (Genie/Babkak standby), Regional: Regency Girls (The Old Globe), Moby Dick (A.R.T). Alum of Baldwin Wallace University. Many thanks to my village!! Insta: @therealellisdawson

LEO ROBERTS (Sir Galahad, The Black Knight, Prince Herbert’s Father). @leorobertsbaritone. Huzzah (Old Globe), Mrs. Doubtfire (National Tour), Shrek the Musical (U.K. & Ireland Tour). West End: Les Misérables and Universal Pictures All-Star Concert, Show Boat (New London Theatre). West Side Story (BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall). Regional: Beauty and the Beast (MTW). Records with the Sinfonia of London on award-winning albums. Trained at ArtsEd London.

AMANDA ROBLES (The Lady of the Lake). Rachel in Escape to Margaritaville (Walnut Street Theater), Florence in Chess (Mt.Gretna Theater), Cinderella in Into the Woods (Barrington Stage Co.), Aldonza in Man of La Mancha and Vanessa in In The Heights (STAGES St. Louis), and Isabel/Tia Carmen in the World Premiere of American Mariachi (DCPA/The Old Globe). @arobles43. Tened fe.

BLAKE SEGAL (Mayor, Patsy, Guard 2). National Tour: Mary Poppins; Selected Regional: Williamstown, The Old Globe, Rep Theatre of St. Louis, Yale Rep, Paper Mill Playhouse, Syracuse Stage, Philadelphia Theatre Company, PlayMakers Rep, Flat Rock Playhouse, Connecticut Rep, Chautauqua Theater Company, Virginia Theater Festival. TV: “Blue Bloods.” Proud UVA & Yale grad. Faculty: Syracuse University. For K+E+H+J, who are the brightest sides of life.

STEVEN TELSEY (Historian, Not Dead Fred, Baby, Nun, Mime, Minstrel, Prince Herbert, Bunny). He/him. Steven Telsey is a fan of Medieval England so far - despite the traffic. He made his Broadway debut originating the role of Lesh in Harmony. National Tour: The Book Of Mormon. Recent regional: Ogunquit (A Little Night Music, When Elvis Met The Beatles) TV: “Rise of a Revolutionary.” Thanks Spam-team! Steven lives in perpetual fear of Sean Bell’s oversized butterfly net. @steven_telsey

LINDSAY LEE ALHADY (Ensemble). Recent credits include: Hunyak in Chicago (National Tour), Bandstand (The Rev Theatre Company), Crazy For You (Asolo Repertory Theater), A Christmas Story (John W. Engeman Theater), Thank you to Bloc Talent! Love to Mom, Dad, and Jamilee.

DELANEY BENSON (Ensemble, u/s The Lady of the Lake). National Tour debut! Select Regional credits: The Little Mermaid, Gypsy, Singing In The Rain, and Crazy For You. Guest Artist for various symphonies and The Walt Disney Company. CCM Alum. Many thanks to DGRW, Josh, GJC, and her loved ones.

JACK BREWER (Swing, Assistant Dance Captain, u/s Galahad) is excited to be back on the road! Previous tour: Frozen (Oaken). Regional: Cinderella, Camelot, Chicago (Muny); Frozen (Ogunquit); Side Show (WPPAC). CCM grad. Thanks to GJC, Avalon, and Quinn.

CONNOR COUGHLIN (Ensemble, u/s King Arthur, u/s Sir Robin, u/s Historian). NYC: Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes. Tours: Funny Girl, 42nd Street (Billy Lawlor), Elf. Regional: The REV, Ogunquit, North Shore Music Theatre, Zach, Theatre by the Sea, Fireside. Royal Winnipeg Ballet and Circle in the Square Alumnus.

L’OGAN J’ONES (Ensemble, u/s Lancelot, u/s Patsy, u/s Historian) is an NYC based artist. U of M BFA MT minor Global Theater/Ethnic Studies. SpongeBob SquarePants (Broadway) Clueless (Signature), Outsiders (LaJolla). TV/streaming; “FBI: Most Wanted,” “Law and Order SVU,” “Doctor Death,” IF (Film). Songwriter, Choreographer, Director, Juggler. Love to my people.

GRAHAM KEEN (Ensemble, u/s Sir Robin, u/s Bedevere). National Tours: Pretty Woman (1st National), Austen’s Pride, White Christmas, Young Frankenstein. Regional: Goodspeed, TUTS, The MUNY, Broadway at Music Circus, Gulfshore, Ogunquit, Maltz Jupiter, Musical Theatre West, Stages St. Louis. TV: “Modern Love” (Amazon). Endless gratitude to family, friends, and Raina.

CLAIRE KENNARD (Ensemble, u/s The Lady of the Lake). National tour debut! Recent: Ragtime and Cats (Music Theatre Wichita), Gypsy (OFC Creations), Rocky Horror Show (Janet), and Ride The Cyclone (Ocean). Graduated from Nazareth University. Deepest thanks to family, friends, Tim, and Hudson Artists Agency. @claire.kennard

BEN LANHAM (Ensemble, u/s Galahad, u/s Lancelot). Broadway: Bad Cinderella. TV: “SNL,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” NYC: Radio City Christmas Spectacular, City Center Encores! Tours: Hello, Dolly!, Back to the Future, West Side Story, Cinderella, An American in Paris, Anastasia. Select Regional: MUNY, TUTS, Tuacahn, MTW. @benlanham

NATHANIEL MAHONE (Ensemble, u/s Patsy, u/s Bedevere) is overjoyed to make his national tour debut! Regional: The Muny, MTW, The LEX, The REV, OTSL. A recent OUMT alum, Nathaniel’s eternally grateful to the SPAMALOT team, Henderson Hogan, and his familyÑMom, Dad, and Ashley! @nat_mahone_

MADDIE MOSSNER (Swing). National tour debut! Other professional credits include Jesus Christ Superstar (Asolo Repertory) and American Psycho (Kokandy Productions). Graduated from The Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University. Eternal thanks to my friends and family! @maddie.mossner

EMILIE RENIER (Swing, Dance Captain, Fight Captain). Tours: COMPANY (1st Nat’l), Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast. Regional: Chess, Mary Poppins, Joseph and the Amazing..., Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Singin’ in the Rain, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and others. New York: Dear World (Encore’s at City Center).

MARK TRAN RUSS (Swing). He/him. Mark Tran Russ is overjoyed to ride along with Spamalot! Credits: The Cher Show (Tour), Annie (Muny), White Christmas, Funny Girl (MSMT), Beauty and the Beast (Engeman). Shenandoah MT ’23. Thanks to family, friends, and the CTG fam! IG: @markruss19

MERIDIEN TERRELL (Ensemble). Broadway: A Wonderful World (Swing). National Tour(s): Summer: The Donna Summer Musical. Select Regional: The Muny (Beauty & The Beast, The Little Mermaid, Frozen), The Lex (Chicago). MMC BFA MT ’21. To Mom, Dad, Ariane, and beloved grandparents for their enduring love.

ERIC IDLE (Book, Music & Lyrics) is one of the original six creators of Monty Python’s Flying Circus which began life on BBCTV in 1969.  They eventually made six feature films, including two of the top ten comedy movies of all time.  Eric, together with longtime collaborator and Composer John Du Prez, adapted The Holy Grail, into the hit musical Monty Python’s Spamalot, which ran for almost five years on Broadway, and popped up again on Broadway in a 2023 revival and is now touring the US. The original was nominated for 13 Tonys, winning 3, including Best Director for Mike Nichols and the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2005, plus a Drama Desk Award, and a Grammy for the authors.  They then created a Comic Oratorio Not The Messiah, He’s a Very Naughty Boy based on Monty Python’s Life of Brian, which premiered in Toronto, and played The Sydney Opera House, The Hollywood Bowl, Wolf Trap, and Carnegie Hall and was eventually filmed with most of the Pythons at The Royal Albert Hall for the 40^th Anniversary of Monty Python.  Eric wrote, directed and starred in The Rutles, the world’s first mockumentary, and in 2012 he sang his own song Always Look On the Bright Side of Life, before a billion people at the Closing Ceremony of the London Olympics.  In 2014 he directed and appeared alongside Conductor John Du Prez in the Monty Python final reunion show One Down Five To Go which sold out London’s O2 Arena for ten nights. In 2018 his Sortabiography Always Look on the Bright of Life became a New York Times Best seller.  In 2019 he was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer which he survived thanks to early diagnosis and great Doctors.   Following his appearance on The Masked Singer in 2022, he launched The Bright Side Fund (Standup2Cancer/Eric Idle) to help fund Research.  His musical play What About Dick? with songs by JDP is currently playing on Prime and his latest book The Spamalot Diaries which tell the tale of the creation of Spamalot has just been nominated for a Thurber Award. His forthcoming book Idle in Provence, A Brief History of Thyme will be published by Harpers Select in September 2026.

JOHN DU PREZ (Music). A Grammy Award winning composer, John Du Prez has scored over 20 feature films including A Fish Called Wanda, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles I-III, Once Bitten, The Meaning of Life and the cult classic “Weird Al” Yankovic’s UHF. A Trevelyan Scholar at Christ Church, Oxford (Oriental Studies) he worked as a Music Lecturer at London University 1974 -9 and was Principal Horn of the Hong Kong Philharmonic and many other orchestras. He entered the film industry composing additional music for Monty Python’s Life of Brian. It was on this project that he first worked with Eric Idle. This began their long writing partnership which culminated in Spamalot and Not The Messiah. He also worked on two movies for George Harrison’s Handmade Films (Bullshot & Shanghai Surprise) and played trumpet on many Top 20 hits with the UK salsa band Modern Romance, winners of the Best New Band 1981 award from the NY DJ Syndicate for their club hit Everybody Salsa. He was Music Director for Python’s 2014 O2 Arena concerts and recently scored the Bafta Award winning TV animation series The Clangers. He currently lives in Burbank, California and has several new musicals in development. johnduprez.com

JOSH RHODES (Director and Choreographer) is thrilled to return to the Middle Ages after directing Spamalot on Broadway. Other directing credits include the new off-Broadway musical Beau; Dear World, Mack & Mabel and Grand Hotel (Encores!); Baskerville, Guys and Dolls, and the world premiere of Regency Girls (The Old Globe); Cabaret, The Sound of Music, and Evita (The Asolo Rep); Jersey Boys and Chess (The Muny). On Broadway, Josh choreographed Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, It Shoulda Been You, First Date and Bright Star. On London’s West End, he choreographed Carousel for the English National Opera and Sweeney Todd starring Emma Thompson. Josh would love to thank his parents for showing him the Bright Side of Life.

JOHN BELL (Music Supervision & Additional Arrangements). Currently the music director of Chicago on Broadway, the longest-running American musical in history. Other Broadway: Spamalot, Into the Woods and My Fair Lady (also first national tours), Fiddler on the Roof, On the Town, An American in Paris. City Center Encores!: 12+ productions of classic musicals. Kennedy Center: Spamalot & Bye Bye Birdie. Irish Repertory Theatre: revivals of Finian’s Rainbow, On a Clear Day… Sondheim’s Marry Me A Little (recording) and Radio City Christmas Spectacular. BFA Ithaca College, MA CUNY, MBA Boston University.

PAUL TATE DEPOO III (Scenic and Projection Design) is an award-winning production designer whose work spans Broadway, opera, concerts, architecture, and large-scale experiences. Broadway: The Great Gatsby (Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Awards), Spamalot, The Cottage (OCC nomination). International and regional: Titanic, Sweeney Todd (OD Company, Seoul), Turandot (Austria), Cynthia Erivo Live (PBS), Usher: The Las Vegas Residencies + Rendez-vous à Paris, and the 2022 FIFA World Cup Opening Ceremony. A longtime collaborator with producer Jeffrey Finn, he was resident designer for the Kennedy Center’s Broadway Center Stage series. Recent work includes The Great Gatsby (West End, Seoul, National Tour), Take the Lead (Paper Mill Playhouse), and Immediate Family directed by Phylicia Rashad. Founder of Tate Design Group in New York City. pauldepoo.com

JEN CAPRIO (Costume Design). Broadway: Heart of Rock and Roll, Spamalot, Falsettos, The 25^th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. National/International: Clue, Falsettos, Joseph…, The Lion (West End/US Tour),…Spelling Bee (US Tours). TV: “The Pigeon Explains” (YouTube), “Tiny Time Travel” (PBS Kids), “Sesame Street” (seasons 47-56), “The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo” (Seasons 1-2), “Manhunt” (ACD, Apple TV+). 4 nominations, 2020 Daytime Emmy Winner for “Sesame Street.” jencaprio.com Instagram: @jencapriocostumedesign

CORY PATTAK (Lighting Design) Broadway: Spamalot, The Great Gatsby (also London & Korea), A Wonderful World. Off-Broadway: The Lucky Star, Final Follies, Stalking the Bogeyman, Handle With Care, Unlocked. Regional: Kennedy Center, The Old Globe, Weston Playhouse, Westport Country Playhouse, Portland Stage, Goodspeed, KC Rep, Everyman, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Asolo Rep, Miami New Drama, Alabama Shakespeare, Tuacahn, Ogunquit Playhouse, In the Heights in Puerto Rico, Norwegian Cruise Line and MSC Cruises. International: Sunset Boulevard, Pretty Woman (Brazil). Creator of in1: the podcast. corypattak.com @corypattak

KAI HARADA (Sound Design). Broadway: Ragtime; Dead Outlaw; A Wonderful World; Once Upon a Mattress; The Days of Wine and Roses; Merrily We Roll Along (Tony Nomination); New York, New York (Tony Nomination); Kimberly Akimbo; The Old Man and the Pool; Mister Saturday Night; Head Over Heels; The Band’s Visit (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award); Amélie; Sunday in the Park With George; Allegiance; Gigi; Fun Home; On the Town; First Date; Follies (Tony, Drama Desk Nominations); and Million Dollar Quartet. Many other musicals around the world.

HALEY PARCHER (Sound Design). Recent designs include; Broadway: Monty Python’s Spamalot, Off Broadway/Regional: The 25^th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (New World Stages), Bull Durham (Papermill Playhouse), Annie and Something Rotten (Stratford Festival), Life After (Mirvish Productions), Schmigadoon!, NINE, Tick, Tick… Boom!, Sunset Boulevard, and Guys and Dolls (Kennedy Center), High Society (Ogunquit Playhouse), Waitress and Mary Poppins (5th Avenue Theatre), The Last 5 Years (A Contemporary Theatre), and Cabaret (The Old Globe).

TOM WATSON (Hair and Wig Design) headed the wig/makeup department at the Metropolitan Opera for 17 years. He has designed more than 100 Broadway productions. Wicked, Rock of Ages, The King & I, Fiddler on the Roof, Oslo, Falsettos, The Little Foxes, My Fair Lady, Plaza Suite, Parade, Spamalot (revival), Just In Time, Floyd Collins and Ragtime.

DEREK KOLLURI (Associate Director) is a director, writer and actor out of NYC. He’s also the Associate Director for Shucked (Broadway, First National Tour). He has worked at theaters across the country, including Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the Rude Mechs, The Folger in DC, the Guthrie, and The Public. Derek is the former Artistic Director of Theatre en Bloc, Austin, TX.

MICHAEL FATICA (Associate Choreographer). Beetlejuice (Broadway/Tour/Australia/Viva), Spamalot (Tour), Matilda (International Tour), Radio City New York Spring Spectacular. Choreographer: Up With a Twist (Virgin, Brilliant Lady), Dreams/Paradise (Celebrity Cruise Lines), Speakeasy Immersive, Newsies (FSU). 8-time Broadway veteran. Love to my knight, Joe.
@michaelfatica

RAY WETMORE & JR GOODMAN (Production Props Supervisors) are co-owners of More Good Productions, a NYC based design and production company. Current Tours/Broadway: &Juliet, Water for Elephants, Kimberly Akimbo, The Notebook, Hell’s Kitchen, The Great Gatsby, Stereophonic, Stranger Things The First Shadow, Chess, Maybe Happy Ending, Just In Time, Buena Vista Social Club.

RANDY COHEN KEYBOARDS (Synthesizer Programming). RCK has programmed keyboards or provided electronic music tech services for over 125 Broadway shows including Hamilton, The Book of Mormon, Kinky Boots, and  In the Heights. TV: Sesame Street, The Electric Company. Thanks to Tim, Sam, Nick, and Drew.

DAVID LAI (Music Contractor). Just In Time, Sweeney Todd, Hadestown, LCT’s Camelot, My Fair Lady, The King and I, South Pacific, Come From Away, Cats, Evita, Mary Poppins, Bonnie and Clyde, Jesus Christ Superstar, Riverdance. MD/conductor Broadway Phantom (6,000-plus performances). Multiple Grammy-winning record producer, eleven Grammy-nominated albums, Emmy winner.

JONATHAN W. GORST (Music Director) is thrilled to be a part of Monty Python’s Spamalot after spending most of his youth reciting lines from the movies with his friends.  This will mark his 17th year of touring as a Music Director for various productions.

PATRICK MULRYAN (Dialect Coach). Broadway: Yellow Face; Left on Tenth; Harry Potter and the Cursed Child; Spamalot (national tour). Off-Broadway: The Play that Goes Wrong; Corruption. Regional: Huntington, Hartford Stage, Gulfshore Playhouse. Faculty: The Juilliard School.

GEOFF JOSSELSON CASTING (Casting Director). Productions include the Broadway revival of Monty Python’s Spamalot, The Velocity of Autumn, ...Spelling Bee (2025 revival), Beau, Cellino v. Barnes, Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, as well as many productions for Arena Stage, Asolo Rep, The Civilians, Irish Repertory Theatre, Kennedy Center, Old Globe, Paper Mill Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse, Pittsburgh CLO, Signature Theatre. josscasting.com

SIGHTLINE PRODUCTIONS (Production Management). Sightline’s current and recent projects include Spamalot Braodway & National Tour, Liberation, Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Mamma Mia!, Hadestown 2^nd National Tour, Gruesome Playground Injuries, Archduke, 44: The Obama Musical, Gypsy, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, Take a Banana for The Ride, Joy: A New True Musical, Duke & Roya, and more.

MATTHEW BROOKS (Production Stage Manager). He/him. Selected National Tours: Life of Pi; Company; Jesus Christ Superstar; and A Christmas Story. Selected Regional: Asolo Repertory Theatre; Colorado Shakespeare Festival; and New York Stage and Film. Thanks to Joe and Josh; Heather; my parents; and mi amore Nia most of all. Proud AEA member and graduate of the University of Illinois. matthewibbrooks.com

ANNA K. RAINS (Stage Manager). Touring: Mrs. Doubtfire, Blue Man Group, Phantom of the Opera, An American in Paris. Immersive: Queen’s Ball: A Bridgerton Experience (Netflix). Regional: Muny, Tuacahn, North Carolina Theatre, Juilliard. Proud NC State alum. Love to Mom, Dad, and the dogs at home.

DANI BERMAN (Assistant Stage Manager). Broadway: Dead Outlaw. National Tour: Parade, Mean Girls. Select Off-Broadway and Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, Roundabout Theatre, The Public Theater, MCC, O’Neill Theater Center. Ithaca College BFA SM ’22. Love and thanks to Mom, Dad, and Noa.

JAMES NEAL (Company Manager) is overjoyed to be bringing this hysterical show across North America. Previous Tours: Shucked, Disney’s Frozen, Disney’s Aladdin, OKLAHOMA! 2019 Revival, Charlie…Chocolate Factory, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas! For Pam, Joe, and Abigail. UCF ’20 ’25.

RCI THEATRICALS (General Manager). Current and recent Broadway and touring productions include & Juliet, Hadestown, Liberation, Shucked, Glengarry Glen Ross, Gypsy, Our Town, Harmony, Monty Python’s Spamalot, Heart of Rock & Roll, Jagged Little Pill, Pictures From Home, Ohio State Murders, Take Me Out, American Buffalo, The Minutes, Ain’t Too Proud, The Inheritance, Oklahoma!, Anastasia rcitheatricals.com

BOND THEATRICAL (Tour Booking, Marketing & Publicity) is an independently-owned theatrical booking, marketing and publicity company representing award-winning Broadway shows and live entertainment properties. BOND connects artists and audiences by forming strategic, authentic and profitable partnerships between producers and presenters across North America. For a complete list of current projects, please visit BondTheatrical.com

THE SOCIAL TEAM (Social Media) is a creative, organic social media agency specializing in bringing strategy, storytelling, and scroll-stopping content to theatre, live events, and entertainment brands’ feeds. thesocialteam.com / @tst.nyc

JEFFREY FINN (Producer) is a two-time Tony Award-winning Broadway producer. Following the acclaimed 2023 revival of Spamalot on Broadway, he is thrilled to bring this show to audiences across the country on its North American tour. Jeffrey formerly served as the SVP of Artistic Programming & the Executive Producer of Theater at the Kennedy Center; where he founded and was the Artistic Director/Producer for the Broadway Center Stage series which has transferred several shows to Broadway and NYC. @jeffreyfinn

ROY FURMAN (Co-Producer). Producer of 17 Tony-award winning best musicals or plays. Currently on Broadway: Ragtime, Art, MJ, Book of Mormon (Tony award), Moulin Rouge (Tony). Forthcoming:  Purple Rain and Giant. Executive producer of James Lapine’s film Custody and PBS’ “Mike Nichols Show” and a Grammy winner for The Color Purple. Vice chairman, Jefferies Financial Group, former vice chairman of Lincoln Center, president and chairman emeritus of Film @ Lincoln Center.

STEVE TRAXLER (Co-Producer). Producer of 70+ Broadway/West End productions.  In 1995 he co-founded Jam Theatricals serving as President & CEO and presenting Broadway seasons in 30 cities, concerts, comedy and tours throughout the US; in 2012 he oversaw the revitalization of the National Theatre in Washington DC (Est 1835) ensuring its legacy for pre-Broadway shows; in late 2019 Nederlander Organization acquired the company.  He continues to produce on Bway today.

TRUNFIO MCGILL (Co-Producer). Dennis Trunfio is a two-time Tony Award-winning producer who proudly brings conversation-starting and history-making live theatre to US and UK audiences. Select credits include: Broadway: Two Strangers…, Sunset Blvd. (Tony Award), Good Night, and Good Luck, Merrily We Roll Along (Tony Award). UK: The Talented Mr. Ripley, Clarkston. Evan McGill (@theevanmcgill) is a three-time Tony Award-winning Broadway and West End producer and founder of Broadway Investment Alliance (InvestmentBroadway.com). Select credits include: Broadway: Two Strangers…, Sunset Blvd. (Tony Award), The Outsiders (Tony Award), Parade (Tony Award). West End: Evita.

THEATRICAL RIGHTS WORLDWIDE (Co-Producer). Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW), comprised of TRW Musicals, TRW Plays, and TRW Production, was founded in 2006 by Owner and CEO Steve Spiegel. Headquartered in NYC and London, TRW provides stage performance rights to schools, amateur and professional theatres. TRW’s catalog includes Boop!, Swept Away, Pirates! The Penzance Musical, Jersey Boys, The Prom, The Addams Family and Monty Python’s Spamalot.

MARY LU ROFFE (Co-Producer). 3-time Tony winner, who has been producing on and off Broadway, in London and National Tours for 30+ years. This Lady of the Lake (Michigan) resides in Chicago and loves Spamalot a lot!

BOB BOYETT (Co-Producer). Broadway (partial): Purlie Victorious; Shucked; Some Like It Hot; Company; Tootsie; …Mockingbird; Dear Evan Hanson; One Man, Two Guvnors; The Drowsy Chaperone; War Horse; The History Boys; South Pacific; The Coast of Utopia; Spamalot. Named Commander of British Empire for services to drama by Queen Elizabeth II.

INDEPENDENT PRESENTERS NETWORK (Co-Producer). Consortium of over 30 leading presenters of touring Broadway in the U.S., U.K., and Asia. Recent/Upcoming:  The Outsiders, Moulin Rouge!, The Devil Wears Prada, &Juliet, Purple Rain.

TANNINGER ENTERTAINMENT (Co-Producer). Tony & Olivier Award winners Jay Krottinger, Ryan Jude Tanner, Patricia G. Chernicky. Broadway: The Queen of Versailles, Two Strangers..., The Outsiders. Developing Oh L’Amour – The Erasure Musical. TanningerEntertainment.com & EvanMcGill.com

JOHN GORE ORGANIZATION (Co-Producer) is a leading presenter, distributor, and marketer of Broadway theater worldwide. Under the supervision of 25-time Tony-winning producer John Gore, family of companies includes Broadway Across America and Broadway.com.

JAMES L. NEDERLANDER (Co-Producer) is a production division of the multinational theatrical entities owned by James L. Nederlander. They have produced innumerable plays, musicals, operas, ballets, and concerts.

THE SHUBERT ORGANIZATION (Co-Producer). Under the leadership of Robert E. Wankel, chairman and CEO, Shubert operates 17 Broadway and six Off-Broadway theatres and has produced hundreds of shows. Current productions include Purlie Victorious, To Kill a Mockingbird tour, The Outsiders and Stephen Sondheim’s final show Here We Are.

WALPORT PRODUCTIONS (Co-Producer). Led by Carol and Robert Walport. Most recently, U.S.: Operation Mincemeat, Suffs, Gutenberg!. U.K.: Legally Blonde, Stereophonic, The Diana Mixtape. For our littles, Tommy and Zoe.
walportproductions.com

HORNOS ROTTEMBERG (Co-Producer). Ricardo Hornos is a multiple Tony and Olivier award-winning director, writer, and producer. Tomás Rottemberg is an award-winning international producer and owner of sixteen commercial theaters.

THE ARACA GROUP (Co-Producer) is a Tony Award-winning Broadway producing and merchandising company founded in 1997 by partners Matthew Rego, Michael Rego and Hank Unger. araca.com

GARY AND MARLENE COHEN (Co-Producers). Broadway, world tours, West End, Tony and Olivier award winners. Selected credits: Come From Away, Glengarry Glen Ross, Othello, Good Night Good Luck, An Enemy of the People, Tootsie, Sunset Blvd.

ONE QUEEN TWO KNIGHTS (Co-Producer). Jamie deRoy: 15 Tony Awards. 160+ shows. 35 years hosting Jamie deRoy & friends. Warren Handelman: Invested/co-produced 35+ Broadway/West End productions. Next up, Little Dancer.  Elliott Cornelious: 2x Tony Nominated producer & Grammy winning Broadway actor of 25 years. Eclaycorn.com

NIEDLAND PITTELMAN (Co-Producer). Suzanne L. Niedland: Broadway: Smash, Spamalot, Here Lies Love, Plaza Suite, Children of a Lesser God. West End: Plaza Suite. Nancy Pittelman: is a Producer for Disney Live Entertainment.  Thank you to my investors, parents, and Jeffrey.

ERGO ENTERTAINMENT (Co-Producer). Partners Elie Landau, Yeeshai Gross, and Donny Epstein’s Broadway credits include Meteor Shower, You’re Welcome America…, The Homecoming, Speed-the-Plow, and Long Day’s Journey…(Tony winner).  Film: Paper Clips (Emmy nomination), Let It Snow.

SUSAN GALLIN (Co-Producer). In fifth grade Susan began her theater career in Simon and Garfunkel’s Alice in Wonderland. She went on to produce theater On and Off Broadway, groundbreaking shows as diverse as Stomp and Angels in America.

THE ARRAY VIII (Co-Producer). Active producers, Rosemary and Kenneth Willman (multiple Olivier and Tony Awards) and Ron Burrage, are delighted to be joined by Jon Staenberg making his co-producing debut.

KNIGHTS OF INFINITE JEST (Co-Producer). Neil Gooding (@goodingneil) and Ankit Agrawal (@ankita1013), theatrical knights behind Just In Time and Buena Vista Social Club, proudly join Spamalot’s gloriously ridiculous quest for laughter, coconuts, and eternal musical brilliance.

FOUR BOROUGHS (Co-Producer). Tony Award-winner Cason Crane, Red Spear Productions, Sarah Coyne & Jack O’Reilly, and Erick Meléndez are thrilled to be a part of the Spamalot national tour.

THE ACTORS AND STAGE MANAGERS EMPLOYED IN THIS PRODUCTION ARE MEMBERS OF ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION, THE UNION OF PROFESSIONAL ACTORS AND STAGE MANAGERS IN THE UNITED STATES.

The musicians employed in this production are members of the Associated Musicians of Greater New York, Local 802 of the American Federation of Musicians.

The Director and Choreographer are members of the STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS SOCIETY, a national theatrical labor union.

United Scenic Artists • Local USA 829
of the I.A.T.S.E. represents The Designers & Scenic Artists for the American Theatre

Backstage and Front of the House Employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.).

ATPAM, the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers (IATSE Local 18032), represents the Press Agents, Company Managers and Theatre Managers employed on this production.

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Dramatists Guild: The writer/s of this production are members of the national trade association of professional playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists.

This production is produced by a member of The Broadway League in collaboration with our professional union-represented employees.

Some musicians playing in the orchestra for this performance are represented by the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, Local 76-483, AFL-CIO.

by Beth Pollack

Monty Python was a British comedy troupe consisting of founders Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. All the Pythons had worked as writers and comedy performers for other television shows before forming Monty Python; their similar senses of humor as well as a shared desire to push boundaries and break comedy norms drove them to develop their ini-tial work on Monty Python’s Flying Circus, a sketch show that ran for 45 episodes from 1969-1974 on the BBC.

In 1974, work began on their first feature film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail. As was the case with Flying Circus, each of the Pythons performed multiple roles over the course of the film; the film was also directed by the two Terrys of the group, Terry Jones and Terry Gil-liam. The film was financed by a variety of rock bands looking for tax breaks, including Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin.

Adapted from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python’s Spamalot premiered on Broadway in 2005 and won three Tony Awards®, including Best Musical. The project was spearheaded by Eric Idle, who wrote the book and collaborated on the music and lyrics with British composer John Du Prez. As a collective, the Py-thons would go on to create a total of five theatrical films, a series of TV specials, more than 15 albums, and multiple stage shows featuring sketches, music, and dance.

It is hard to overstate the influence of Monty Python; their effect on comedy has been likened to The Beatles’ effect on music. Prominent comedians from both sides of The Pond have cited their work as a for-mative influence; films and television shows often pay homage to their work; comedy writers cite the various ways in which Monty Python changed how comedic scripts are crafted; actors reference Python cre-ations when explaining how they fashion their own characterizations.

Monty Python is such a cultural force that their influence extends be-yond the artistic world. There are asteroids named after Monty Python and its members, as is the programming language Python; Python also includes several references to the Pythons and their creations. Prehis-toric creatures, genetic mutations, ice cream flavors, beer, and even a compost heap in New Zealand all bear Python-related names. “Pytho-nesque” has become a commonly accepted word found in standard dictionaries. Monty Python’s work is so pervasive that a casual fan might not even realize the ways in which it has become a part of our everyday experiences; for example, using the word “spam” to refer-ence unsolicited email is itself a reference to Monty Python’s 1970 “Spam” sketch.

If you delight in quoting their iconic sketches, you’re in for a treat with Monty Python’s Spamalot and if you’re Python-literate under duress, you can always call out, “Help! Help! I’m being repressed!” – surely a Python fan is in earshot and would love to assist in finishing the scene.

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