‘Monty Python’s Spamalot’ at Fabulous Fox a laugh-filled, fun-filled evening that thoroughly entertains and delights and…(how many more glowing terms can you think of?)…Don’t miss this show and add your own

By Daniel Hines
Publisher
America’s Seniors at www.TodaysSeniorsNetwork.com

I knew I was hooked on ‘Spamalot’ when King Arthur came galloping on stage on his imaginary pony, skipping along, whipping his own side like he was riding a horse , followed by his loyal aide clicking coconuts together to make it sound like Arthur was riding a horse.

Why?  Because that was the fun kind of make-believe when I was a small boy playing ‘Cowboys & Indians’, and always being politically correct before there was such a thing, I made believe I was an Indian.n.

And therein lies  the secrety of the fun afforded by ‘Spamalot’…it’s just balls-out fun, make believe (even to the point of the characters not realizing until the end of the evening that they are in a Broadway s how) that had the audience laughing throughout.

There is no real plot. The premise is ridiculous.  The songs are satirical rip-offs of Broadway clichés, particularly  Andrew Lloyd Webber numbers.  The costumesare outlandish.  Imagine the Three Stooges, the Marx Brothers, Abbot and Costello all on the stage at the same time. Put some of them in drag, some in Medievl costumes, throw in some sexy female dancers and you have ‘Spamalot’.  Good Lord, how I loved this show.

This show is so much fun, you can almost overlook how really talented the performers are.  Michael l Siberry is a John Kerry-like Arthur who muddles throughout in a really funny understated performance.  I particularly liked his dancing on the table with other knights, where with the help of his beloved ‘horse’ ‘Patsy’, played by the really funny Jeff Dumas, he ‘taps’ without moving his feet.

Pia Glenn is a sizzling ‘Lady of the Lake’ belting out comical songs with such seriousness that you almost believe that these really are ballads or torch songs.  Add to that the fact that she is really hot, making all the men in the audience ready to go down to the river hoping someone like her will come up out of the muddy waters. 

The comedy relies heavily upon the ensemble cast, each of which gets an opportunity to deliver some totally ridiculous lines that cause  the audience to first snicker and then really laugh, almost as though it is afraid that if it laughs too soon, someone will think they’re not smart.

The ensemble consists of Rick Holmes  as a  Sir Lancelot befuddled by his sexuality,  Bradley Dean as Sir Galahad, Christopher Gurr as Sir Bedevere and David Turner as Sir Robin.

 A word about the stage set—It ‘s a combination of ‘Wheel of Fortune’, Sunday school-type pupeteering, outlandish colors and lights—in short a perfect compliment to the entire evening.

Now, if it sounds like this is going to be nothing more than an evening of rock ‘em-sock ‘em silliness—well, you’re right.

And, it couldn’t come at a better time to provide us all some relief from the self-important talking heads throwing mud across our television screens, corrupting our political processes and making us all wish they’d just go away. 

I don’t want ‘Spamalot’ to go away, and neither will you.  We’re told that there are especially prime seats available in the last two weeks, so if you want to be reminded of just what it’s like to laugh, don’t miss this performance.