The new production of the Monty Python classic is as funny as ever.
AfterCamelot, it only makes sense to go toSpamalot.
But other classicMonty Python and the Holy Grailbits are greatly enhanced by the addition of music.
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But what really stands out from this production is its commitment to big, brassy Broadway spectacle.
Nowhere is this more on display than in the big gay wedding.
Just think, in 1000 years this will still be controversial, notes one character.
‘Spamalot’ revival.Matthew Murphy/Evan Zimmerman
But true Broadway razzle-dazzle never goes out of style.Grade: A-
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