Review: 'Monty Python's SPAMALOT' by Landmark Community Theatre

Photo 1 by Patti Rice and selfie with Ziggy by Matt Cornish

Sir Galahad: The grail is a cup.
Sir Robin: God the almighty and all-knowing has misplaced a cup?

Thomaston, CT - ‘Monty Python’s SPAMALOT’ is billed as “a new musical lovingly ripped off from the motion picture ‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail.’ That original screenplay has quite a pedigree, including Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin. The book and lyrics were written by Mr. Idle and with music by John Du Prez and Mr. Idle. So one knows that this show will definitely not be high drama, or a shortened version of the musical ‘Camelot.’ Oh no, SPAMALOT is a most irreverent parody of the Arthurian legend with British humor of the highest (Ex) caliber, and the production of this wonderfully fun musical put together by Landmark Community Theater at the Thomaston Opera House is so hysterically funny that the entire opening night audience laughed their way through the two hours.

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At the opening night of the first show of the Landmark season, the production team of the upcoming ‘Hairspray’ was up in the balcony. Broadway’s Melissa Follo Perry will direct her signature piece and CJ Barber (‘The Happy Elf’) will star as the one and only Tracy Turnblad. Thanks also to Pam Monahan for coming with me to opening night.

This hysterically funny and colorful version of ‘SPAMALOT’ runs Feb. 3, 4, 10, 11 at 8PM, Feb. 5, 12 at 2PM at the historic Thomaston Opera House Main Stage. It is definitely worth the trip to Thomaston for the nonstop laughter to get away from reality for just a while...here...in...SPAM - A - LOT.

Nancy Sasso Janis (@nancysjanis417) is one of the newest members of the Connecticut Critics Circle and continues to contribute theatre news to Patch.com. Check out her Facebook page Connecticut Theater Previews.