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Monty Python's Spamalot [Original Broadway Cast Recording]

Original Broadway Cast
1 disc

1. Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Tuning
2. Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Overture
3. Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 1. Historian's Introduction to Act 1
4. Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 1. Finland / Fish Schlapping Dance
5. Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 1. Monks Chant / He Is Not Dead Yet
6. Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 1. Come With Me
7. Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 1. Laker Girls Cheer
8. Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 1. The Song That Goes Like This
9. Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 1. He Is Not Dead Yet (Playoff)
10. Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 1. All For One
11. Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 1. Knights Of The Round Table / The Song That Goes Like This (Reprise)
12. Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 1. Find Your Grail
13. Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 1. Run Away!
14. Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 1. The Intermission
15. Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 2. Historian's Introduction To Act 2
16. Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 2. Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life
17. Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 2. Brave Sir Robin
18. Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 2. You Won't Succeed On Broadway
19. Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 2. Diva's Lament (Whatever Happened To My Part?)
20. Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 2. Where Are You?
21. Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 2. His Name Is Lancelot
22. Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 2. I'm All Alone
23. Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 2. Twice In Every Show
24. Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Act 2. Act 2 Finale
25. Monty Python's Spamalot, musical play: Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life (Company Bow)
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Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 000426502
Credits

Producer Eric Idle; John Du Prez; Eric Idle; John Du Prez
Engineer Frank Filipetti
Composer: John Du Prez.
Composer/Lyricist: Eric Idle.
Personnel: Scott Kuney (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, banjo, ukulele); Abe Appleman, Maura Giannini, Hae Young Ham, Michael Roth , Ming Yeh, Martin Agee, Cenovia Cummins, Suzanne Ornstein (violin); Tom Rosenthal, Richard Brice, Lois Martin (viola); Diane Barere, Stephanie Cummins, Jeanne LeBlanc (cello); Kenny Dybisz (flute, piccolo, recorder, clarinet, oboe, alto saxophone); Alden Banta (clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, tenor saxophone); John Chudoba (trumpet, piccolo trumpet); Anthony Gorruso (trumpet); Zohar Schondorf (French horn); Mark Patterson (trombone); Anthony Geralis (piano, synthesizer); Ethyl Will (keyboards); David Kuhn (acoustic bass, electric bass); Sean McDaniel (drums, percussion); David Mancuso (timpani, percussion).
Audio Mixers: Frank Filipetti; Jason Stasium.
Liner Note Author: John Du Prez.
Recording information: Right Track Recording Studios, New York, NY (02/07/2005).
Directors: Todd Ellison; Mike Nichols .
Photographer: Larry Mah.
Arranger: Glen Kelly.
Silliness abounds on the Broadway cast recording of MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT, a loose adaptation of the revered (and much-quoted) film MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL. Penned by Python member Eric Idle (along with his musical collaborator John Du Prez), SPAMALOT follows the absurd adventures of King Arthur (Tim Curry) and his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Robin (David Hyde Pierce) and Sir Lancelot (Hank Azaria). While the production plays into the conventions of the musical, with plenty of over-the-top singing, it also subverts those cliches, most notably on the hilarious "The Song That Goes Like This," which skewers the Broadway standard of sugary-sweet romantic duets (where a couple can "overact like hell"). Throughout SPAMALOT, cheeky Python-esque humor is always on hand, so much so that the production even includes "Always Look on the Bright Side Of Life," the classic sing-along number from another favorite Python movie, LIFE OF BRIAN.
Critic Reviews

Rolling Stone (No. 975, p.76) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[D]avid Hyde Pierce, Tim Curry and others [belt out] spoofy and ridiculously clever tunes that don't need to be seen to be believed or enjoyed."