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Monty Python's Spamalot - Broadway Creative Team


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Graham Chapman Source Material
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John Cleese Source Material
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John Du Prez Composer
John Du Prez is a British musician and composer, best known for his work in film, television, and theatre. Born on December 26, 1946, in Sheffield, England, Du Prez began his musical career as a member of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, a British comedy rock group, in the 1960s. He later went on to collaborate with Monty Python, providing music for their films and live shows. Du Prez made his Broadway debut in 2005 as the composer for the musical Spamalot, which was based on the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The show was a huge success, winning ... read more
Terry Gilliam Source Material
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Eric Idle Source Material
(Based on screenplay)
Bookwriter
Composer
Lyricist
Eric Idle is a British comedian, actor, writer, and musician who is best known for his work with the comedy group Monty Python. Born on March 29, 1943, in South Shields, England, Idle attended Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he became involved in the Cambridge Footlights, a student comedy troupe that has produced many famous comedians over the years. After graduating from Cambridge, Idle worked as a writer and performer on various TV shows in the UK, including "The Frost Report" and "Do Not Adjust Your Set". In 1969, he co-created "Monty Python's Flying Circus" with fellow comedians Graham Chapman, John Cleese, ... read more
Terry Jones Source Material
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Michael Palin Source Material
(Based on screenplay)
Raul Abrego Assistant Scenic Designer
GRS Associates Producer
Alden Banta Reeds
Diane Barere Cello
Bob Boyett Producer
David Brian Brown Hair And Wig Designer
Broadway highlights: Dear Evan Hansen, She Loves Me, Curious Incident..., Gigi, The Bridges of Madison County, If/Then, Macbeth, Death of a Salesman, Follies, Sister Act, Arcadia, A Steady Rain, Shrek, The Little Mermaid, Legally Blonde, Spamalot, Tarzan, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Nine, Gypsy, Sweet Smell of Success, The Invention of Love, Aida, The Iceman Cometh, Chicago, Side Show, Steel Pier. Film/TV credits: "Peter Pan Live!" (NBC), "The Sound of Music Live!" (NBC), It’s Complicated, Angels in America (Emmy-nominated), To Wong Foo... ... read more
Boneau / Bryan-Brown Press Representative
Joseph A. Campayno Make-Up Designer
Broadway: Jersey Boys; Spamalot; ...Spelling Bee; The Producers; Mamma Mia!; Phantom…; Good Vibrations; Bombay Dreams; Oklahoma!; Flower Drum Song; Imaginary Friends; Metamorphoses. Nat’l tour: Disney’s On the Record; Les Miserables. Lincoln Center: The Frogs; Contact; Thou Shalt Not; A Man of No Importance; Anything Goes (concert). Off-Broadway: Second Stage. Regional: Williamstown Theatre Festival; Kennedy Center; La Jolla Playhouse; Yale Rep. Film: The Producers The Musical. Ms. Rubin is a member of the Casting Society of America. ... read more
Cory Ching Assistant Costume Designer
John Chudoba Lead Trumpet
Michael Curry Puppetry Consultant
Michael's approach is unique, as he chooses to design and fabricate with a long-term team in his Oregon studio. The scenic designs, puppetry and performance effects from Michael Curry Design have been the cornerstone of shows for the past 30 years. Michael is best known for his work with The Lion King on Broadway, the Olympic Opening Ceremonies, Met Opera, Cirque du Soleil and other worldwide spectacles. ... read more
David DeBesse Fight Director
Fight Director
David DeBesse appeared in the ensemble of Macbeth on Broadway in 1988, and was the Fight Director on Monty Python's Spamalot in 2005. ... read more
John Du Prez Composer
John Du Prez is a British musician and composer, best known for his work in film, television, and theatre. Born on December 26, 1946, in Sheffield, England, Du Prez began his musical career as a member of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, a British comedy rock group, in the 1960s. He later went on to collaborate with Monty Python, providing music for their films and live shows. Du Prez made his Broadway debut in 2005 as the composer for the musical Spamalot, which was based on the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The show was a huge success, winning ... read more
Ken Dybisz Reeds
Andy Edwards Assistant Designer
(UK)
Todd Ellison Musical Director
Vocal Music Arranger
Conductor
Tisch/Avnet Financial Associate Producer
Mary Kathrine Flynt Production Assistant
Laura Frank Moving Light Programmer
Roy Furman Producer
Credits include Evita, The Book of Mormon, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Seminar. Recent productions: House of Blue Leaves, West Side Story, La Bete, Come Fly Away, Ragtime, Gypsy, The Color Purple, Spamalot. Co-founded the investment firm Furman Selz, currently vice chairman Jeffries & Company. Vice chairman of Lincoln Center, Chairman emeritus of the Film Society of Lincoln Center, vice president NY City Opera. ... read more
Nathan Gehan Assistant Company Manager
Antony Geralis Keyboard 2 and Accordion
Assistant Conductor
Lisa Gilbar Production Associate
Allan S. Gordon Producer
Allan S. Gordon is a prominent Broadway producer and theatre owner, known for his contributions to the theatre industry. Born in Canada, Gordon began his career in the entertainment industry as a stage manager, before transitioning to producing. Gordon's Broadway producing credits include the Tony Award-winning productions of "The Elephant Man" (1979), "Barnum" (1980), and "Master Harold...and the Boys" (1982). He also produced the popular musical "Me and My Girl" (1986), which ran for over 1,400 performances. In addition to his work as a producer, Gordon is also a theatre owner. He is the co-owner of the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, which has ... read more
Anthony Gorruso Trumpet
Randi Grossman Associate Producer
Tim Hatley Scenic Designer
Costume Designer
Tim has designed extensively for the National Theatre, West End and Broadway. Recent credits include: Dreamgirls (Savoy Theatre); Travesties (Menier Chocolate Factory, West End, Broadway); Ghosts (Almeida, West End, BAM); Little Eyolf (Almeida); Temple (Donmar); Enemy of the People, Pyjama Game (Chichester Festival Theatre); Mr. Foote’s Other Leg (Hampstead, West End); The Bodyguard (West End, UK Tour, US Tour, Cologne, Korea); Shrek (West End, Broadway, UK Tour, US Tour); Spamalot (West End, Broadway, US Tour, Las Vegas); Singin’ in the Rain, My Fair Lady (Chatelet Paris) and Carmen (Royal Ballet). Film credits include: Closer, Notes on a Scandal and Stage Beauty. Tim is ... read more
Larry Hochman Orchestrator
Hochman has worked on 18 Broadway shows including The Prom, Hello, Dolly! (Outer Critics Circle), Book of Mormon (Tony Award, Drama Desk), She Loves Me (Drama Desk), Something Rotten!, Addams Family, Pippin, Scottsboro Boys, Spamalot. 7 Tony nominations, 7 Drama Desk nominations, MSM Distinguished Alumni. Hochman's television work includes Nickelodeon's Wonder Pets! (Five Emmys as composer), 18 Films including Marvin Hamlisch's The Informant! Recordings, as well as concerts for Paul McCartney, Eric Idle, Audra McDonald, Barry Manilow, Boston Pops, and NY Philharmonic. ... read more
Eric Idle Book, Lyrics and Music
Eric Idle is a British comedian, actor, writer, and musician who is best known for his work with the comedy group Monty Python. Born on March 29, 1943, in South Shields, England, Idle attended Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he became involved in the Cambridge Footlights, a student comedy troupe that has produced many famous comedians over the years. After graduating from Cambridge, Idle worked as a writer and performer on various TV shows in the UK, including "The Frost Report" and "Do Not Adjust Your Set". In 1969, he co-created "Monty Python's Flying Circus" with fellow comedians Graham Chapman, John Cleese, ... read more
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Craig Johnson Lead Trumpet
Beth Johnson Dance Captain
Michael Keller Musical Coordinator
Music Coordination for Broadway: The Book of Mormon, American Idiot, The Addams Family, Million Dollar Quartet, Memphis, Billy Elliot, Wicked, Mamma Mia, The Lion King; National Tour coordination: Les Misérables, Next To Normal, 9 to 5, Billy Elliot, In The Heights, Shrek, The Lion King, West Side Story, Wicked. Barbra Streisand Concerts (1994-2007). ... read more
Glen Kelly Music Arranger
Music supervisor and arranger for Broadway's The Producers. Other Broadway credits include The Book of Mormon, Spamalot, The Drowsy Chaperone, Beauty and the Beast, The Frogs, High Society, Steel Pier, Dance a Little Closer and A Christmas Carol. For New York City Ballet, he arranged the music and co-wrote the libretto (with Susan Stroman) for Double Feature. Other ballet credits include Thou Swell (for NYCB) and But Not for Me for the Martha Graham Company. ... read more
Mahlon Kruse Stage Manager
Production Stage Manager
Broadway: Original companies of Monty Python's Spamalot, Man of La Mancha (revival), Oklahoma! (revival), The Lion King, Barbara Cook's Broadway, Barbara Cook's Mostly Sondheim and Miss Saigon. Other Broadway credits include Avenue Q, Mamma Mia, A Thousand Clowns, Aida, numerous concerts, benefits, readings and one-offs. National Tours: Miss Saigon, The Phantom of the Opera. International: served as Production Supervisor for original productions of Spamalot in Las Vegas, London and the national tour, as well as the Stuttgart, Manila and Asia tour companies of Miss Saigon. ... read more
Dave Kuhn Bass
Scott Kuney Guitars
Ann Labin Concert Master
Elie Landau Company Manager
Peter Lawrence Associate Director
Production Stage Manager
Allison A. Lee Stage Manager
Vivien Leone Associate Special Effects Designer
Chad Lewis Production Assistant
Stage Manager
Frank Lombardi Production Stage Manager
Production Stage Manager
101 Productions, Ltd. General Manager
Arielle Tepper Madover is a Tony Award-winning Theater & Film Producer, native New Yorker, and founder of premier concierge service, WhatShouldWeDo?! She also serves as the Board Chair for The Public Theater in New York. In 1998, after graduating from Syracuse University, Madover founded Arielle Tepper Madover Productions, a theatrical production company to develop and produce plays and musicals both on and off Broadway. Her first production was John Leguizamo's Freak, a semi-autobiographical one-person play that ran for six months at the Cort Theater in New York. Arielle’s producing credits include the film Genius and many acclaimed Broadway and Off-Broadway shows ... read more
Marshall Magoon Magic Consultant
Dave Mancuso Percussion
Joan Marcus Production Photographer
Robert J. Martin Assistant Costume Designer
Elaine J. McCarthy Projection Designer
Recent Broadway designs include The People in the Picture, Impressionism, Thurgood, Spamalot, Assassins, Man of La Mancha, Into the Woods and Judgment at Nuremberg. Opera designs include Great Scott, Everest, Iolanta, Tristan and Isolde, Moby Dick (Dallas Opera); Dead Man Walking (Houston Opera); Mazeppa (Metropolitan Opera); War and Peace (Kirov and Met Opera); Tan Dun?s The Gate; and Peter Sellar?s The Peony Pavilion. Off-Broadway designs include Frequency Hopping (set and projection), Embedded, The Stendhal Syndrome, Suitcase, Speaking in Tongues and The Thing About Men. Regional designs include Distracted (set and projection), Limonade Tous les Jours, Fran?s Bed, Once in a ... read more
Gregory Meeh Special Effects Designer
Gregory Meeh designs special effects for theatre, opera and film. Credits: Kà, Cirque du Soleil. Broadway: An Act of God, Misery, Doctor Zhivago, The Last Ship, The Addams Family, Spamalot, Twelfth Night (Lincoln Center, Eddy Award), An Inspector Calls (Drama Desk Award), The Phantom of the Opera. ... read more
Aaron Meier Press Associate
Edward Nelson Company Manager
IPN members bring Broadway productions to more than 110 cities through North America and Japan. Recent Broadway, London, U.S. and international tours include Monty Python's Spamalot, The Color Purple, Throughly Modern Millie, Bombay Dreams, Starlight Express, The King and I and Edward Scissorhands. ... read more
Casey Nicholaw Choreographer
Casey Nicholaw is currently represented on Broadway as director/choreographer of Mean Girls (Tony nominations for Best Direction & Choreography), Disney’s Aladdin (Tony, Drama Desk & Outer Critics Circle nominations for Best Choreography) and co-director/choreographer of The Book of Mormon (Tony, Drama Desk & Outer Critics Circle awards for co-director and nominations in the same categories for Choreography; Olivier winner for Best Choreography). Represented on the West End as director/choreographer of Dreamgirls, The Book of Mormon and Aladdin. His other Broadway credits as director/choreographer: Tuck Everlasting, Something Rotten! (Tony nominee, Best Director), Elf, The Drowsy Chaperone (Tony, Drama Desk & Outer Critics ... read more
Mike Nichols Director
Mike Nichols has been a director of stage and screen for more than 40 years. His Broadway directing credits include Death of Salesman, Barefoot in the Park, Luv, The Odd Couple, Plaza Suite, The Prisoner of Second Avenue, The Real Thing and Spamalot, for all of which he was awarded the Tony for Best Direction. Film credits include Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf; The Graduate (Academy Award for Best Direction); Catch 22; Carnal Knowledge; Silkwood; Working Girl; Postcards From The Edge; Regarding Henry; The Birdcage; Primary Colors; Closer and Charlie Wilson’s War and for HBO “Wit” and “Angels in ... read more
Gene O'Donovan Production Manager
The Shubert Organization is America's oldest professional theatre company and the largest theatre owner on the Broadway. Since the dawn of the 20th Century, Shubert has operated hundreds of theatres and produced hundreds of plays and musicals both in New York City and throughout the United States. Shubert currently owns and operates seventeen Broadway theatres and six off-Broadway venues. ... read more
ACME Sound Partners Sound Designer
More than 30 Broadway shows since 2000 including Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo (Tony nomination), The Merchant of Venice, Lombardi, Fences (Tony nomination), The Addams Family, Ragtime, Hair (Tony nomination), In the Heights (Tony nomination), [title of show], Legally Blonde, A Chorus Line (2006), The Drowsy Chaperone, The Light in the Piazza, Monty Python's Spamalot, Avenue Q, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and La Bohème. Acme is Tom Clark, Mark Menard, Nevin Steinbergand Sten Severson. ... read more
Mark Patterson Trombone
Jacob Daniel Pinholster Assistant Projection Designer
Aurora Productions Production Manager
Credits: Once, The Book of Mormon, The Addams Family (Broadway and National Tour), Sister Act, Peter Pan (threesixty entertainment), The Mountaintop, Relatively Speaking, Man and Boy, Sons of the Prophet, An Evening with Patti and Mandy, and Stick Fly. Past projects include over 150 Broadway shows and their tours. Aurora Productions is Gene O'Donovan and Ben Heller with Stephanie Sherline, Jarid Sumner, Liza Luxenberg, Anita Shah, Rebecca Zuber, Steven Dalton, Eugenio Saenz Flores, Isaac Katzanek & Melissa Mazdra. ... read more
Pamela Remler Dance Captain
Pamela is a former dancer and a recent convert to stage managing. She has stage managed Where’s Charley (Encores); Venus Flytrap off-Broadway; Yank, Rocky and Honeymooners workshops. In her former life, she was Associate Choreographer and/or Dance Captain for five Broadway shows. ... read more
Greg Reuter Fight Captain
Philip S. Rosenberg Associate Lighting Designer
Ariel Sachter-Zeltzer Assistant Projection Designer
Zohar Schondorf French Horn
Sten Severson Assistant Sound Designer
Gareth Smith Associate Projection Designer
Ilona Somogy Costume Associate
Rick Spaans Dance Captain
Derek Stenborg Assistant Scenic Designer
Justin Sweeney Assistant Company Manager
Scott Taylor Dance Captain
JAM Theatricals Producer
Scott Traugott Associate Costume Designer
Sheri K. Turner Stage Manager
Hugh Vanstone Lighting Designer
Hugh has designed the lighting for more than 160 productions and worked for most of the UK's national companies and extensively on Broadway. He has received three Olivier Awards for Best Lighting Designer: in 2004 for Pacific Overtures (Donmar); in 2000 for The Graduate (West End) and The Cherry Orchard (National Theatre); and in 1998 for The Unexpected Man (RSC) and The Blue Room (Donmar). In New York he received TONY® award nominations for Mary Stuart and Spamalot. His most recent work includes: Ghost the Musical (West End); The Wizard of Oz (West End); Matilda (RSC); Deathtrap (West End); La Bête ... read more
John Viesta Assistant Lighting Designer
Paul Weimer Associate Scenic Designer
Lee A. Wilkins Dance Captain
Assistant Dance Captain
Ethyl Will Associate Conductor
Keyboard 1
Darlene Wilson Associate Choreographer
Kate Wilson Vocal Coach
Broadway: End of the Rainbow, Gore Vidal’s The Best Man, War Horse, The Mountaintop, , Master Class, The People in the Picture, Driving Miss Daisy, The Merchant of Venice, The Pitmen Painters, Red, Sunday in the Park with George, The Seafarer, American Buffalo, Curtains, Talk Radio, A Raisin in the Sun, Fiddler on the Roof, Nine, Oklahoma, Gem of the Ocean, Betrayal, others. Off-Broadway: The Whipping Man, Burn This, Far Away, others. Film & TV: Inside Llewyn Davis, Grand Street, Rubicon, Ceremony, Salt, Notorious, The Rebound, Pride and Glory, Fur. Faculty: Juilliard. ... read more
Rachel Wolff Stage Manager
Jim Woolley Stage Manager
Stage Manager
Ming Yeh Violin

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Awards and Nominations

2005 BroadwayWorld Awards
Best Direction of a Musical: Mike Nichols won.

2005 Drama Desk Awards
Outstanding Costume Design: Tim Hatley won.
Outstanding Lyrics: Eric Idle won.
Outstanding New Musical: Monty Python’s Spamalot won.

2005 Outer Critics Circle Awards
Outstanding Broadway Musical: 0 won.
Outstanding Choreography: Casey Nicholaw was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Costume Design: Tim Hatley won.
Outstanding Director of a Musical: Mike Nichols won.
Outstanding Lighting Design: Hugh Vanstone was nominated but did not win.

2005 Theatre World Awards
Performance: Hank Azaria won.

2005 Tony Awards
Best Book of a Musical: Eric Idle was nominated but did not win.
Best Choreography: Casey Nicholaw was nominated but did not win.
Best Costume Design of a Musical: Tim Hatley was nominated but did not win.
Best Direction of a Musical: Mike Nichols won.
Best Lighting Design of a Musical: Hugh Vanstone was nominated but did not win.
Best Musical: The Shubert Organization won.
Best Musical: Clear Channel Entertainment won.
Best Musical: TGA Entertainment won.
Best Musical: Jam Theatricals won.
Best Musical: GRS Associates won.
Best Musical: Roy Furman won.
Best Musical: Independent Presenters Network won.
Best Musical: Allan S. Gordon won.
Best Musical: Elan V. McAllister won.
Best Musical: Lawrence Horowitz won.
Best Musical: Stephanie McClelland won.
Best Musical: Arielle Tepper won.
Best Musical: Boyett Ostar Productions won.
Best Orchestrations: Larry Hochman was nominated but did not win.
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre: John Du Prez was nominated but did not win.
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre: Eric Idle was nominated but did not win.
Best Scenic Design of a Musical: Tim Hatley was nominated but did not win.

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