Boulder’s Dinner Theatre:
11/16 – 3/1
BOULDER’S DINNER THEATRE’S ”SPAMALOT” IS
AN EXTRAVAGANZA OF SILLINESS THAT WILL PLEASE NOT ONLY FANS OF THE MONTY PYTHON
COMICS BUT JUST ABOUT ANYONE WHO LOVES TO LAUGH!
The 1975 movie “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” has been a cult favorite
ever since it opened and its fans adore the musical it spawnedalot! In 2005 The
Pythonesque musical won the Tony Award for Best Musical on Broadway.
Goofy, silly, wacky
and irreverent, “Spamalot” is a whimsical fantasia of the omnipotent variety. I
can hardly wait to get back to see it again. This time the whole fam damily is
going!
Wayne Kennedy and Alicia Dunfee
Alicia Dunfee is magnificent as the Lady of the Lake. Ms. Dunfee is decked
out in some of the most gorgeous costumes to have been seen this season. The
gowns costume designer Linda Morken has created for Ms. Dunfee’s aquatic
goddess shimmer and sparkle
throughout. Dunfee’s vocals are, as usual, outstanding.
Wayne Kennedy is an Arthur who is disturbed, doubting and indubitably
destined to discover the whereabouts of the Grail. Bob Hoppe is a superb Sir
Robin. Brian Jackson has never been better as Sir Launcelot , a Knight of Ni
and an epithet-spewing Frenchman on the battlements. The winsome, bodacious Brian Norber is a hoot as
Dennis’s mother. Brett Ambler,
Blake Walton and Scott Severtson deliver the goods with just the right over the
top over acting. And who would have thunk that the voice of Jerry Lewis is the
actual Voice of God? Scott Beyette is delightfully subservient in the role of
Patsy, Arthur’s longsuffering servant. And last but not least,the Lady of the
Lake’s “Laker Girls” are given just the right cheerleading pulchritude and chutzpah by Tracy
Warren, Jessica Hindsley, Norelle Moore and Tracy Zimmerman.
Left to right: Brian Jackson, Wayne Kennedy, Scott Beyette and some short Knights of Ni
Ms. Arpan directs with the sure hand of one who has known numerous
actors in all of the roles in this show. This lady performed in this show on
Broadway and was part of the national tour. Arpan really knows what works and
what doesn’t as far as staging Monty Python’s funny “business.” Her direction emphasizes
all the allusions to past musicals inherent in the show. The Fiddler on the
Roof (“You Won’t Succeed on Broadway”…if you don’t have any Jews) and Lloyd
Webber’s “Phantom of the Opera” (“The Song that goes Like This”) are just two
of these. There are also jabs at “Wizard of Oz,” “West Side Story” and numerous
other musicals.
Amy Campion has done wonders with the set and Todd Debreceni’s Armor
Fabrication and Design is astounding. The fun quotient of this show is
exponential and the laugh meter is nearly always on hyperdrive!
Oh, and if you order the Prime Rib your waiter will shout
“Fetchez la vache!”
For tickets call 303-449-6000 or go online at
bouldersdinnertheatre.com
Boulder’s Dinner Theatre is located at 5501 Arapahoe Avenue
, Boulder,
Colorado
For tickets call 303-449-6000 or go online at
bouldersdinnertheatre.com
Boulder’s Dinner Theatre is located at 5501 Arapahoe Avenue
Boulder,
Colorado.
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