A flying cow in any language!

[ChrisLovesShows]

Posted: 1/14/10 at 4:25pm

Well, I have to tell you guys that I am one happy show queen! I just spent two weeks in Madrid where I saw GREASE, CHICAGO, and SPAMALOT (all versions in Spanish). Chicago and Spamalot were both absolutely Broadway-class productions but, from what I've read and from my own observations, the Spanish just don't "get" Chicago very well. On the other hand, they seemed to love the very British humor of Spamalot. I had forgotten how many site gags there were in that show, which I suppose are funny whether you're a Monty Python fan or no. Grease was a little less refined, especially in terms of choreography, but what the cast lacked in finesse they made up for with incredible energy. I just loved it. Bonus: Spamalot and Grease both have Spanish cast recordings which I purchased of course!!! 10 Euros for a CD, between 14 and 15 dollars. Viva Madrid!