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Tickets On Sale To Starlight's 2026 AdventHealth Broadway Series; HADESTOWN, NEWSIES, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Mar 5, 2026

Starlight Theatre in Kansas City will present its 2026 AdventHealth Broadway Series, featuring a lineup of acclaimed Broadway shows. Tickets are now on sale for this highly anticipated series.

Tickets to SPAMALOT Tour in Chicago On Sale Tomorrow
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 26, 2026

Broadway In Chicago announces that tickets for the highly anticipated production of SPAMALOT will go on sale tomorrow. The show promises a blend of humor and musical extravaganza.

Review: SPAMALOT Revives A New Quest at OC's Segerstrom Center
by Michael Quintos - Feb 20, 2026

Initially billed as a show that was 'lovingly ripped off' from the 1975 cult classic film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the Tony Award–winning 2005 Broadway musical comedy MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT™ gleefully gallops back onto the stage in a brand new production with its signature coconut-clacking bravado, irreverent wit, and steadfast commitment to theatrical absurdity very much intact. The show's latest national tour—replicating its 2023 revival directed and choreographed by Josh Rhodes—continues its short week-long engagement at OC's Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa through February 22, 2026 (the show is also scheduled for the Hollywood Pantages Theatre from March 24 through April 12).

Tickets for SPAMALOT at Marcus Performing Arts Center Available Friday
by Stephi Wild - Feb 13, 2026

The Marcus Performing Arts Center (MPAC) announced today that single tickets for the North American Tour of SPAMALOT, the outrageous and irreverent award-winning Broadway hit musical comedy, will go on sale Friday, February 13 at 10:00 a.m.

Interview: Wendy Orshan & Jeffrey M. Wilson Unpack Their 30 Years of Broadway Shows
by Robert Diamond - Jan 17, 2026

In this second part of our in-depth conversation (read Part 1), Jeffrey and Wendy look back on their over three decade career on Broadway and shares stories about some of their favorite shows. 

Photos: TO LIFE 6 Opens at Willow Theatre, Celebrating Jewish Contributions to Arts
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 16, 2026

Check out photos from To Life 6: Stories & Music Celebrating the Contributions of Jewish Composers, Artists, and Comedians to Broadway & Hollywood. The production will open tomorrow evening, January 16th, at the Willow Theatre.

Photos/Video: New Look At SPAMALOT National Tour
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 16, 2026

New photos and video highlights have been released for the North American tour of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Comedy Monty Python’s SPAMALOT. 

SPAMALOT is Coming to BroadwaySF's Golden Gate Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 12, 2026

BroadwaySF will present the acclaimed musical SPAMALOT at the Golden Gate Theatre, offering a fresh take on the Arthurian legend with humor and spectacle. This production promises to captivate fans of musical theater with its witty script and vibrant staging.

SPAMALOT Comes to The 5th Avenue Theatre This February
by Stephi Wild - Jan 7, 2026

The 5th Avenue Theatre Company has announced Monty Python's SPAMALOT, the outrageously hilarious, Tony Award-winning musical comedy that lovingly celebrates the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

SPAMALOT, THE NOTEBOOK, And Bernadette Peters Lead The Smith Center’s January" April 2026 Lineup
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 7, 2026

The Smith Center has announced its early 2026 performance calendar, featuring Broadway tours, concerts, dance, and family programming across multiple venues.

CM Performing Arts Center Unveils Cast For MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 6, 2026

CM Performing Arts Center has announced the cast for its upcoming production of Monty Python’s Spamalot, which will run from February 14 through March 1.

StageTime Theatre School To Present SEUSSICAL JR.
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 3, 2026

StageTime Theatre School will present SEUSSICAL JR., a musical set in the world of Dr. Seuss. The production is directed by Ella Voltz and produced by Janet McLaughlin. Seussical Jr. was co-conceived by Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, and Eric Idle, with music by Flaherty and lyrics by Ahrens. The music was supervised, adapted, and produced by Bryan Louiselle.

MONTY PYTHON'S EDUKATIONAL SHOW Comes to Trinity Theatre Company 
by Stephi Wild - Jan 2, 2026

Trinity Theatre Company has announced their Grown Up Stage’s production of Monty Python’s Edukational Show written by Monty Python -  Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin.

Review: MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT at Kennedy Center's Eisenhower Theater
by Alexander C. Kafka - Dec 19, 2025

This diverting if uneven revival of the 2004-5 Broadway hit is an amusing distraction from the tense politics playing out at the venue.

Review Roundup: SPAMALOT Embarks on North American Tour
by Stephi Wild - Dec 17, 2025

The Tony Award-winning Best Musical Comedy Monty Python’s SPAMALOT is now on its North American Tour. Read the reviews and learn more about the show here!

Review: SPAMALOT at Connor Palace
by Roy Berko - Dec 5, 2025

SPAMALOT, also known at MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT: A MUSICAL (LOVINGLY) RIPPED OFF FROM THE MOTION PICTURE MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL, is settled in at the Connor Palace for a short run (December 1-6).

TO LIFE 6 Will Run at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park
by Stephi Wild - Nov 21, 2025

To Life 6: Stories & Music Celebrating the Contributions of Jewish Composers, Artists, and Comedians to Broadway & Hollywood will open in Boca Raton’s Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park.

“Weird Al” Yankovic To Make His Tanglewood Debut In July 2026
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 18, 2025

“Weird Al” Yankovic will perform at Tanglewood for the first time on July 21, 2026, as part of the venue’s Popular Artist Series. The concert brings his full-production “BIGGER & WEIRDER” tour to the Koussevitzky Music Shed, with Puddles Pity Party appearing as special guest.

Major Attaway and More Will Lead MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT North American Tour
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 31, 2025

Full casting has been announced for the North American tour of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Comedy Monty Python’s SPAMALOT. The production will launch at Playhouse Square in Cleveland, Ohio, beginning performances Monday, December 1.

HELL'S KITCHEN, THE NOTEBOOK And More On Sale This Week At Smith Center
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 22, 2025

The Smith Center will open ticket sales for the final four productions of its 2025–2026 Toyota Broadway Las Vegas Series on October 24 at 10 a.m. The lineup includes Spamalot, The Notebook, Shucked, and Hell’s Kitchen.

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