Monty Python’s Spamalot

A prime example of the self-aware meta-musical that dominated the first decade of this century, Eric Idle’s Broadway adaptation of his old comedy troupe’s film Monty Python and the Holy Grail was first seen in Chicago, in a 2004 tryout at the Shubert Theatre (now the CIBC Theatre). The Mercury Theater plans to cram the spoofy show into its new Venus Cabaret Theater space with a new production sporting just seven actors, served up alongside medieval-esque snacks and ales.