tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post4057316674072422238..comments2023-09-29T03:39:03.460-04:00Comments on Gratuitous Violins: SpamalotEstherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16076517542540421210noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post-68013297452191657142008-02-04T23:35:00.000-05:002008-02-04T23:35:00.000-05:00Yeah, I definitely agree with you. The first act w...Yeah, I definitely agree with you. The first act whizzed by, and it did seem very flimsy. I haven't seen the movie in years, although I remember thinking it was funny at the time. But now, who knows! <BR/><BR/>Like I said in my review, though, while I was disappointed by Spamalot, everyone else around me was laughing hysterically. I just feel that by this point, I've seen so many better shows, both on Broadway and on tour. <BR/><BR/>I liked Jeffrey Dumas. I thought he was one of the best things about Spamalot. I'm glad he's such a nice person.Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16076517542540421210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post-67264985692182380892008-02-04T22:47:00.000-05:002008-02-04T22:47:00.000-05:00Esther, Many, many observations here. First, I rem...Esther, <BR/><BR/>Many, many observations here. <BR/><BR/>First, I remember sitting through <B>Monty Python's Spamalot</B> thinking it was funnier than the movie, yet wondering "Is that all there is?" In my humble opinion, it is highly overrated.<BR/><BR/>Second, I believe that the three shows it beat out for the Best Musical Tony - <B>The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee</B>, <B>The Light In The Piazza</B> and <B>Dirty Rotten Scoundrels</B> were all far superior.<BR/><BR/>Third, I completely forgot until reading your review that I met Jeffrey Dumas when I was still living in Chicago. I had attended a benefit for Katrina victims that the Windy City sitdown cast of <B>Wicked</B> performed. When I met Dumas, he was in the ensemble, but was amiable and offered to provide a backstage tour of the Chicago production a couple nights later when I saw the show for my sixth or seventh time. Really decent guy.Steve On Broadway (SOB)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04353077627991682499noreply@blogger.com