Theatre Opens Season with 'Monty Python's Spamalot'

The elaborate production of “Monty Python’s Spamalot” will feature more than 100 costumes. (Photo via Grosse Pointe Theatre Facebook page)

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The Grosse Pointe Theatre opens its 2015-2016 season with “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” which opens Sunday and runs through Oct. 3.

Casting “Spamalot,”the musical theatre version of the classic comedy film “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” wasn’t difficult given the number of Pythons — as fans are often called — in the Pointes, according to C&G Newspapers.

A parody of the quest of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, the play features Knights Who Say Ni, killer rabbits, accused witches and other touches familiar in the works of the British comedy troupe, which formed in the 1960s and still has a strong following.

“One of the great things about Monty Python is their humor crosses generations,” Charley Fisk, a member of the ensemble cast and son of director Susan Davis, told the newspaper. “It’s still funny today.”

Davis, of Grosse Pointe Farms, said the show is a “spoof on everything” and offers “the kind of silliness everyone will enjoy.”

Lead roles in the play are played by Tim Reinman, of Grosse Pointe Farms, King Arthur; Danielle Caralis, of Birmingham, The Lady of the Lake; and Rob Weber, of Grosse Pointe, Patsy. Knights are played by Peter DiSante, of St Clair Shores; Bob Montgomery and Brock McKinley, both of Grosse Pointe Farms; and Jeff Fisk, of Grosse Pointe.

The elaborate production requires more than 100 costumes and lots of special effects.

Expect some local references, too.

“We do add things to fill it out and make it our own,” said Charly Davis, the director’s grandson. “People who have seen (the musical) before will be surprised.”

For the complete story, go to C&G Newspapers.