Sticks of Fire: a Tampa blog

I’m old enough to remember when spam meant some sort of meat product encased in a rectangular can and not those annoying unsolicited emails clogging up your in-box.  Although I’m not old enough to have watched Monty Python’s Flying Circus when it originally aired on TV, I am old enough to stay up late on a “school night” to see the musical Spamalot at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, which I did last week.

Spamalot is a wonderful mix of classic Monty Python (mostly The Holy Grail, with some Life of Brian thrown in for good measure) and new songs and bits.  It’s like the weather in California:  if you don’t like it, wait five minutes and it will be totally different.  Groovy 60s tunes, a RuPaul wannabee, jaunty swing dancing, peppy cheerleading routines, funky disco beats, love songs, Las Vegas showgirl routines, traditional Broadway show tunes…it’s all there.  Plus killer rabbits, gay knights, a diva Lady of the Lake, nuns, rude Frenchmen, slap-happy fish, village idiots, plague victims and the Knights of Ni.  The traditional Python outrageousness and some great audience interaction add to a hilarious musical that you’ll enjoy whether or not you’re familiar with the Python universe.

Spamalot runs through February 4th, so act fast.  Visit www.tbpac.org for more info or to purchase tickets.

During intermission, take a look through the program at the Jobsite Theater play pages to see who’s included on the Jobsite sponsor list.  I’ll give you a hint:  the initials are SoF…

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