Monty Python's Eric Idle created a stage show based on Life of Brian called Not The Messiah (He's A Very Naughty Boy). Idle calls this production an "oratorio," or a musical without the sets and ...

Despite the international success of Monty Python's Spamalot, the musical version of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Eric Idle and composer John Du Prez haven't been, well, idle. They've produced a ...

As the Monty Python crew dust off their scripts for their upcoming reunion show in London, a local theater company is preparing to bring a Python classic to the stage with a twist. For two nights only ...

Just as the Broadway musical "Spamalot" draws from the film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," the classical musical concert "Not the Messiah" uses the jokes from the 1979 comedy film "The Life of ...

It’s not a musical, it’s a very naughty oratorio with full orchestra, a generous choir, four soloists, Eric Idle and his co-composer on “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” John Du Prez, as conductor. Inspired ...

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Moviegoers around the world can once again always look on the bright side of life as Monty Python’s landmark theatrical comedy, Life of Brian, celebrates its 40 th anniversary by returning to cinemas ...

On the surface, Monty Python's Life of Brian is an irreverent take on the life of Christ, criticized as a comedy rife with blasphemy and sacrilege, resulting in the film being banned in numerous ...

The comic oratorio by Eric Idle and John Du Prez, inspired by Monty Python's "Life of Brian," makes its NYC debut in a Carnegie Hall concert staging By THR Staff Not the Messiah Production Still - H ...

The death Tuesday of Terry Jones — the actor, writer, director and scholar best known as member of Monty Python’s Flying Circus — brought to mind a few bits of wisdom that apply to our current ...