MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT SETS GUINNESS WORLD RECORD TM FOR “WORLD’S LARGEST COCONUT ORCHESTRA”

Monty Python’s SPAMALOT celebrated their first anniversary on Broadway by setting the Guinness World Recordä for “World’s Largest Coconut Orchestra” today when it was announced that 1,798 people had gathered in Shubert Alley to join in a special rendition of “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life.”

SPAMALOT cast members including Tony Award nominees Christopher Sieber and Michael McGrath “conducted” the crowd that braved the cold to participate.

Guinness World Record TM Official Stuart Claxton was on hand to certify the event and announced that the world record had been set. Final confirmation of the official number will occur at a later date.

The Tony Award, Grammy Award and now World Record holding SPAMALOT, a new musical, "lovingly ripped off" from the film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, opened on March 17, 2005 to critical and popular acclaim, and soon became one of Broadway’s toughest tickets.

Directed by Mike Nichols, SPAMALOT features a book and lyrics by Eric Idle, music by John Du Prez and Eric Idle, based on the screenplay of Monty Python and the Holy Grail by Monty Python creators Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin.

SPAMALOT won three 2005 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and Best Director for Mike Nichols, as well as a Grammy Award for Best Musical Cast Album.

The National Tour recently opened to rave reviews and sold out houses in Boston. Other cities on the tour include Chicago, Washington D.C., Pittsburgh, Charlotte, Atlanta, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Houston, Kansas City, and Toronto.