Spamalot

Oh, god, I thought, they've found a new way to scavenge Monty Python. This can't possibly be good.

But it is. Oh man, it is.

The show is built around the general storyline of the movie, and the first act is reasonably close to the original, albeit with several new musical numbers as well as oddball references to other Broadway favorites and Python sketches. The second act lags a little, as they're pretty well out of story at that point, so they filled it in with a heavy dose of Broadway mockery, including songs titled "What Happened To My Part?" and "You Won't Succeed On Broadway If You Don't Have Any Jews".

It's every bit as ridiculous as you'd expect, but dressed up with costumes and sets and dancing so it really does feel like a whole new thing. Watch for it at your local performing arts center.