Queens Of The Stone Age, The Smile, The National and more have been added to the Øya Festival 2024 line-up.The bands join Norwegian pop singer Gabrielle, Idles, Loyle Carner, Big Thief, The Kills, Nia Archives, Overmono, Yussef Dayes, Alvvays, Blondshell, Yard Act and more.The new wave of acts follow the announcement of Pulp and PJ Harvey as the first headliners at the Oslo festival.The 25th-anniversary edition of the event takes place at Tøyenparken in Oslo, Norway between August 7 and 10. Week-long tickets are on sale now – you can buy yours here.A post shared by Øyafestivalen (@oyafestivalen)This year’s edition of Øya – which is billed as “the world’s greenest festival” – hosted the likes of Blur, Boygenius, Lorde, Caroline Polachek, Sigrid and Devo.In a four-star review of the 2023 instalment, NME wrote: “[Øya is] a beautiful, intimate, forward-thinking and friendly setting for good times, world firsts, and a taste of tomorrow from one of the music capitals of the world.
‘Spamalot’ Broadway Review: The Once And Future Python Classic Returns To Taunt Another Day
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Spamalot opens on Broadway tonight, and it’s safe to say the Middle Ages haven’t been this funny since, well, the last time Spamlot opened on Broadway nearly 20 years ago. Perfectly cast and splendidly performed, with Josh Rhodes’ deceptively no-frills direction (and choreography) placing the irresistible goings-on front and center, the revival has lost none of the smart-dumb charm of either the original musical or its great source of inspiration – the beloved 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
You certainly don’t have to be one of the many Grail acolytes who can quote bits of greatest-hits dialogue (“It’s just a flesh wound,” or “Bring out your dead!”) or who’ll start laughing moments before the Killer Rabbit actually shows its face (and what a face), but the die-hards will be as pleased as the newbies with this very funny revival.
Written by Python Eric Idle (book and lyrics), with music by Idle and John Du Prez (and Life of Brian‘s “Always Look On the Bright Side Of Life” tossed in for good measure), Spamalot is one of the rare recent film-to-stage adaptations that makes a strong case for the practice.
With most of the cast reprising their roles from a well-received, sold-out run at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Spamalot boasts one of the best ensembles currently on Broadway. Most of the actors play multiple roles, but some randomly chosen standouts: Christopher Fitzgerald as a lovable, smarter than he looks squire; Ethan Slater as a dewey-eyed dude in distress; Michael Urie as cowardly Sir Robin, who’d rather be singing; Nik Walker as the intellectual peasant turned vain knight Sir Galahad; James Monroe Iglehart as a stalwart, slow-burn King Arthur; Jimmy Smagula as Sir Bedevere and, more
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