Spamalot to close, 2-for-1 ticket offer
If you plan to see Monty Python's Spamalot at Wynn Las Vegas, you don't have much time.
After their contract ends July 13, the show will close and in February 2009 will be replaced with Las Vegas stalwart impressionist Danny Gans (formerly of Mirage).
When it goes dark, Spamalot will have performed over a year to 519 shows. A 2005 Tony Award winner for Best Musical, it continues playing on Broadway, in London, and a national tour. Wynn held an exclusive contract with the show, and after July 13, Spamalot rights will open up, enabling a productions in California.
Before Spamalot, another Broadway show Avenue Q was in its place for 9 months. The theater was entirely reconstructed for both shows.
Musical theater has not performed as well as expected in Las Vegas, with some prematurely dubbing our neon city as Broadway West.
The longest running Broadway musical on the Strip has been Mamma Mia!, a certified hit at 2,300 shows, but even that's expected to close at the end of this summer.
Hairspray at Luxor lasted less than 4 months and The Producers at Paris lasted a year.
That hasn't daunted casinos unable or unwilling to launch yet another Cirque du Soleil extravaganza - there are rumors of more Broadway musicals on the horizon, including a custom show helmed by Wes Craven.
In the meantime, locals can get 2-for-1 tickets to Spamalot by purchasing at the box office with the code word ANNIVERSARY and showing Nevada I.D. Tickets can also be purchased at (702) 770-9966.
Regular ticket prices are $69 to $99. The discount is good for shows through May 31.
