Jonathan Sloman is the only person who's told me…
I'm sure you've been told this, Mark, but that Spamalot clip on your blog today is from that year's Royal Variety Performance, in the presence of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles. A big thing was made in the papers about how much they enjoyed the extract, and the Royal couple went to see the full show soon afterward.
That makes sense. Thanks, Jonathan. I'm not sure that excerpt gives folks a real idea of what the show is like but hey, anything that entices people into theaters can't be all bad.