Post Gazette: "Monty Python's Eric Idle is looking to equal his success with the Tony-winning 'Spamalot' by taking on, believe it or not, Handel's 'Messiah.' The oratorio -- with the famous 'Hallelujah Chorus' -- will be combined with the Python film of 1979, 'Life of Brian.' The stage comedy will be titled 'Not the Messiah.'
'As the 'Messiah' was to the Bible, so 'Not the Messiah' is to 'Life of Brian,' ' Idle told The Times of London. 'I promise you that it will have more jokes than Handel.'
The spoof will premiere in Toronto in June, with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in the pit. Idle won't miss the chance again to incorporate the showstopper from the film, 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life,' also included in 'Spamalot.' (Andrew Druckenbrod)"
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