To the editor: Regarding the etymology of "spam": Anyone who has been in the business for a long time knows that "spam" as applied to unwanted bulk e-mail comes from the Monty Python "Spam" sketch, ...

BroadwayWorld/Phoenix is again delighted to welcome David Appleford as a guest contributor to its pages ~ as always, featuring his distinctive, well-balanced, and intelligent perspective on theatre.

The legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Roundtable is one of the most well-known legends in history. But a group of young local thespians are giving it a laugh-laden upgrade. In “Spamalot,” ...

Spam is a dish best served comically, and no one cooked it up better than the Brit wits of “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” in what was arguably the most famous sketch of the outrageous series that was ...

Spam was at the center of a classic Monty Python sketch, and their association with the forcemeat had an even longer shelf life than the product itself. You know, rarely has there been a closer ...

Three years after coming through Playhouse Square as the musical director of “Cats,” Jonathan Gorst is happy to be returning to Northeast Ohio. If for no other reason, he’s out of saffron. “I love the ...