Shannon Mercer probably has as much fun performing Not the Messiah, Eric Idle’s oratorio follow-up to Spamalot, as the audience has watching it.
“We haven’t stopped laughing since we started,” she said during an interview this weekend. “This is fun. This is funny.”
Mercer, a soprano, plays Brian’s love interest in the performance, a stage interpretation of The Life of Brian.
Christopher Seiber, who began his association with Idle playing Galahad in Spamalot, was ready to go on stage the moment he heard the show was even a possibility.
“After we opened Spamalot in Chicago, Eric said ‘I’ve got something for you,’” Seiber said. “I said, ‘It’s a definite yes.’” Hearing the first demo CD for Not the Messiah cemented the deal.
“We just couldn’t wait to get it in front of an audience,” Seiber said.
Monday, June 4 is the last night.
