Musicals: Eric Idle interview about his Python musical 'Spamalot'

Musicals: Eric Idle interview about his Python musical 'Spamalot'; Eric Idle (Former Python and writer of "Spamalot") interview continues SOT- Idle would write another musical / what he is doing is not another Broadway show but he and John Du Prez has written an oratorio called 'Not the Messiah, He is a Very Naughty Boy' this is a sixty minute piece for with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra / thinks maybe he might do another musical on Broadway in another year or two if the other former Pythons agree, after all it has made them a lot of money- Idle says he would have been happy if others of the former Pythons had sent him 'a little cheque or two'- Idle says 85% of musicals fail, very high failure rate, long risk / 30 million dollars investment it's a hell of a punt Journalist points out the musical made this money back in the first seven months- Idle gives jokey reply- never did it for the money did it for the process and for the laughter - the musical as a franchise / has a touring company will open in Vegas and Australia / this is uncharted territory / hasn't been a Pythony type musical before / has some legs as some songs are being sung by others such as the 'Lady of the Lake' song / pinches himself that got the 2005 Tony Award for best musical on Broadway / then won a Grammy for the albums