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Eric Idle Brings Monty Python-Flavored Not the Messiah to Carnegie Hall

Broadway vets including Victoria Clark, Lauren Worsham, and Marc Kudisch also took part in the evening.

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Marc Kudisch, Ted Sperling, William Ferguson, Lauren Worsham, Eric Idle, and Victoria Clark take part in Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) at Carnegie Hall.
Marc Kudisch, Ted Sperling, William Ferguson, Lauren Worsham, Eric Idle, and Victoria Clark take part in Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) at Carnegie Hall.
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The Collegiate Chorale opened its 2014-15 season on December 15 with the New York City premiere of Eric Idle and John Du Prez's Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy), a comic oratorio based on Monty Python's Life of Brian. The concert staging, directed and conducted by Ted Sperling, continues through December 16 at Carnegie Hall.

Eric Idle channels Bob Dylan in Not the Messiah at Carnegie Hall.
Eric Idle channels Bob Dylan in Not the Messiah at Carnegie Hall.
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Idle leads the cast, along with Tony winner Victoria Clark (The Light in the Piazza), Tony nominees Marc Kudisch (Hand to God) and Lauren Worsham (A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder), and opera tenor William Ferguson. Not the Messiah is a spoof on Handel's Messiah that features a pastiche of musical styles ranging from pop, country, and Broadway to doo-wop, hip-hop, and Greek chorus.

The cast of Not the Messiah performs the first-act finale at Carnegie Hall.
The cast of Not the Messiah performs the first-act finale at Carnegie Hall.
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For tickets to Not the Messiah, click here.

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