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Rush Limbaugh, ‘Voice of American Conservatism,’ Has Died

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6 years ago

February 17, 2021

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2020 file photo, Rush Limbaugh reacts as first Lady Melania Trump, and his wife Kathryn, applaud, as President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. Limbaugh, the talk radio host who became the voice of American conservatism, has died. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

(AP) – Rush Limbaugh, the talk radio host who ripped into liberals and laid waste to political correctness with a merry brand of malice that made him one of the most powerful voices on the American right, influencing the rightward push of conservatism and the rise of Donald Trump, died Wednesday. He was 70.

Limbaugh said a year ago that he had lung cancer. His death was announced on his show by his wife, Kathryn.

Unflinchingly conservative, wildly partisan, bombastically self-promoting and larger than life, Limbaugh galvanized listeners for more than 30 years with his talent for vituperation and sarcasm.

He called himself an entertainer, but his rants during his three-hour weekday radio show broadcast on nearly 600 U.S. stations shaped the national political conversation, swaying ordinary Republicans and the direction of their party.

Blessed with a made-for-broadcasting voice, he delivered his opinions with such certainty that his followers, or “Ditto-heads,” as he dubbed them, took his words as sacred truth.

“In my heart and soul, I know I have become the intellectual engine of the conservative movement,” Limbaugh, with typical immodesty, told author Zev Chafets in the 2010 book “Rush Limbaugh: An Army of One.”

Forbes magazine estimated his 2018 income at $84 million, ranking him behind only Howard Stern among radio personalities.

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Limbaugh took as a badge of honor the title “most dangerous man in America.” He said he was the “truth detector,” the “doctor of democracy,” a “lover of mankind,” a “harmless, lovable little fuzz ball” and an “all-around good guy.” He claimed he had “talent on loan from God.”

Long before Trump’s rise in politics, Limbaugh was pinning insulting names on his enemies and raging against the mainstream media, accusing it of feeding the public lies. He called Democrats and others on the left communists, wackos, feminazis, liberal extremists, homosexual slurs and radicals.

When actor Michael J. Fox, suffering from Parkinson’s disease, appeared in a Democratic campaign commercial, Limbaugh mocked his tremors. When a Washington advocate for the homeless killed himself, he cracked jokes. As the AIDS epidemic raged in the 1980s, he made the dying a punchline. He called 12-year-old Chelsea Clinton a dog.

He suggested that the Democrats’ stand on reproductive rights would have led to the abortion of Jesus Christ. When a woman accused Duke University lacrosse players of rape, he derided her as a “ho,” and when a Georgetown University law student supported expanded contraceptive coverage, he dismissed her as a “slut.” When Barack Obama was elected president in 2008, Limbaugh said: “I hope he fails.”

He was frequently accused of bigotry and blatant racism for such antics as playing the song “Barack the Magic Negro” on his show. The lyrics, set to the tune of “Puff, the Magic Dragon,” describe Obama as someone who “makes guilty whites feel good” and is “black, but not authentically.”

Limbaugh often enunciated the Republican platform better and more entertainingly than any party leader, becoming a GOP kingmaker whose endorsement and friendship were sought. Polls consistently found he was regarded as the voice of the party.

His idol, Ronald Reagan, wrote a letter of praise that Limbaugh proudly read on the air in 1992: “You’ve become the number one voice for conservatism.” In 1994, Limbaugh was so widely credited with the first Republican takeover of Congress in 40 years that the GOP made him an honorary member of the new class.

During the 2016 presidential primaries, Limbaugh said he realized early on that Trump would be the nominee, and he likened the candidate’s deep connection with his supporters to his own. In a 2018 interview, he conceded Trump is rude but said that is because he is “fearless and willing to fight against the things that no Republican has been willing to fight against.”

Trump, for his part, heaped praise on Limbaugh, and during last year’s State of the Union speech, awarded the broadcaster the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, calling his friend “a special man beloved by millions.”

Both men ultimately found Florida more comfortable than New York: The former president’s Mar-a-Lago estate is eight miles down the same Palm Beach boulevard as Limbaugh’s $50 million beachfront expanse.

Trump called into Fox News Channel to discuss his friend’s death, saying they last spoke three or four days ago. “You know, his fight was very very courageous. And he was very, very sick.”,

Trump lauded Limbaugh as “a legend” with impeccable political instincts. Former President George W. Bush said Wednesday that he “spoke his mind as a voice for millions of Americans.”

Limbaugh influenced the likes of Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, Bill O’Reilly and countless other conservative commentators who pushed the boundaries of what passes as acceptable public discourse.

His brand of blunt, no-gray-area debate spread to cable TV, town hall meetings, political rallies and Congress itself, emerging during the battles over health care and the ascent of the tea party movement.

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“What he did was to bring a paranoia and really mean, nasty rhetoric and hyperpartisanship into the mainstream,” said Martin Kaplan, a University of Southern California professor who is an expert on the intersection of politics and entertainment and a frequent critic of Limbaugh. “The kind of antagonism and vituperativeness that characterized him instantly became acceptable everywhere.”

In one breathless segment in 1991, he railed against the homeless, AIDS patients, criticism of Christopher Columbus, aid to the Soviet Union, condoms in schools, animal rights advocates, multiculturalism and the social safety net.

His foes accused him of trafficking in half-truths, bias and outright lies — the very tactics he decried in others. Al Franken, the comedian and one-time senator, came out with a book in 1996 called “Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations.”

In 2003, Limbaugh admitted an addiction to painkillers and went into rehab. Authorities opened an investigation into alleged “doctor shopping,” saying he received up to 2,000 pills from four doctors over six months.

He ultimately reached a deal with prosecutors in which they agreed to drop the charge if he continued with drug treatment and paid $30,000 toward the cost of the investigation.

He lost his hearing around that time. He said it was from an autoimmune disorder, while his critics said hearing loss is a known side effect of painkiller abuse. He received cochlear implants, which restored his hearing and saved his career.

A portly, cigar-chomping, round-faced figure, Limbaugh was divorced three times, after marrying Roxy Maxine McNeely in 1977, Michelle Sixta in 1983 and Marta Fitzgerald in 1994. He married his fourth wife, the former Kathryn Rogers, in a lavish 2010 ceremony featuring Elton John. He had no children.

Rush Hudson Limbaugh III was born Jan. 12, 1951, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. His mother was the former Mildred Armstrong, and his father, Rush Limbaugh Jr., was a lawyer.

Rusty, as the younger Limbaugh was known, was chubby and shy, with little interest in school but a passion for broadcasting. He would turn down the radio during St. Louis Cardinals baseball games, offering play-by-play, and gave running commentary during the evening news. By high school, he had snagged a radio job.

Limbaugh dropped out of Southeast Missouri State University for a string of DJ gigs, from his hometown, to McKeesport, Pennsylvania, to Pittsburgh and then Kansas City. Known as Rusty Sharpe and then Jeff Christie on the air, he mostly spun Top 40 hits and sprinkled in glimpses of his wit and conservatism.

“One of the early reasons radio interested me was that I thought it would make me popular,” he once wrote.

But he didn’t gain the following he craved and gave up on radio for several years, beginning in 1979, becoming promotions director for baseball’s Kansas City Royals. He ultimately returned to broadcasting, again in Kansas City and then Sacramento, California.

It was there in the early 1980s that Limbaugh really garnered an audience, broadcasting shows dripping with sarcasm and bravado. The stage name was gone.

Limbaugh began broadcasting nationally in 1988 from WABC in New York. While his know-it-all commentary quickly gained traction, he was dismayed by his reception in the big city. He thought he would be welcomed by Peter Jennings, Tom Brokaw and Dan Rather.

“I came to New York,” he wrote, “and I immediately became a nothing, a zero.”

Ultimately, Limbaugh moved his radio show to Palm Beach and bought his massive estate. Talkers Magazine, which covers the industry, said Limbaugh had the nation’s largest audience in 2019, with 15 million unique listeners each week.

“When Rush wants to talk to America, all he has to do is grab his microphone. He attracts more listeners with just his voice than the rest of us could ever imagine,” Beck wrote in Time magazine in 2009. “He is simply on another level.”

Limbaugh expounded on his world view in the best-selling books “The Way Things Ought to Be” and “See, I Told You So.”

He had a late-night TV show in the 1990s that got decent ratings but lackluster advertising because of his divisive message. When he guest-hosted “The Pat Sajak Show” in 1990, audience members called him a Nazi and repeatedly shouted at him.

He was fired from a short-lived job as an NFL commentator on ESPN in 2003 after he said the media had made a star out of Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb because it was “very desirous that a black quarterback do well.” His racial remarks also derailed a 2009 bid to become one of the owners of the NFL’s St. Louis Rams.

“Do you ever wake up in the middle of the night and just think to yourself, `I am just full of hot gas?’” David Letterman asked him in 1993 on “The Late Show.”

“I am a servant of humanity,” Limbaugh replied. “I am in the relentless pursuit of the truth. I actually sit back and think that I’m just so fortunate to have this opportunity to tell people what’s really going on.”

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Associated Press writer Terry Spencer contributed to this report.

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Tom Cruise Announces ‘Days of Thunder’ 2 With Anne Hathaway, Surprises NASCAR Fans at Daytona

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2 days ago

September 1, 2026

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Tom Cruise and Anne Hathaway stand beside a green-and-yellow stock car featuring Days of Thunder branding and the name “Cole Trickle,” Cruise’s character from the original 1990 racing film. The promotional image highlights the anticipated continuation of the Days of Thunder franchise. Source: Tom Cruise X

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) — Hollywood megastar Tom Cruise brought movie-star electricity to Daytona International Speedway, surprising NASCAR fans, meeting drivers and officially putting Cole Trickle back on the starting grid.

More than three decades after Cruise raced onto movie screens in the NASCAR classic “Days of Thunder,” the 64-year-old actor returned to the “World Center of Racing” during the 2026 Coke Zero Sugar 400 weekend to announce that he will reprise his iconic role in the highly anticipated sequel.

The new Paramount Pictures film is scheduled to race into theaters June 2, 2028, nearly 38 years after the original. Academy Award-winning actress Anne Hathaway will star opposite Cruise as a NASCAR team owner and engineer.

But Cruise did more than announce another Hollywood blockbuster at Daytona.

Florida National News cameras captured the excitement and energy surrounding Cruise’s surprise appearance, including the megastar connecting with NASCAR fans, posing for photos and selfies, sharing hugs and spending time around the racing community.

For fans who arrived expecting the speed and drama of the Coke Zero Sugar 400, suddenly seeing — and even talking with — one of Hollywood’s biggest stars became a dream-of-a-lifetime moment.

Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise smiles and waves while making an appearance at Daytona International Speedway during NASCAR race weekend. Photo Credit: Arthur Dell Morgan / Florida National News

Cole Trickle Is Coming Back

Cruise first played talented but hotheaded NASCAR driver Cole Trickle in the original “Days of Thunder,” released in 1990.

Now, Cole Trickle is coming back.

Cruise announced the sequel from Daytona on Saturday, Aug. 29, hours before the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale.

Cruise will star and produce alongside longtime collaborator Jerry Bruckheimer and Tommy Harper. Bruckheimer also produced the original film.

Jonathan Levine, whose directing credits include “50/50,” “Warm Bodies” and “Long Shot,” is set to direct from a screenplay by Will Staples.

The film is being developed for a major theatrical release, including IMAX and other premium formats.

Paramount’s promotional materials currently call the film simply “Days of Thunder,” although the project is widely being referred to as “Days of Thunder 2.”

Days of Thunder. Summer 2028. pic.twitter.com/rD3QLXfUyi
— Tom Cruise (@TomCruise) August 29, 2026

Anne Hathaway Joins Cruise at Daytona

Cruise won’t return to the NASCAR world alone.

Academy Award-winning actress Anne Hathaway will co-star as a NASCAR team owner and engineer, marking the first major on-screen collaboration between the two Hollywood stars.

Hathaway joined Cruise at Daytona for the announcement, with the two posing beside a green-and-yellow race car carrying Cole Trickle’s name and “Days of Thunder” branding.

Hathaway is known for blockbuster and critically acclaimed films including “The Devil Wears Prada,” “Les Misérables,” “The Dark Knight Rises,” “Interstellar” and “The Princess Diaries.”

Plot details remain under wraps, including where audiences will find Cole Trickle nearly four decades after the original movie.

Cruise Meets NASCAR Drivers

Cruise didn’t simply announce the movie and leave.

He attended the NASCAR Cup Series pre-race drivers’ meeting ahead of the Coke Zero Sugar 400, addressing a room filled with NASCAR drivers and racing industry figures.

Bruckheimer, Harper and Staples also attended.

Cruise reflected on filming the original movie at Daytona, including the risks of shooting racing sequences at high speeds.

He also made clear that the sequel will be about more than cars traveling nearly 200 mph.

Cruise told the NASCAR community that the original “Days of Thunder” sought to capture something special about racers and the culture surrounding them.

For the new film, Cruise said the filmmakers want audiences to understand NASCAR as a team, a community and a culture, while also experiencing the speed, excitement and danger of the sport.

That message could prove central to the sequel as Cruise and the filmmakers attempt to introduce a new generation of moviegoers to NASCAR.

Cruise Honors Late NASCAR Champion Kyle Busch

One of Cruise’s most poignant Daytona moments came during the drivers’ meeting.

Cruise sat beside an empty chair bearing the name of late two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch, who died in May.

Photos from the gathering showed Cruise reaching over and patting the empty seat before looking down in a quiet gesture of respect.

The moment resonated with NASCAR fans as tributes to Busch have continued throughout the racing community.

It also carried an added connection to Cruise’s racing movie legacy: “Days of Thunder” was reportedly one of Busch’s favorite racing films.

Amid the excitement surrounding a major Hollywood announcement, Cruise’s simple gesture provided a solemn moment of remembrance for one of NASCAR’s biggest stars.

Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise makes an appearance at Daytona International Speedway during the 2026 Coke Zero Sugar 400, embracing NASCAR community and fans. Photo Credit: Arthur Dell Morgan / Florida National News

FNN Captures Cruise Showing NASCAR Fans Love

Outside the drivers’ meeting, Cruise’s interaction with fans became one of the most memorable parts of his Daytona appearance.

Florida National News video and photo coverage captured Cruise up close as he greeted NASCAR fans, stopped for selfies, shared hugs and talked with spectators.

The reaction was immediate.

Phones went up. Fans gathered. Smiles spread through the crowd.

Cruise wasn’t simply a Hollywood celebrity watching the race from a distance. Fans got an opportunity to see one of the world’s most recognizable movie stars up close.

Some got photographs.

Others got a handshake, a hug or a few words with the megastar.

For longtime Cruise fans who have watched him on movie screens for decades, suddenly standing face-to-face with him at Daytona transformed an already memorable NASCAR weekend into something personal.

A selfie. A hug. A handshake. A conversation with Tom Cruise.

For many, it was the kind of dream-of-a-lifetime encounter they never expected when they arrived at Daytona International Speedway.

And FNN cameras were there to capture it.

Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise visits with NASCAR drivers and members of the racing community during the 2026 Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway.
Photo Credit: Arthur Dell Morgan / Florida National News

Cruise Takes in the NASCAR Experience

Cruise immersed himself in NASCAR’s pre-race atmosphere after addressing the drivers.

He made his way toward the starting grid for pre-race ceremonies, getting an up-close look at the drivers, teams, cars and crews preparing for one of NASCAR’s biggest nights.

The experience offered Cruise and the filmmakers another opportunity to observe modern NASCAR firsthand as they prepare to bring Cole Trickle back to the big screen.

That authenticity could become especially important for a movie Cruise says will focus not only on racing, but also on the people and teamwork behind it.

From ‘Risky Business’ to ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

Cruise’s Daytona appearance brought one of the world’s most successful movie stars directly into the heart of NASCAR.

Over more than four decades, Cruise has starred in some of Hollywood’s most recognizable films, including:

“Risky Business”
“Top Gun”
“Rain Man”
“A Few Good Men”
“Jerry Maguire”
the blockbuster “Mission: Impossible” franchise
“Top Gun: Maverick”
and “Days of Thunder.”

His reputation for high-energy action movies and performing ambitious practical stunts makes his return to a racing film particularly intriguing.

Cruise even recalled at Daytona how dangerous filming the original could become, describing an incident in which the race car he was driving caught fire while cameras were rolling.

‘Days of Thunder’ Became a NASCAR Favorite

Directed by the late Tony Scott, the original “Days of Thunder” followed Trickle as he entered NASCAR and learned to harness his raw talent and aggression with the help of veteran crew chief Harry Hogge, played by Robert Duvall.

The movie also starred Nicole Kidman, Randy Quaid, Michael Rooker, Cary Elwes and John C. Reilly.

Although its initial critical reception was mixed, the movie developed an enduring following, particularly among NASCAR fans.

More than three decades later, Cole Trickle, his No. 46 race car and the movie’s depiction of NASCAR remain recognizable pieces of racing pop culture.

Can Cruise Repeat the ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Magic?

Cruise’s decision to return as Cole Trickle inevitably draws comparisons with another enormously successful return to one of his signature roles.

In 2022, Cruise returned as Capt. Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in “Top Gun: Maverick,” 36 years after the original “Top Gun.”

The sequel became a worldwide blockbuster and the biggest box-office success of Cruise’s career.

Now Cruise and Bruckheimer are returning to another movie from their past.

“Days of Thunder” will arrive nearly 38 years after the original — giving Cruise another opportunity to introduce an iconic character to a new generation while bringing longtime fans back to the theater.

Days of Thunder. Summer 2028. pic.twitter.com/l7tWBQVONm
— Tom Cruise (@TomCruise) August 29, 2026

Daytona Provides the Perfect Stage

Few places could have provided a more fitting backdrop for Cruise’s announcement than Daytona International Speedway.

Daytona played an important role in the original movie, and Cruise filmed racing sequences at the legendary track.

Nearly four decades later, he returned to the “World Center of Racing” to tell NASCAR that Cole Trickle is coming back.

Cruise met drivers, addressed the NASCAR community, honored Kyle Busch and connected personally with race fans before the Coke Zero Sugar 400.

Hours later, the real racing delivered its own Hollywood-style ending as Ryan Preece captured the Coke Zero Sugar 400 in overtime, earning his first points-paying NASCAR Cup Series victory.

From Daytona Back to the Big Screen

Many questions about the new “Days of Thunder” remain unanswered.

The complete cast has not been announced. The storyline remains under wraps. NASCAR’s precise role in the production has not been fully detailed.

But several major pieces are now on the starting grid:

Tom Cruise is returning as Cole Trickle.

Anne Hathaway is joining him as a NASCAR team owner and engineer.

Jerry Bruckheimer is producing.

Jonathan Levine is directing.

And “Days of Thunder” is scheduled to race into theaters June 2, 2028.

For NASCAR fans at Daytona, however, the movie announcement was only part of the story.

They got Tom Cruise in person.

They watched one of Hollywood’s biggest stars step into their racing world, meet NASCAR drivers, honor a fallen champion and show fans some love.

For some, the unexpected opportunity to see, hug, photograph or simply exchange a few words with Cruise became a memory of a lifetime.

And Florida National News was on the scene to capture the excitement, energy and star power as Hollywood met NASCAR at Daytona.

WATCH FNN VIDEO: Hollywood megastar Tom Cruise connects with NASCAR fans at Daytona International Speedway as he announces the highly anticipated return of “Days of Thunder.”

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Dr. Phillips Center’s Free Frontyard Holiday Festival Returns to Downtown Orlando Nov. 27

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August 26, 2026

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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN) — The holidays are returning to downtown Orlando as the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts brings back its free Frontyard Holiday Festival, transforming the Frontyard and Seneff Arts Plaza into a holiday destination from Nov. 27 through Dec. 31.

The Frontyard Holiday Festival at Dr. Phillips Center, supported by AdventHealth, will feature nightly snowfall, live entertainment, holiday movies, themed nights, firepits, seasonal food and beverages, interactive experiences, light displays and performances by local artists and community groups.

Admission is free.

“This festival is part of our vision to create more free experiences in the Frontyard, one of the 1,000 annual free events planned as part of our master plan,” Dr. Phillips Center President and CEO Kathy Ramsberger said. “These events are designed to bring our community together while creating new opportunities that attract visitors and contribute to Orlando’s vibrant tourism economy.”

Nightly Snowfall Returns to Downtown Orlando

The festival opens Friday, Nov. 27, and runs through New Year’s Eve, giving Central Florida residents and visitors more than a month to experience the celebration.

Nightly snowfall will return as one of the festival’s signature attractions, along with holiday movie screenings and seasonal performances.

A rare musical attraction will also return this year: the only transportable carillon in North America.

The instrument features nearly four tons of bronze bells and will bring traditional holiday sounds to the outdoor festival.

Free Holiday Experience for Orlando Families

Organizers said the festival is part of the Dr. Phillips Center’s broader effort to increase free arts and cultural programming while creating a gathering place for residents and visitors in downtown Orlando.

AdventHealth returns as a major supporter of the event.

“The holidays invite us to slow down, reconnect and make memories with the people who matter most,” said Sharon Line Clary, AdventHealth’s senior vice president of community impact and partnership engagement.

Clary said the partnership is designed to help create a welcoming community space centered on celebration and connection.

Holiday Shows Coming Inside Dr. Phillips Center

The outdoor festival will coincide with a separate lineup of holiday entertainment inside the performing arts center.

The 2026 holiday schedule includes Lindsey Stirling, “The Nutcracker,” Vienna Light Orchestra, Irish Christmas in America, Straight No Chaser and “A Very Broadway Christmas.”

Other scheduled productions include “The Unauthorized Hallmarkish Parody” and “Adam Biner: A Jewish Boy’s Love Letter to Christmas.”

The lineup includes dance, orchestral music, comedy and other live performances throughout the holiday season.

More Festival Programming Coming

Additional details about performances, themed nights, movie screenings and interactive experiences are expected to be announced as the opening date approaches.

The festival is supported by AdventHealth, the city of Orlando’s Downtown Development Board, The Main Law Firm, OUC — The Reliable One, Massey Services Inc. and a donation from Neal and Jan Dempsey.

The project also receives funding from Orange County government through its Arts & Cultural Affairs Program.

Event Details

What: Frontyard Holiday Festival at Dr. Phillips Center supported by AdventHealth
When: Nov. 27-Dec. 31, 2026
Where: Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Frontyard and Seneff Arts Plaza, downtown Orlando
Admission: Free

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‘SPAMALOT’ Joins Dr. Phillips Center’s 2026-27 Broadway in Orlando Season

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3 weeks ago

August 10, 2026

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Tony Award-winning musical will play Walt Disney Theater Nov. 3-5, 2026

ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN NEWS) — Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts is expanding its 2026-27 Broadway in Orlando season with the addition of SPAMALOT, the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, scheduled for Nov. 3-5, 2026, at Walt Disney Theater.

Inspired by the classic comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail, SPAMALOT brings Monty Python’s distinctly British humor to the stage through a comedic adventure following King Arthur and his quest for the Holy Grail.

The production comes to Orlando following a celebrated 2023 Broadway revival at the St. James Theatre, directed and choreographed by Josh Rhodes.

Monty Python Comedy Comes to Orlando

Described as “lovingly ripped” from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the musical features British royalty, flying cows, dancing girls, shrubbery and the Lady of the Lake.

The 14-time Tony Award-nominated musical features well-known numbers including “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life,” “The Song That Goes Like This” and “Find Your Grail.”

SPAMALOT features a book and lyrics by Eric Idle, with music by John Du Prez and Idle.

Cast Announced for Orlando Production

The cast features Major Attaway, whose credits include Aladdin, as King Arthur; Sean Bell (Harmony) as Sir Robin; Chris Collins-Pisano (Forbidden Broadway) as Sir Lancelot; Ellis C. Dawson III (Hamilton) as Sir Bedevere; Leo Roberts (Les Misérables) as Sir Galahad; Amanda Robles as the Lady of the Lake; Blake Segal (Mary Poppins) as Patsy; and Steven Telsey (The Book of Mormon) as the Historian and Prince Herbert.

The company also includes Lindsay Lee Alhady, Delaney Benson, Jack Brewer, Connor Coughlin, L’ogan J’ones, Graham Keen, Claire Kennard, Ben Lanham, Nathaniel Mahone, Maddie Mossner, Emilie Renier, Mark Tran Russ and Meridien Terrell.

Creative Team

The production’s creative team includes scenic and projection designer Paul Tate dePoo III, costume designer Jen Caprio, lighting designer Cory Pattak, sound designers Kai Harada and Haley Parcher, and wig designer Tom Watson.

John Bell serves as music supervisor, with Jonathan Gorst as musical director and conductor.

Derek Kolluri is associate director, Michael Fatica is associate choreographer and casting is by Geoff Josselson, CSA. RCI Theatricals serves as general manager, and Jeffrey Finn is the producer.