MONTY PYTHON'S MUSICAL "SPAMALOT" RECIEVES 14 TONY NOMINATIONS
Director Mike Nichols, actor Tim Curry and Monty Python members John Cleese and Eric Idle (shows composer/lyrcist) (left to right) during curtain call bows on March 17, 2005 for the Monty Python Broadway musical "Spamalot". Nichols, Curry and Idle recieved 2005 Tony Award nominations on May 10, 2005 in the catagories of Best Director, Actor, Composer. The production received 14 nominations. (UPI Photo/Ezio Petersen)
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