MONTY PYTHON'S MUSICAL "SPAMALOT" OPENS ON BROADWAY
(left to right) Monty Python member Michael Palin holds a symbolic urn representing deceased Python member Graham Chapman, actor Tim Curry and Monty Python members John Cleese and Eric Idle (shows composer/lyrcist) take part in the opening night curtain call bows on March 17, 2005 for the Monty Python Broadway musical "Spamalot" directed by Mike Nichols. (UPI Photo/Ezio Petersen)
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