MONTY PYTHON'S MUSICAL "SPAMALOT" OPENS ON BROADWAY
(left to right) Monty Python member Michael Palin, director Mike Nichols, 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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