Python musical cast announced
Broadway will have its own Monty Python gang next year: David Hyde Pierce, Tim Curry and Hank Azaria.
The three actors will star in “Spamalot,” a new musical adapted from the comedy film classic “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” it was announced Wednesday.
“Spamalot,” directed by Mike Nichols, opens March 10, 2005, at the Shubert Theatre. Preview performances begin Feb. 7. An out-of-town engagement will play at Chicago’s Shubert Theatre Dec. 21 to Jan. 16.
“Spamalot” has a book by Eric Idle, an original member of the zany British group. Music and lyrics are by Idle and John Du Prez.
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