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To celebrate its 1st anniversary on Broadway, Monty Python's Spamalot is inviting fans to become part of a record-breaking world's largest coconut orchestra in Shubert Alley

The National Tour of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical of 2005, Monty Pythons SPAMALOT, begins performances tomorrow Tuesday March 7 at Boston's Colonial Theatre. Other cities confirmed for the tour are below, with more dates to follow.

The Kimmel Center's Broadway at the Academy 2006-2007 season will include Spamalot, Edward Scissorhands, the Ray Charles musical I Can't Stop Loving You and an updated version of Pippin

Tickets are now officially on sale for the London production of Spamalot, for which more casting has also been announced

Broadway's Tony Award wining Best Musical can now add another laurel to its many honors: MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT won the Grammy Award today for Best Musical Show album. The Grammys take place tonight, Wed. Feb. 8 in Los Angeles at the Staples Center.

Spamalot's national tour will come to Houston from May 22nd through June 17th

Today (Monday, January 23), The National Tour of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical of 2005, Monty Pythons SPAMALOT, begins rehearsals in New York, prior to a first performance in Boston on March 7 at the Colonial Theatre. Other cities confirmed for the tour include Chicago, Washington DC, Pittsburgh and Atlanta, with more dates to follow.

Monty Python's SPAMALOT, the Tony Award-winning Best Musical of 2005, comes home to London in October 2006. SPAMALOT will have its first performance at the Palace Theatre in London's West End on 2 October 2006. Casting will be announced shortly and tickets will go on sale on 21 February 2006.

Lauren Kennedy will join the cast of MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT as The Lady of the Lake on December 20, 2005. As announced previously, Simon Russell Beale will assume the role of King Arthur on the same date.

ANDRE BENJAMIN AND ANTWAN PATTON STAR IN LEAD ROLES; ALSO STARRING VING RHAMES, TERRENCE DASHON HOWARD, FAIZON LOVE, MALINDA WILLIAMS, PAULA PARKER, JACKIE LONG, PAULA PATTON AND PATTI LABELLE; WITH MACY GRAY, BEN VEREEN AND CICELY TYSON AWARD-WINNING BRYAN BARBER MAKES THEATRICAL FEATURE FILM DIRECTING DEBUT TONY-WINNER HINTON BATTLE CHOREOGRAPHS DANCE SEQUENCES

The Decca Broadway release of the original Broadway cast recording of MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT, Broadway's Tony Award winning Best Musical, has sold over 100,000 copies since the album's release in May making it one of the fastest selling cast recordings of the past decade.

MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT, Broadway's Tony Award winning Best Musical, has broken the house record at the Shubert Theatre (225 West 44th Street) for the third consecutive week.

David Hyde Pierce, who is currently starring in Monty Python's Spamalot at Broadway's Shubert Theatre (225 West 44 Street) will be a guest on 'Live with Regis & Kelly' tomorrow Wednesday April 20. The show airs on WABC TV (Channel 7) in New York at 9 AM. Elsewhere check local listings.

The cast of Spamalot, and some Monty Python vets celebrated their Thursday night opening at the Roseland Ballroom.

Star-studded photo coverage of the red carpet arrivals for Spamalot's opening night on Broadway, Thursday, March 17 at the Shubert Theatre.

SPAMALOT's Eric Idle, David Hyde Pierce, Tim Curry and Hank Azaria will be guests on NBC's TODAY Show at 8:30 AM on Friday March 18.

MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT, a new musical lovingly ripped-off from the internationally famous comedy team's most popular motion picture, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, begins previews at Broadway's Shubert Theatre (225 West 44th St.) on February 14, 2005 and opens on March 17, 2005.

Hank Azaria, currently starring in Monty Python's Spamalot, has been nominated for a 2005 Screen Actors Guild Award for his performance as Dr. Craig 'Huff' Huffstodt in the Showtime production Huff. The SAG Awards are selected by actors' peers; the ceremony airs on Saturday February 5 at 8 PM ET/PT, 7 PM Central, 6 PM MT.

Broadway-bound MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT, a new musical lovingly ripped off from the motion picture 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail,' is being honored by Hormel Foods with the introduction of a limited edition flavor, SPAM golden honey grail in a 'SPAMALOT collector's edition' can. 'SPAM is the holy grail of canned meats,' says Eric Idle, Python alum and the show's lyricist and book writer. 'We're thrilled to dine on SPAM golden honey grail at the round table of SPAMALOT.'

The first chance to buy tickets to Monty Python's SPAMALOT will be Wednesday evening November 10 when American Express will make a special offer to Gold Card holders for the best seats for the Broadway engagement of the eagerly-anticipated new musical.