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Spam purveyor joins Python fun

From Associated Press

A play called “Monty Python’s Spamalot” is headed for Broadway, and Hormel Foods Corp. is laughing.

Based on the movie “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” and featuring a book by Eric Idle, the musical begins previews Feb. 14 at New York’s Shubert Theatre. It will run in Chicago from Dec. 21 to Jan. 23.

Hormel plans to issue Spam Golden Honey Grail in a collector’s edition can. The product will be available in limited quantities at select New York City retailers in February.

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For those who can’t wait, cans will be given to the first 100 customers who purchase tickets when the Shubert box office opens Monday.

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