SPAMILTON: AN AMERICAN PARODY

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Created by Gerard Alessandrini, the comic mastermind behind the long-running hitForbidden Broadwayand performed by a versatile cast of eight,Spamilton: An American Parodyis a side-splitting new musical parody. A crash course of everyone's favorite Broadway blockbusters, including celebrity satires, pop culture zings accompanies with hip-hop on the piano! After tearing it up in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and London,Spamilton: An American Parodywill stage a singing, dancing, comedy revolution in Wheeling! A Conversation with Spamilton Creator Gerard Alessandrini When Gerard Alessandrini witnessed the sweeping impact of Broadway phenomenon "Hamilton," he knew just what he had to do. He had to spoof it. "It was the biggest hit show to arrive in Broadway since I had come there in 1981," remembers Alessandrini, whose Tony-winning revue Forbidden Broadway has parodied Broadway productions for decades. "I thought 'Wow, I've spent most of my life spoofing Broadway shows — I have to do this one.'" A veteran playwright and director, Alessandrini took this comedic undertaking seriously. The result was the highly acclaimed parody musicalSpamilton: An American Parody, offering clever, satirical songs and energizing dance numbers appealing to theater fans and newcomers alike. "It's a good family show," he says. "I hope audiences feel the same joy seeing this that I felt whenHamiltonarrived in New York." Promising nonstop laughs and impressive music and dance numbers,Spamiltonpokes fun at Lin-Manuel Miranda's creation ofHamiltonand the show's overwhelming popularity.Spamiltonis packed with parody versions of hitHamiltonsongs, including turning the original show's "What'd I Miss?" into the spoof "What Did You Miss?" satirizing the density of information inHamilton. "The point was to make it all as funny and zany as it could be, with lots of both parody songs and parody dancing," Alessandrini says. Audiences don't need to seeHamiltonto enjoySpamilton, Alessandrini…