Can’t get a ticket for Hamilton…
THE UK PREMIÈRE OF SPAMILTON: AN AMERICAN PARODY
EXTENDS DUE TO PUBLIC DEMAND
The Menier Chocolate Factory today announces that the run of Gerard Alessandrini’s Spamilton: An American Parody extends due to public demand – the production now runs until 15 September.
‘The best parody hugs its target close, the better to stick in the skewer. Here that skewer goes in with a very satisfying squelch.’ Daily Telegraph
Alessandrini directs Marc Akinfolarin, Jason Denton, Eddie Elliott, Liam Tamne and Julie Yammanee, with special guests Sophie-Louise Dann and Damian Humbley. The production renews Alessandrini’s collaboration with the Menier following Forbidden Broadway which ran both at the theatre and in the West End.
‘Laugh? You will. My entire row was rocking with giggles for much of the night.’ The Times
Hamilton – Olivier, Tony, Pulitzer and Grammy Award-winning musical. Very few tickets available.
Spamilton: An American Parody – Hamilton and much more. With more tickets now available…
Gerard Alessandrini brings his singular wit to the all-conquering musical Hamilton – in the words of its creator Lin Manuel Miranda, “I laughed my brains out”. Following the success of Forbidden Broadway, Alessandrini returns to the Menier to lampoon the multi-award-winning Hamilton, with Spamilton: An American Parody, which not only takes target at Broadway’s biggest export, but a host of the theatre world’s biggest names and musicals.
Described by the New York Times as “smart, silly and convulsively funny”, Spamilton: An American Parody runs at the Menier Chocolate Factory, where unlike the Victoria Palace, there are tickets available — at a fraction of the price.
‘Spamilton is shorter, funnier, and cheaper (tickets and staging) than the show from which it openly and gleefully admits it parasites.’ BBC News Online
Gerard Alessandrini is best known for creating and writing all 25 editions of Forbidden Broadway in New York, Los Angeles, London and around the world. He features in the original 1982 cast of Forbidden Broadway, and can be heard on four of the show’s twelve cast albums. He also sings on the soundtracks of the Disney classics Aladdin and Pocahontas. Television credits include writing comedy specials for Bob Hope, Angela Lansbury and Carol Burnett. Directing credits include Maury Yeston’s musical In the Beginning, and a revue focusing on Yeston’s songs Anything Can Happen (In the Theatre). Recent musicals which he co-wrote and/or directed include Madame X (NYMF 2011) and The Nutcracker and I (a complete Tchaikovsky score with all new lyrics by Alessandrini). He is the recipient of an Obie Award, two Lucille Lortel Awards, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Drama League and seven Drama Desk Awards – including two for Best Lyrics, and two Special Lifetime Awards. He was also awarded an Honorary Tony Award for Excellence in Theatre.
Choreography is by Gerry McIntyre, set design by Morgan Large, costume design by Dustin Cross, lighting design by Tim Lutkin, sound design by Gregory Clarke and Jonathan Everett, musical arrangements by Fred Barton and musical direction by Simon Beck.
Spamilton is presented in association with John Freedson, David Zippel and Christine Pedi.
Listings Information
Spamilton
Venue: Menier Chocolate Factory
Address: 53 Southwark Street, London, SE1 1RU
Dates: Until 15 September
Times: Tue – Sat 8pm, matinees Sat and Sun 3.30pm
Box Office: 020 7378 1713 (£2.50 transaction fee per booking)
Website: www.menierchocolatefactory.com (£1.50 transaction fee per booking)
Tickets: Prices vary, as below from discounted preview tickets to premier seats. With the emphasis on ‘the sooner you book, the better the price’:
Prices from £19.50
A meal deal ticket includes a 2-course meal from the pre-theatre menu in the Menier Restaurant as well as the theatre ticket.
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