The January “ticket” in Pittsburgh
was Hamilton and now we have a summer of CLO’s Spamilton: An American Parody at
the intimate Greer Cabaret Theater. This
city, like others, was a bit crazed during the run of Hamilton and I
wondered if this parody would just be a show riding on the coattails of a hit. Spamilton
was more like an atomic bomb of action, song, wit, and dance that played homage
to the birth of this musical and other Broadway shows. It was a cocktail of fun
and laughter.
Reflection
If you did not get a “golden ticket”
to Hamilton you will not be left in a fog at Spamilton. The show
gives you the motor-mouthed rap and rhythms of Hamilton mixed with melodies
as it satires the birth of trying something new in the mighty Broadway jungle. In
the show, New York bound Lin-Maunel Miranda (the creator of Hamilton) hears
inspirational voices and, in an energetic rap, he decides that he will not let
Broadway be his solution but will “rise
up.”
Exaggerating the commercialized big
production musicals, this show gives a hysterical lampoon mash-up of other Broadway productions, Willy Wonka,
Lion King, Wicked, Phantom, Cats, Aladdin and more. Broadway Divas, Bernadette
Peters, Carol Channing. Liza Milli and icon, Barbra Streisand (all amazingly
played by Erin Ramirez) make appearances.
Hamilton junkies, musical lovers and those of us that enjoy a good
laugh, should experience Spamilton that stirs show biz into an explosive
cocktail toasting Broadway and the birth of better musicals.
(Spamilton runs from May 14 through August
14, 2019 at the Greer Cabaret Theater. For tickets and more from Pittsburgh CLO
go to pittsburghclo.org.
Spiritual Source
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