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SPAMILTON
March 1 - 6, 2022
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Author/Director's Notes

When Jacqueline Kennedy revealed to the press that she and her husband JFK liked to listen to the Original Broadway Cast Album of Camelot, every night before they fell asleep, she forever dubbed the JFK Presidency the Camelot Years. Barack and Michelle Obama, likewise, championed their favorite musical: Hamilton. Now, I have no idea if they actually listen to the Hamilton Broadway Cast Album every night before they fall asleep, but it’s very fun to fantasize as such. I can more realistically guess that 20 years from now we very well may look back on 2014-2016 as The Hamilton Years. My fanciful imagination also extends to what Lin-Manuel Miranda might actually be thinking and doing. It’s best to keep in mind as you watch Spamilton that in no way is this an actual biography of Mr. Miranda, fellow cast members or even a factual account of the creation of Hamilton. It’s all a figment of my twisted imagination and hopefully a glorious mash-up of theatre today and my wildest musical comedy dreams. Many thanks to Lin-Manuel Miranda, his co-creators and all the great Broadway composers & lyricists for allowing us to use their great songs for parody & comical purposes.


– Gerard Alessandrini