COMPLETE CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR OF

COMPLETE CASTING ANNOUNCED
             FOR THE
     NORTH AMERICAN TOUR OF
  SPAMILTON: AN AMERICAN PARODY
 WILL PLAY CLEVELAND’S PLAYHOUSE SQUARE
            FROM DECEMBER 20
               TO JANUARY 6
                “SMART, SILLY AND CONVULSIVELY FUNNY!”
                            - The New York Times

               “THE NEXT BEST THING TO SEEING HAMILTON!”
                              - New York Post

“SPAMILTON IS SO INFECTIOUSLY FUN THAT IT COULD EASILY RUN AS LONG AS ITS
                               INSPIRATION!”
                           - The Hollywood Reporter

[CLEVELAND, OHIO] [DECEMBER 4, 2018] – Casting has been announced for the North American tour of
the acclaimed musical comedy, Spamilton: An American Parody. The tour will launch at Playhouse
Square in Cleveland, OH on December 20, 2018 and will go on to play ten multi-week engagements in its
first season. Tickets are available at the Playhouse Square Ticket Office (1519 Euclid Avenue in
downtown Cleveland), by visiting playhousesquare.org, or by calling 216-241-6000. Group orders of 15
or more may be placed by calling 216-640-8600.

Created by Gerard Alessandrini, the comic mastermind behind the long-running hit Forbidden Broadway
and performed by a versatile cast of seven, Spamilton is a side-splitting new musical parody. After
tearing it up in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and London, Spamilton: An American Parody will
stage a singing, dancing, comedy revolution in a city near you.

The cast will feature Chuckie Benson, Ani Djirdjirian, Marissa Hecker, Brandon Kinley, Adrian
Lopez, Dominic Pecikonis and Datus Puryear.

   SPAMILTON creator Gerard Alessandrini and the company of SPAMILTON: AN AMERICAN PARODY North American Tour

Below is a list of announced first year tour stops for Spamilton: An American Parody, with additional
cities to follow.

Cleveland, OH                     Playhouse Square                   December 20, 2018 – January 6, 2019
Las Vegas, NV                     The Smith Center                   January 22 – February 10, 2019
Boston, MA                        Huntington Theatre Company         February 12 – March 10, 2019
Tampa, FL                         Straz Center                       April 9 – May 12, 2019

Marilyn Stasio of Variety mused, “Hip-hop, Broadway showtunes, Viennese waltzes — is there anything
this guy can’t write? No, not Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, but Gerard Alessandrini, whose
ingenious parody Spamilton simultaneously salutes and sends up Miranda and his signature musical.”
Ben Brantley of The New York Times said, “This smart, silly, and often convulsively funny thesis,
performed by a motor-mouthed cast that is fluent in many tongues, is the work of that eminent specialist
in Broadway anatomy, pathology, and gossip, Gerard Alessandrini.”

ABOUT THE CREATOR:
Gerard Alessandrini (Creator, Writer & Director) is a Special Tony Award winner for Excellence in the
Theatre. He created, wrote, and directed all 25 editions of Forbidden Broadway in NYC, Los Angeles,
and around the world, and performed in the original 1982 cast. He can be heard on four of the 12
Forbidden Broadway cast albums and on the Disney classics Aladdin and Pocahontas. He has written
television specials for Bob Hope, Angela Lansbury, and Carol Burnett. He contributed material to the
recent Barbra Streisand album Encore. His other musicals include Madame X (co-written with Robert
Hetzel) and an all-sung version of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker. Most recently in New York, he directed the
new revue Anything Can Happen in the Theater: The Songs of Maury Yeston. His Spamilton won Best
Unique Theatrical Experience (Off-Broadway Theatre Alliance) and Show of the Year (2017 MAC
Award). Other awards include seven Drama Desks (including two for Best Lyrics), one Obie, two Lucille
Lortels, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Drama League.

The creative team includes Gerry McIntyre (Choreography), Morgan Large (Set Design), Dustin Cross
(Costume Design), Curtis Reynolds (Music Direction) and Fred Barton (Music Supervision).

The North American tour of Spamilton: An American Parody is produced by Spamiltour LLC.
Spamilton was originally produced by John Freedson, David Zippel, Gerard Alessandrini and Christine
Pedi.

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CAST BIOS:

Chuckie Benson (Ensemble). Incredibly grateful to reunite with my Spamilton family. Recent credits
include: Heartbreak Hotel (Chicago Cast), Spamilton (Chicago), The Wiz (Lion), Big River (Jim),
etc. Thank you to God, my beautiful parents and Paonessa Talent Agency.

Ani Djirdjirian (Ensemble) is a native New Yorker and was most recently seen in The Office Musical
Parody Off-Broadway. She is so excited to be traveling the country putting smiles on people's faces in
Spamilton!

Marissa Hecker (Swing). National tour debut! Regional: West Side Story (Consuela) at Weston
Playhouse, Cabaret (Lulu/Dance Captain) at Lake Dillon Theatre Company. Endless love to The Price
Group, Mom, Dad, Fiona, and Phoebe. Proud CCM grad. For Max.

Brandon Kinley (Swing). Xenia, Ohio native, writer, actor and musician with a BFA from Wright State
University. Was in Spamilton-Chicago, and is very grateful to be part of the Spam Fam again! Gratitude:
Mom & Dad the best support system ever, my siblings and extended family and friends.

Adrian Lopez (Lin Manuel Miranda). Spamilton National Tour. Graduate of SHSU (BFA Musical
Theatre c/o 2018). Endless gratitude to Gerard Alessandrini, Michael Cassara Casting, The Open Jar
Institute, my friends, mi familia, and every teacher I’ve ever had.

Dominic Pecikonis (Daveed Diggs and Others). National Tour debut! Thanks to God, my family,
Michael Cassara Casting and the entire Spamilton team. Shout out to Jeff Whiting and The Open Jar
Institute for making this dream a reality. BFA Musical Theatre: Sam Houston State University.

Datus Puryear (Aaron Burr and Others) is thrilled to join the national tour of Spamilton! His favorite
credits include Broadway’s Cotton Club musical After Midnight, Tarell McCraney's Choir Boy,
Dreamgirls, 50 Shades! the Musical (National Tour), and Dunkfest88 (Off-Broadway). Proverbs 16:9.

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