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PITTSBURGH CLO ANNOUNCES HILARIOUS MUSICAL SPOOF : AN AMERICAN PARODY May 16 – August 25, 2019

“SMART, SILLY AND CONVULSIVELY FUNNY!”

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“THE NEXT BEST THING TO SEEING !”

- New York Post

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

- The Reporter

Pittsburgh, PA • February 27, 2019 – Pittsburgh CLO will present the exclusive Pittsburgh engagement of the hit musical SPAMILTON: An American Parody at the Greer Theater May 16 – August 25, 2019. Tickets start at $31.25 and are available online at CLOCabaret.com, by calling 412-456-6666 or at the Box Office at Theater Square. Groups of 10 or more can call the Group Sales Hotline at 412-325-1582 to learn more about special discounts and priority seating.

Don’t miss this “convulsively funny” (NY Times) parody from the comic mastermind behind the long-running hit . After tearing it up in New York, , and , Spamilton: An American Parody will stage a singing, dancing, comedy revolution in Pittsburgh for a limited time only. The Huffington Post raves “you don’t have to see Hamilton to have side-splitting fun at Spamilton. ”

About the Show Created by , the comic mastermind behind the long-running hit Forbidden Broadway and performed by a versatile cast of five, Spamilton is a side- splitting new musical parody. 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) Spamilton: (Creator/Writer/Director): New York, , Chicago, Los Angeles, National Tour. Forbidden Broadway (creator/writer/director): 25 editions the world. Also Forbidden Hollywood (writer/director), Madame X: The Musical (NYMF) (co-writer/director), The Nutcracker & I (lyrics), ’s review Anything Can Happen in New York. Television: special material for , and . Film: Aladdin, Pocahontas (vocals). Recordings: 12 Forbidden Broadway cast albums, Forbidden Hollywood & Spamilton cast albums. Special Lyrics: Duets 2. Awards: Drama League Lifetime Achievement Award, , 2 Awards, 7 Drama Desk (2 Best Lyrics, 2 Special Achievement, 3 Best Musical Revue), and a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in Theatre. Special thanks to husband Glenn Bassett for contributing his many talents to Spamilton.

The creative team includes Gerry McIntyre (Director/Choreographer), Dustin Cross (Costume Design), Michael Gilliam (Lighting Design) and (Music Supervision).

Performance Schedule Wednesdays 7:30pm Thursdays 1:00pm* & 7:30pm Fridays 7:30pm Saturdays 2:00pm & 7:30pm Sundays 2:00pm

*Select Thursdays with a buffet lunch on June 20, July 25 & August 22

Pittsburgh CLO graciously acknowledges the generosity of Dolores and Michael Kara, and the Charity Randall Foundation for their series support.

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Since 1946, Pittsburgh CLO has been the driving force behind live musical theater in Pittsburgh and the entire Southwestern region. Under the direction of Van Kaplan since 1997, this not-for-profit arts organization appreciates the support of nearly 200,000 patrons yearly who attend its performances at three venues in the Cultural District: a seasonal subscription series at the Benedum Center, A Musical Christmas Carol at the Byham Theater and year- round shows at the CLO Cabaret. Its dedication to the musical theater art form includes educational programs such as the CLO Academy for Performance and Art, the CLO Mini Stars, the Awards, the Award and The National High School Theatre Awards. As part of its new works development, the organization has been involved with 22 Broadway shows (30 ®), and in 2014 produced the world premiere of An American in , on Broadway (4 Tony Awards®) and in London’s West End. In addition, Pittsburgh CLO launched the SPARK festival for new small-cast musicals in 2018. For more information please visit pittsburghCLO.org.