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UA-PTC presents “Spamilton: An American Parody” on Thursday, Oct. 2 at CHARTS Theater

University of Arkansas Pulaski Technical College’s Center for Humanities and Arts (CHARTS) will present the hit musical comedy Spamilton: An American Parody on Thursday, October 2, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. Enjoy a night of side-splitting laughter with this hilarious parody!

Tickets are available now for $55 and $65 and can be purchased online at uaptc.edu/charts. Dinner, beer, wine, and light concessions will be available. A full dinner catered by the UA-PTC Culinary Institute is available with advance purchase.

Created by Gerard Alessandrini, the comic mastermind behind the long-running hit Forbidden Broadway and performed by a versatile cast of eight, Spamilton: An American Parody is a laugh-out-loud new musical spoof. This crash course of everyone’s favorite Broadway blockbusters, including celebrity satires and pop culture zings, is accompanied by hip-hop on the piano. After tearing it up in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and London, Spamilton: An American Parody will stage a singing, dancing, comedy revolution in North Little Rock!

Marilyn Stasio of Variety mused, “Hip-hop, Broadway show tunes, 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.”

Dinner and a show

By selecting the dinner option on the CHARTS ticketing link, attendees can enjoy dinner and a show! Dinner will be served in the performance studio, located adjacent to the CHARTS Theater lobby and box office.

The Spamilton: An American Parody buffet menu ($25) is:

• Burr's Bitter Greens – Mixed field greens, pickled shallots, cranberries, candied pecans, apple cider vinaigrette
• King George’s Crown Roast Chicken – Herb-roasted and glazed with honey-mustard or “Spam-sgiving” Loaf – SPAM and ground pork meatloaf with a bourbon-maple glaze (fun option!)
• Hamilton Home Fries – Roasted red potatoes with garlic and rosemary
• The Schuyler Sister Succotash – Sweet corn, lima beans, cherry tomatoes, and herbs
• Federalist Fancies – Mini cherry cobblers in mason jars
• Founding Father Fudge Brownies – Rich, dark chocolate with a hint of espresso
• Rebellion Punch – Sparkling cranberry-lime punch with a splash of ginger

For inquiries regarding group and multi-show discounts for the CHARTS Live 2025-26 season, interested parties can call (501) 812-2831.

About CHARTS

The Center for Humanities and Arts (CHARTS) is located at UA – Pulaski Technical College’s Main Campus at 3000 West Scenic Drive in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The facility has plenty of convenient, free parking. Opened in 2016, the 90,000 square-foot facility houses a 456-seat proscenium theater that provides a comfortable listening environment that is perfect for concerts, theater performances, recitals and other events. In addition, CHARTS houses the Windgate Gallery for art exhibits. The CHARTS lobby and the adjacent Performance Studio are popular rental spaces for receptions and events.