{"id":91155,"date":"2026-04-07T14:23:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T18:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=91155"},"modified":"2026-04-09T08:32:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T12:32:01","slug":"baby-wants-candy-performing-shamilton-an-improvised-hip-hop-musical-presented-by-asheville-improv-festival","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/event\/baby-wants-candy-performing-shamilton-an-improvised-hip-hop-musical-presented-by-asheville-improv-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby Wants Candy Performing Shamilton! An Improvised Hip-Hop Musical \u2013 Presented by Asheville Improv Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Asheville Improv Festival | Night 4 | Saturday 9:30 PM<\/p>\n<p>Ever heard of this show \u201cHamilton\u201d? Shamilton is just like that, but (ahem) better! Expect the same level of hip hop, incredible songs, stunning choreography and powerhouse singing\u2026 except made up on the spot!<\/p>\n<p>Studded with 5-star reviews at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe, followed by packed houses and more rave reviews on a UK tour, Shamilton! An Improvised Hip-Hop Musical has been wowing audiences the world over. Featuring the top improvisors, rappers and musicians in Chicago, Shamilton thrills audiences with completely unchoreographed choreography, unrehearsed hip hop delights and hilarious spontaneous storytelling in a show that often opens nightly to endless queues and closes to standing ovations.<\/p>\n<p>Once a historical figure\/celebrity has been suggested by the audience, the whip-smart cast and phenomenal band The Shamiltones entirely improvise an epic musical; the songs, the dialogue, the plot\u2026 even the choreography! 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