What is shamilton?
Join members of famed musical improv group Baby Wants Candy as they create an epic musical on the spot based on a historical celebrity of your choosing- from Genghis Khan to Kim Kardashian. It's the show Lin-Manuel Miranda calls "cease and desist!"
"Shamilton! The Improvised Hip-Hop Parody Musical" has enjoyed fully sold out runs at UCB in Los Angeles, UCB's Del Close Marathon in New York, and packed houses in Chicago at the Apollo Theater. "Shamilton" is currently appears in Chicago at the Second City every Friday (tickets), in Los Angeles at UCBLA and in Edinburgh for the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Start thinking of who you want to see a hip-hop improvised musical created for now!
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Workshops
improv comedy workshops
If you want to bring an enriching and wildly fun experience to your school group, improv troupe, or corporate setting, we would love to work with you.
In our workshops, we’ll give your group the tools you’ll need to improvise your own Hamilton-style musical. We’ll work on rhyming, narrative structure, performance elements, and other basic improv comedy techniques required to put on a made-up American Musical. It’s a ton of fun!
Shamilton is a production of Baby Wants Candy, one of the world’s most celebrated musical improv comedy ensembles. We’ve done workshops for thousands of students over the years, at all age ranges and experience levels.
Please contact us for more information and to get started!
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shamilton is a production of baby wants candy, one of the most celebrated musical improv comedy ENSEMBLES IN THE WORLD.
Baby Wants Candy tours the world, performing and teaching workshops at theaters, schools, universities, corporations and comedy festivals.
For press inquiries or to book Baby Wants Candy at your college, festival, corporate retreat, or yoga seminar, please use the form below.
SHAMILTON
returning to edinburgh Fringe august 2025
After a fully sold out run and a pack of glowing reviews at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe, Baby Wants Candy's hip-hop Hamilton homage returns to the Edinburgh Fringe Fest and we’re bloody chuffed to announce a tour of the beautiful UK!
We improvise an epic musical based on historical figures/celebrities you choose (Genghis Khan, Paul Hollywood, Kim Kardashian... anyone!). Just like Hamilton but (ahem) better! Expect the same level of hip-hop, storytelling, stunning choreography and powerhouse singing... except made up on the spot. 'An absolute extravaganza, absolute pinnacle of improv. They freestyle lyrics that rival Lin-Manuel himself. Tremendously impressive, side-splittingly funny to the point oxygen becomes a luxury.