Chicago: Spelling Bee VS. Spamalot

Ok guys, I need help. I just saw Spelling Bee for the first time ever in Chicago on Saturday and I'm DYING to go again.

The only thing is, my dad and I had been planning on going to see Spamalot. He says that if I really want to see Spelling Bee ( I ADORED it) again, we're not going to do Spamalot.

So my question is, which is better? I know this can change for everybody, but in YOUR opinion, which is better.

Also, I have two questions:

1) Does anybody know the cast for Chicago's Spamalot?

and

2) How easy is it to do Spelling Bee's lottery on a Saturday night? Like...how many people are there/how easy is it to win?

It's not the distance that's bothering him, it's the ticket prices. We can't afford both shows, as I just went to NYC over Spring Break, and we have our third trip to LA so that I can PA for an actor friend of mine in December.

I was wondering though, what are the chances that Spamalot will NOT get a sit-down production, or at the very least come back, to Chicago?

Who's in the touring cast of Spamalot?

Also, the sit-down cast of Wicked is different than the tour cast.

"So how much more business can it get here?"

well...Wicked toured in Chicago and look at how that's doing.

Read my words: Spamalot will NOT have an open-end production in Chicago. In fact, now that it's marquee cast has left Broadway, it's easier to get tickets (not easy, just easier). Wicked doesn't need an all-star cast to sell. Spamalot wouldn't have done nearly so well without the names Tim Curry, David Hyde Pierce and Hank Azaria. Wicked and Spelling Bee are produced by David Stone, who absolutely loves Chicago. If it weren't for him, neither Wicked nor Spelling Bee would have open runs.

My friend Christine is Loganne in Spelling bee. I say Go see Spelling bee again and help pay her! hahaha...all jokes aside I loved spelling bee too, but See spamalot I mean you've already seen spelling bee, go to something different.

I've only seen the NY productions of both. And I perfered Spelling Bee to Spamalot. Spelling Bee is my fav. B'way comedy.

Go see Spamalot. Spelling Bee is great but you've already seen it. Expand baby expand.

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