The award-winning Forbidden Broadway, Gerard Alessandrini’s musical spoof of all things theatre, is returning to New York after a five-year absence This all-new edition will play a 10-week limited engagement from September 18th through November 30th at The Triad Theatre (158 West 72nd Street). Alessandrini will lampoon The Great White Way’s biggest shows and stars in this edition, which he is directing. The official opening night is set for Wednesday, October 16th. Gerry McIntyre (Spamilton) is the choreographer. The musical is produced by John Freedson, Harriet Yellin, Peter Brash, and Alessandrini.
Alessandrini has been completing up-to-the- moment spoofs that include Hadestown, Moulin Rouge, this season’s Oklahoma! revival, The Ferryman, Tootsie, Beetlejuice, Frozen, the Yiddish Fiddler on the Roof, Dear Evan Hansen, What the Constitution Means to Me, and the new generation of Broadway stars including Ben Platt, Billy Porter, Santino Fontana, Karen Olivio, Alex Brightman and exciting turns by Bette Midler, Andre de Shields, Bernadette Peters, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and several surprises.
Forbidden Broadway has been a theatrical institution since 1982, when Gerard Alessandrini created the first edition that lampooned the Broadway shows and stars of the day who often stop by to laugh at themselves alongside the public. The show has garnered awards that include 7 Drama Desks Awards, an Obie, a Drama League Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award, 2 Lucille Lortel Awards and a Special Tony Award.
The cast of is soon-to-be announced.
A special $49 ticket offer is good from 9/18-10/16 when purchased before September 15. Use Code FB2019 by calling 212-279-4200 or by clicking here.
Tickets are $65, with premium seating at $90. There is a two-drink minimum at the Triad Theatre.
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