''Forbidden Broadway, Volume 2'' is the second album released for '' Forbidden Broadway'' (''FB''), an

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musical that spoofs Broadway's latest musicals. The album was recorded and mixed in February 1991 in New York at Sear Sound. In the liner notes, Gerard Alessandrini, the show's creator, gives an insight on the show. He explains first why ''Volume 2'' is labeled as the "Unoriginal Cast Recording": firstly, there is already an ''FB'' original cast recording; secondly, Alessandri points out that very little about ''FB'' is original. He also explains the purpose of releasing a new album: the show had had six different editions, so after many requests by fans, a second volume seemed appropriate. The album includes their best from 1985, 1986 and 1990. All the lyrics and sketches for ''Forbidden Broadway Vol. 2'' (and all other editions) are written by Gerard Alessandrini. This time, ''FB'' attacks shows such as '' Les Misérables'', '' La Cage aux Folles'', '' Sweeney Todd'', '' The Phantom of the Opera'', and '' Into the Woods'', and stars such as

Stephen Sondheim Stephen Joshua Sondheim (; March 22, 1930November 26, 2021) was an American composer and lyricist. One of the most important figures in twentieth-century musical theater, Sondheim is credited for having "reinvented the American musical" with sho ...

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, Bob Fosse, George Hearn, Mary Martin, Chita Rivera and

Rita Moreno Rita Moreno (born Rosa Dolores Alverío Marcano; December 11, 1931) is a Puerto Rican actress, dancer, and singer. Noted for her work across different areas of the entertainment industry, she has appeared in numerous film, television, and thea ...

. It even spoofs major theatre topics, such as the high prices of tickets, the confusion between Chita Rivera and Rita Moreno, the deterioration of Broadway, and the difficulty of Sondheim's lyrics.

Cast

* Gerard Alessandrini * Toni DiBuono * Philip Fortenberry (piano) * John Freedson * Phillip George * Dorothy Kiara * Kevin Ligon * Roxie Lucas * Michael McGrath * Karen Murphy *William Selby * Linda Strasser

Track listing

The musical numbers on the album are listed below. The names of the numbers are listed first, followed by the title of the spoofed song and the song's original composer, the latter two being in parentheses. 01 "Opening" (original, Alessandrini)
"Who Do They Know?" (original, Alessandrini) 02 "Forbidden Broadway Volume 2" (original, Alessandrini) 03 "Fugue For Scalpers" ("

Fugue For Tinhorns "Fugue for Tinhorns" is a song written and composed by Frank Loesser and first performed by Stubby Kaye, Johnny Silver, and Douglas Deane in 1950. The song was featured in the Broadway musical ''Guys and Dolls''. Development Twelve years before ...

") 04 " Patti LuPone" (" Anything Goes", Porter)
"I Get A Kick Out Of Me" (" I Get a Kick Out of You", Porter) 05 "Into The Words" (" Into the Woods" and "Weekend In The Country", Sondheim) 06 "Annie II" ("Tomorrow", ''

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'') 07 "M. Butterfly" (" Poor Butterfly") 08 "Madonna's Brain" (" The Rain in Spain", Loewe) 09 "Never, Never Panned" ("

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", Styne) 10 "Somewhat Overindulgent" (" Over the Rainbow", Arlen) 11 "Chita-Rita" ("

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) 12 "I Ham What I Ham" (" I Am What I Am",

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) 13 "Hey, Bob Fosse" ("Hey,

Big Spender "Big Spender" is a song written by Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields for the musical ''Sweet Charity'', first performed in 1966. Peggy Lee was the first artist to record the song for her album of the same name also that year. It is sung, in the musi ...

", Coleman- Fields) 14 "Almost Like Vegas In New York" ("

Almost Like Being in Love "Almost Like Being in Love" is a show tune with music by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. It was written for the score of their 1947 musical ''Brigadoon''. The song was first sung by David Brooks and Marion Bell, in the Broadway p ...

", Loewe) 15 "Teeny Todd" (" Ballad Of Sweeney Todd", Sondheim) 16 "Liza" (original, Alessandrini, based on "

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" by Rodgers and Hart) 17 "Ladies Who Screech" ("

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", Sondheim) 18 "Phantom Of The Musical" (original, Alessandri, based on " The Phantom of the Opera" by

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, and " O mio babbino caro")
Lloyd Webber (" Goldfinger",

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- Newley- Bricusse) 19 " Give My Regards to Broadway" (

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)
George M (" Yankee Doodle Dandy", Cohan) 20 "More Miserable Sequence" :Les Miserable ("

C'est Magnifique "C'est Magnifique" ("It's Magnificent") is a 1953 popular song written by Cole Porter for his 1953 musical '' Can-Can'', where it was introduced by Lilo and Peter Cookson. The song become a standard. The only version to chart was by Gordon MacRae ...

", Porter) :End Of The Play ("End Of The Day", Boubil-Schönberg) :I Dreamed A Show (" I Dreamed a Dream", Boubil-Schönberg) :Bring It Down ("Bring Him Home", Boubil-Schönberg) :Empty Songs, Empty Lyrics (" Empty Chairs at Empty Tables", Boublil-

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) :Recitative (original, Alessandri) :Do You Hear The People Sing? (" Do You Hear the People Sing?", Boubil-Schönberg) 21 "Finale" (original, Alessandrini)

Cast

Track listing

See also