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Forbidden Broadway, Vol. 1
''Forbidden Broadway'', known also as ''Forbidden Broadway, Volume 1'', is the first album released by Gerard Alessandrini, the creator of Forbidden Broadway. Because the album features the five cast members from the original show, the album bears the label "Original Cast Recording." The album, recorded June 28, 1984 at Time Capsules Studios in New York, spoofs Broadway's latest hits, including ''Amadeus (play), Amadeus'', ''Evita (musical), Evita'', ''The Pirates of Penzance'', and ''Annie (musical), Annie'' and spoofs stars such as Carol Channing, Angela Lansbury, Ethel Merman, and Jerry Herman. Cast *Gerard Alessandrini *Fred Barton (composer), Fred Barton (piano) *Bill Carmichael *Nora Mae Lyng *Chloe Webb Tracks The musical numbers on the album are listed here. The number's title is given, with the song it spoofs and the original composer listed in parentheses. All the "new" parody lyrics are by Gerard Alessandrini. 01 Forbidden Broadway (original, Alessandrini) 02 Amadeus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forbidden Broadway
''Forbidden Broadway'' is an off-Broadway revue parodying musical theatre, particularly Broadway musicals. Conceived, written, and directed by Gerard Alessandrini, the show has been updated many times to parody new musicals and productions. The revue is typically performed by a cast of four with a piano. Versions of the show have been staged in more than 200 U.S. cities, as well as London, Tokyo and elsewhere around the world. Background The original version of ''Forbidden Broadway'' opened on January 15, 1982, at Palsson's Supper Club in New York City and ran there for 2,332 performances. Alessandrini has updated and rewritten the revue more than two dozen times over the years to include parodies of newer shows. In the original iteration at Palsson's, Alessandrini performed alongside Nora Mae Lyng, whom Alessandrini has said he created it for. Michael Chapman was briefly the director of ''Forbidden Broadway'', but later in 1982, Jeff Martin became director. In 1983 Alessandrini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |