''Forbidden Broadway'', known also as ''Forbidden Broadway, Volume 1'', is the first album released by Gerard Alessandrini, the creator of

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 r ...

. 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 ''

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'', '' Evita'', ''

The Pirates of Penzance ''The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty'' is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, W. S. Gilbert. Its official premiere was at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City on 3 ...

'', and '' Annie'' and spoofs stars such as

Carol Channing Carol Elaine Channing (January 31, 1921 – January 15, 2019) was an American actress, comedian, singer and dancer who starred in Broadway and film musicals. Each of her characters typically possessed a fervent expressiveness and an easily ide ...

Angela Lansbury Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury (October 16, 1925 – October 11, 2022) was an Irish-British and American actress, producer, and singer. In a career spanning 80 years, she played various roles on stage and screen. Among her numerous accolades wer ...

Ethel Merman Ethel Merman (born Ethel Agnes Zimmermann; January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was an American singer and actress. Known for her distinctive, powerful voice, and her leading roles in musical theatre, musical theater,Obituary ''Variety Obitua ...

, and

Jerry Herman Gerald Sheldon Herman (July 10, 1931December 26, 2019) was an American composer and lyricist, known for his work in Broadway theatre. One of the most commercially successful Broadway songwriters of his time, Herman was the composer and lyricist ...

Cast

Gerard Alessandrini Gerard Alessandrini (born November 27, 1953) is an American writer, director, lyricist and composer, best known for creating the off-Broadway musical revue '' Forbidden Broadway''. He is the recipient of Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre, f ...

* Fred Barton (piano) * Bill Carmichael * Nora Mae Lyng *

Chloe Webb Chloe Webb (born June 25, 1956) is an American actress, best known for her roles in the films '' Sid and Nancy'' (1986), '' The Belly of an Architect'' (1987), '' Twins'' (1988), and '' Heart Condition'' (1990). She also was nominated for a Prim ...

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 ("

Non più andrai "Non più andrai" (You shall go no more) is an aria for bass from Mozart's 1786 opera ''The Marriage of Figaro'', K. 492. The Italian libretto was written by Lorenzo Da Ponte based on a stage comedy by Pierre Beaumarchais, '' La folle journée, ...

Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition and proficiency from an early age ...

) 03 Don't Cry For Me ("Don't Cry For Me, Argentina", Webber-Rice) 04 Annie's Favorite Showtune ("Tomorrow", Straus-Charnin) 05 Pirates Of Penzance Sequence (Gilbert-Sullivan) :"I Am A Kevin Kline" ("I Am A Pirate King") :"Oh, there is not one maiden breast" ("Oh, is there not one maiden breast?") :"Poor Warbling Star" ("Poor wand'ring one") 06 Be A Catholic ("Be Italian", Yeston) 07 Triplets (Schwartz-Dietz) 08 Bankable Stars ("Beautiful Girls", Sondheim) 09 I'm Entertainment ("That's Entertainment", Schwartz-Dietz) 10 Angela Lansbury Sequence :Mame (Herman) :If The Show Had Run Past Labor Day ("If He Walked Into My Life", Herman) 11 Audition Sequence :Soliloquy from ''Carousel'' (excerpt, Rodgers-Hammerstein) :I'm Sick Of Playing Their Songs ("They're Playing Our Song", Hamlisch-Sager) 12 Merman and Martin Sequence :It's De-Merman ("It's De-Lovely", Porter) :I'm Larry Hagman's Mother ("My Heart Belongs To Daddy", Porter) :Mutual Aggravation Society ("Mutual Admiration Society", Dubey-Karr) 13 Carol Channing Sequence :Call On Carol ("Call On Dolly", Herman) :"Dolly Is A Girl's Best Friend" ("Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend", Styne-Robin) :Oh, No, Carol! (" Hello, Dolly!", Herman) 14 Ambition ("Tradition", Bock-Harnick) :"

Climb Ev'ry Mountain "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" is a show tune from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical ''The Sound of Music.'' It is sung at the close of the first act and is sung again in the epilogue of the second act by the Mother Abbess. It is themed as an insp ...

" (excerpt, Rodgers-Hammerstein) 15 Forbidden Broadway (reprise, Alessandrini)

Sources

*liner notes of album Forbidden Broadway Off-Broadway musicals 1984 musicals

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