| Forbidden Broadway begins previews Friday 8/30 | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 10:16 am EDT 08/28/24 | |
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| GERARD ALESSANDRINI'S FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: Merrily We Stole A Song BEGINS PREVIEWS FRIDAY, AUGUST 30th OFF-BROADWAY AT THEATER555 OPENING SET FOR SEPTEMBER 19th Gerard Alessandrini's FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: Merrily We Stole A Song, begins previews this Friday, August 30th Off-Broadway at THEATER555 (555 West 42nd Street). The award-winning musical parody of Broadway shows and stars will open Thursday, September 19th. All preview tickets August 30th through September 16th are $30. After opening all tickets are $79. For tickets visit www.Theater555.venuetix.com FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: Merrily We Stole A Song is produced by John Freedson, Harriet Yellin and Eric Krebs. Created, written and directed by Gerard Alessandrini, with choreography by Gerry McIntyre, FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: Merrily We Stole a Song skewers the latest deluge of Broadway offerings including Hell's Kitchen, Suffs, The Outsiders, Cabaret, The Great Gatsby, Back to the Future, &Juliet, The Wiz, and of course, Merrily We Roll Along. In addition, there will be sendups of Roger Bart, Patti LuPone, Eddie Redmayne, Daniel Radcliffe, Ariana DeBose and Jeremy Jordan, among others. This up-to-the-minute version will also roast the 2024 Tony Awards, and will include some of the most popular numbers from Alessandrini's recent Forbidden Sondheim. Gerard Alessandrini says "I am thrilled that this latest incarnation of the show that I had been preparing for more than a year, can now open Off-Broadway, where Forbidden Broadway has felt at home for over 40 years. The exciting new Broadway season has inspired me to create a barrage of theatrical zingers, and I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to present this edition in New York after all.” Featured in the cast are DANNY HAYWARD (Finding Neverland) NICOLE VANESSA ORTIZ (Sister Act) CHRIS COLLINS-PISANO (Jersey Boys) and JENNY LEE STERN (Rocky, A Christmas Story). FRED BARTON, Forbidden Broadway's original 1982 music director rounds out the cast as Musical Director/Pianist In addition to Mr. Alessandrini, the creative team is Gerry McIntryre (choreography), Fred Barton (musical director)), Glenn Bassett (set design) Dustin Cross (costume design), Joan Racho-Jansen (lighting design), Andy Evan Cohen (sound design), Ian Joseph (hair and wig design), Peter R. Feuchtwanger (production supervisor), Brian Westmoreland (production stage manager) and Michael Cassara (casting). The playing schedule for FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: Merrily We Stole A Song is as follows: Fridays at 8PM, Saturdays at 3PM and 8PM and Sundays at 3PM and 7:30 PM and Mondays at 7:30PM.For tickets and information visit www.Theater555.venuetix.com FORBIDDEN BROADWAY has been an essential part of the fabric of the New York theatre scene since 1982, when Gerard Alessandrini created the first edition, lampooning the Broadway shows and stars of the day, who stopped by to laugh at themselves alongside the public. In the over 40 years since, FORBIDDEN BROADWAY has garnered international acclaim and awards that include 7 Drama Desk Awards, an Obie, a Drama League Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award, 2 Lucille Lortel Awards, and a Special Tony Award along the way. GERARD ALESSANDRINI (Creator/Writer/Director ) is the Tony Award-winning creator/writer/director of the international hits Forbidden Broadway and Spamilton: An American Parody (the spoof of Hamilton). Spamilton enjoyed successful runs in New York, London, Chicago, Los Angeles and all around the world. As of 2024, Spamilton continues to tour nationally. But Gerard is probably most well-known for writing and directing the many editions of Forbidden Broadway and Forbidden Hollywood in New York, London, L.A., Tokyo, etc. Gerard hails from Needham, MA and graduated from the Boston Conservatory of Music. In 1982, he created and wrote Forbidden Broadway, which has spawned 25 editions, 13 cast albums and a 38-year run in New York. Gerard was also a member of the original cast of Forbidden Broadway. Television and recording credits include writing comedy specials for Bob Hope and Angela Lansbury on NBC, Carol Burnett on CBS and special lyrics for Barbra Streisand's album Duets Encore. For PBS, he wrote and directed "Masterpiece Tonight”, a satirical revue saluting Masterpiece Theater's 20th Anniversary. As a performer, he can be heard on four of the 13 Forbidden Broadway cast albums and on the soundtracks of Disney's animated classics Aladdin and Pocahontas. Other directing credits include Maury Yeston's musical In the Beginning at Main State Summer Theater. At the York Theater in 2020, he created and directed Anything Can Happen in the Theater: The Songs of Maury Yeston, a new revue of the music of the multiple Tony Award winner. Off-Broadway, Gerard re-wrote and co-directed a revival of Irving Berlin's last musical, Mr. President. That same year he also directed an evening of his original theatrical songs entitled Tonight We Sing. For NYMF, he co-wrote and directed a musical version of Madame X. Other recent musicals include The Nutcracker Musical (George Street Playhouse) and the lyrics for a musical version of Paul Mazursky's Moon Over Parador. In 2019, Gerard wrote and directed a new and acclaimed version of Forbidden Broadway: The Next Generation, which also enjoyed a very successful run at The York Theater. Gerard also regularly contributes feature articles on classic films and musicals for the online movie site cineluxe.com . In 2024 he wrote and directed Forbidden Sondheim: Merrily We Stole a Song which won the 2024 MAC Award for Best Musical Revue. Gerard is the recipient of an Obie Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award, two Lucille Lortel Awards and seven Drama Desk Awards (two for best lyrics, two special awards and three for best musical revue), as well as a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Drama League. As a Bostonian director/writer, he is also the proud recipient of The Elliot Norton Award, with whom Gerard studied modern drama in college. In 2006, Angela Lansbury presented Gerard with a Special Tony Award Honor for Excellence in Theater. FORBIDDENBROADWAY.NYC |
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