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‘Forbidden Broadway’ Satirical Revue To Make Long-Awaited Broadway Debut


Gerard Alessandrini’s longtime Off Broadway satirical revue Forbidden Broadway will make its long-in-coming Broadway debut this summer, producers announced today. The new iteration – full title: Forbidden Broadway on Broadway: Merrily We Stole a Song – will begin previews at the Hayes Theater on July 29, with opening night set for August 15. The engagement, […]

The upcoming version will include some classic bits as well as spoofs of new, recent and upcoming fare such as The Notebook, Water for Elephants, Hell’s Kitchen, Back to the Future, The Great Gatsby, Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods, Company and, as that full title makes clear, Merrily We Roll Along. For his work on Forbidden Broadway in all its forms, creator Alessandrini and the show received a 2006 Tonys Honor for Excellence in the Theatre. Performers who made early-career appearances in the show include Jason Alexander, Brad Oscar, Michael McGrath and Chloe Webb.

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