Forbidden Broadway

Began on New York’s Upper West Side in January 1982, Gerard Alessandrini assembled some of the musical parodies of Broadway shows, their creators and some of the actresses and actors who are in them. Critics and audiences were wowed and it has since become New York’s longest running musical comedy revue. It has won Drama Desk, Obie and Outer Critics Circle. In October 2006, The Tony Awards Administration Committee awarded Gerard Alessandrini and Forbidden Broadway with a 2006 Tony Honor for Excellence in Theatre. Legendary performer Angela Lansbury presented the special Tony to Mr. Alessandrini. Updated regularly, the hit show has had numerous editions, countless revisions, three New York City performance spaces, several national and international tours, and thousands of special performances. The show also became known for talented but as yet unknown actors, many of whom have gone on to stardom on Broadway, on television and in the movies.