'Forbidden Broadway' To Take Hiatus Starting 3/25

By: Mar. 13, 2008
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The current New York edition of Gerard Alessandrini's Forbidden Broadway: Rude Awakening will take its Annual Spring Hiatus from Off-Broadway's 47th Street Theatre beginning Tuesday, March 25, 2008.  Forbidden Broadway will resume performances in New York on June 28, 2008.
 
Under the terms of its rental agreement, Forbidden Broadway must vacate the 47th Street Theatre each spring to allow The Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre to play its season.  During this time, Forbidden Broadway will play a limited run at The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami (1300 Biscayne Boulevard) starring the New York cast.  Performances in Miami begin March 25, 2008.  During last year's hiatus, the show played an extended year-long run at Chicago's Royal George Theatre Center. 

Forbidden Broadway: Rude Awakening
first previewed on September 4, 2007, and officially opened on October 2, 2007, to rave reviews. "The laughs come at breakneck speed! The jokes fly by so fast, you'll wish you could hit rewind! An immensely talented and uniquely hilarious cast!" - proclaimed Julie Read of The Associated Press. In October, 2006, Forbidden Broadway and its creator received the 2006 Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre.

The playing schedule for Forbidden Broadway through and including Monday, March 24, 2008, is as follows: Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:15pm and Sundays at 7:30pm, with matinees on Wednesdays at 2:30pm, Saturdays at 4:00pm, and Sundays at 3:00pm. Beginning Saturday, June 28, 2008, the schedule will be as follows: Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm and Sundays at 7:30pm, with matinees on Wednesdays at 2:00pm, Saturdays at 4:00pm, and Sundays at 3:00pm. Tickets are $65 on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday evenings and $60 for all other performances.  For tickets and information call Telecharge at (212) 239-6200. For Group Sales call (212) 840-5564.



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