Forbidden Broadway to Return with a 'Rude Awakening'

Gerard Alessandrini's Forbidden Broadway will mark its 25th Anniversary on Sunday, September 23rd, with a brand-new edition Forbidden Broadway: Rude Awakening at the 47th Street Theatre (304 West 47 Street). While the current summer edition runs through August 30th, this new edition begins previews August 31st. A theatrical institution, Forbidden Broadway has received national and international notoriety, racking-up over 10,000 performances in more than 200 US cities, as well as engagements in London, Tokyo, Singapore and Sydney. The show was a recipient of a 2006 Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre.  
 
Rude Awakening will feature spoofs of the season including Spring Awakening, Curtains, A Chorus Line, Grease: You're The One That We Want, Legally Blonde, Frost/Nixon, Mary Poppins in addition to Company and Grey Gardens along with some classic bits from the series' past quarter century.
 
This edition is created and written by Gerard Alessandrini and directed by Mr. Alessandrini and Phillip George, Featured in the cast are: Jared Bradshaw, Janet Dickinson, Valerie Fagan  and Michael West, with David Caldwell on piano. Costumes are by the legendary Alvin Colt, who was just honored with an exhibit at the Museum of the City of York. Sets are by Megan Halpern and lighting is by Mark Janowitz. 
 
"The series has been an unstoppable force in theatre since 1982 when Gerard Alessandrini created the first edition that lampooned the Broadway shows and stars of the day.  It has been a favorite among theatre lovers, as well as the Broadway stars themselves (Carol Channing, Kathleen Turner, Raul Esparza, Donna Murphy, Christine Ebersole, Bernadette Peters, Tommy Tune, Stephen Sondheim, Patti LuPone, Cameron Mackintosh, and Hal Prince, to name a few) who often stop by to laugh at themselves alongside their public. Forbidden Broadway has won numerous awards in its history in addition to the Tony Honors, which include Obie, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Drama League, and Lucille Lortel Awards.  The series is produced by John Freedson, Harriet Yellin and Jon B. Platt," state press notes.
 
The playing schedule 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 3:30pm. Tickets are $65 on Saturdays, at 8:15pm, Sundays at 7:30pm and Mondays at 8:15pm and are $60 for all other performances.  For tickets and information call Telecharge at (212) 239-6200.  For Group Sales call (212) 840-5564.