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On Tuesday, October 2nd, Gerard Alessandrini's Forbidden Broadway marked its 25th Anniversary with a brand-new edition Forbidden Broadway: Rude Awakening, at the 47th Street Theatre. To mark the occasion, Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Office of Theatre, Film and Television named October 2, 2007 as 'Forbidden Broadway Day.' Chita Rivera read a proclamation from Mayor Michael Bloomberg and unveiled a street sign renaming West 47th Street 'Forbidden Broadway.'

On Tuesday, October 2nd, Gerard Alessandrini's Forbidden Broadway marks its 25th Anniversary with a brand-new edition Forbidden Broadway: Rude Awakening, at the 47th Street Theatre (304 West 47 Street). Opening night curtain is at 7PM.

On Tuesday, October 2nd, Gerard Alessandrini's Forbidden Broadway marks its 25th Anniversary with a brand-new edition Forbidden Broadway: Rude Awakening, at the 47th Street Theatre (304 West 47 Street). To mark the occasion, Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Office of Theatre, Film and Television has named October 2, 2007 as 'Forbidden Broadway Day.' At 6PM, prior to the opening night performance on October 2, two-time Tony Award winner (and beloved subject of Forbidden Broadway parodies) Chita Rivera will be on hand to read a proclamation from Mayor Michael Bloomberg and unveil a street sign renaming West 47th Street 'Forbidden Broadway.' Opening night curtain is at 7PM.

Forbidden Broadway: Rude Awakening, the 25th Anniversary edition of Gerard Alessandrini's long-running musical, has moved its opening night performance to Tuesday, October 2. The opening has been delayed a week to allow Alessandrini an additional week to add new material to the latest edition, which is currently in previews at the 47th Street Theatre.

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

The Drowsy Chaperone's JoAnne Worley took time out from her busy schedule to catch a performance of Forbidden Broadway: The Roast of Utopia, which spoofs The Drowsy Chaperone.

Company stars Raul Esparza and Barbara Walsh recently visited Forbidden Broadway: The Roast of Utopia - in which the stars are parodically played by James Donegan and Janet Dickinson!

Gerard Alessandrini's Forbidden Broadway, the recent recipient of the Tony Honors, returns to the 47th Street Theatre (304 West 47 Street) with Forbidden Broadway: The Roast of Utopia

Hosted by Joanna Gleason and Jim Dale, the 22nd Annual Benefit Gala For The Drama League (a one-night-only event) took place at the Rainbow Room High At Rockefeller Plaza on Monday, February 5 and BroadwayWorld.com was there to capture many of that evening's performers!

Ashley Brown, Asa Somers, and the cast of Broadway's Spring Awakening have just been added to the roster of performers appearing in 'When Hollywood Met Broadway: Great Songs from Stage and Screen,' the 22nd annual gala benefit concert for The Drama League.

On Monday, February 5, Joanna Gleason and Jim Dale will host an array of theater luminaries gathering to appear in 'WHEN HOLLYWOOD MET BROADWAY: Great Songs from Stage and Screen,' the 22nd annual gala benefit concert for The Drama League. This special one-night-only event begins at 7:30 p.m. at The Rainbow Room in New York City (30 Rockefeller Plaza, 65th Floor).

Tony Award-winning costume designer Alvin Colt--who made his Broadway debut with the original 1944 production of On the Town--recently celebrated his 90th birthday at the Fire Bird Restaurant

Following a 10-week hiatus, Forbidden Broadway will resume performances at the 47th Street Theatre on June 12th

Forbidden Broadway creator, writer and director Gerard Alessandrini will host talkbacks of the hit satiric revue on January 20th and 27th

Dr. Sex, the new musical comedy, having its New York premiere at the Peter Norton Space(555 West 42nd Street, home to the Signature Theatre)* will end its limited run on Sunday,October 9th after 69 performances (24 previews and 45 regular performances).

Pamela Hunt is no longer the director of the Kinsey musical Dr. Sex, but Ethan McSweeney is lending a hand for the production

Dr. Sex, a new musical based on the life of Alfred Kinsey, will open off-Broadway on September 20th and run through October 30th

Dr. Sex, a new musical based on the lives of Dr. Alfred Kinsey, his wife and their boyfriend, will run from September 15th through October 30th