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BWW Reviews: Funny Parodies Rule MTW's FORBIDDEN BROADWAY 2, Ends 4/29
by Michael L. Quintos - April 27, 2012
Full of biting wit and hilarious parodies of various popular Broadway shows--and the famous actors that star in them--Musical Theatre West's cabaret-style send-up FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: GREATEST HITS, VOLUME 2 plays its final, laugh-filled set of performances this weekend ending April 29 at the Carpent...
by Michael L. Quintos - April 27, 2012
Full of biting wit and hilarious parodies of various popular Broadway shows--and the famous actors that star in them--Musical Theatre West's cabaret-style send-up FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: GREATEST HITS, VOLUME 2 plays its final, laugh-filled set of performances this weekend ending April 29 at the Carpent...
Salonga, Volante, Seguerra et al. To Guest Star in FORBIDDEN BROADWAY Manila, 5/11-27
by Oliver Oliveros - April 19, 2012
Joel Trinidad, Upstart Productions' president, announced at a press conference on Tuesday that theater bigwigs Lea Salonga, Aiza Seguerra, Nyoy Volante, Jett Pangan, Iya Villania, Nikki Valdez, Markki Stroem, and Gabe Mercado will guest star in the theater company's summer production of Off-Broadway...
by Oliver Oliveros - April 19, 2012
Joel Trinidad, Upstart Productions' president, announced at a press conference on Tuesday that theater bigwigs Lea Salonga, Aiza Seguerra, Nyoy Volante, Jett Pangan, Iya Villania, Nikki Valdez, Markki Stroem, and Gabe Mercado will guest star in the theater company's summer production of Off-Broadway...
BWW Reviews: MTW Racks Up Another Hit with Forbidden Broadway: Volume 2
by Don Grigware - April 17, 2012
Parody must have bite to grab hold of an audience. Since its inception, the Forbidden Broadway series has had the incisors of a shark and the claws of a lion, and theatre folk just clammer to have their gods and divas dished and devoured....
by Don Grigware - April 17, 2012
Parody must have bite to grab hold of an audience. Since its inception, the Forbidden Broadway series has had the incisors of a shark and the claws of a lion, and theatre folk just clammer to have their gods and divas dished and devoured....
Walnut Street Theatre Presents A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING, 5/1-6/24
by Kelsey Denette - April 10, 2012
Walnut Street Theatre's 2011-2012 Independence Studio on 3 season concludes with A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING. Directed by Bruce Lumpkin, the production begins with previews on May 1st, opens May 3rd and continues through June 24th in the Walnut's Independence Studio on 3....
by Kelsey Denette - April 10, 2012
Walnut Street Theatre's 2011-2012 Independence Studio on 3 season concludes with A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING. Directed by Bruce Lumpkin, the production begins with previews on May 1st, opens May 3rd and continues through June 24th in the Walnut's Independence Studio on 3....
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: GREATEST HITS, VOLUME 2 Opens 4/14 at Musical Theatre West
by Kelsey Denette - April 09, 2012
Musical Theatre West has announced the opening of FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: GREATEST HITS, VOLUME 2; previewing April 13th, with opening night April 14th and running for an additional 12 performances through April 29, 2012....
by Kelsey Denette - April 09, 2012
Musical Theatre West has announced the opening of FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: GREATEST HITS, VOLUME 2; previewing April 13th, with opening night April 14th and running for an additional 12 performances through April 29, 2012....
NEWSical Welcomes Tommy Walker to Principal Cast, 4/6
by Kelsey Denette - April 05, 2012
NEWSical the Musical: End of the World Edition, the ever-evolving, completely unsanitized musical mockery of all the news that's fit to spoof, will welcome Tommy Walker to the principal cast on April 6, 2012. Walker has been a swing in NEWSical since 2009. He replaces John Walton West, who played h...
by Kelsey Denette - April 05, 2012
NEWSical the Musical: End of the World Edition, the ever-evolving, completely unsanitized musical mockery of all the news that's fit to spoof, will welcome Tommy Walker to the principal cast on April 6, 2012. Walker has been a swing in NEWSical since 2009. He replaces John Walton West, who played h...
Walnut Street Theatre Presents A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING, 5/3-6/14
by Harmony Wheeler - April 02, 2012
Walnut Street Theatre's 2011-2012 Independence Studio on 3 season concludes with an all-new production, Rodgers and Hammerstein's A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING. Directed by Bruce Lumpkin, the production begins with previews on May 1st, opens May 3rd and continues through June 24th in the Walnut's Indepe...
by Harmony Wheeler - April 02, 2012
Walnut Street Theatre's 2011-2012 Independence Studio on 3 season concludes with an all-new production, Rodgers and Hammerstein's A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING. Directed by Bruce Lumpkin, the production begins with previews on May 1st, opens May 3rd and continues through June 24th in the Walnut's Indepe...
Cast Announced for FORBIDDEN BROADWAY 2, April 13-29
by James T Harding - March 23, 2012
Paul Garman, Executive Director/Producer, and Steven Glaudini, Artistic Director, have announced the cast of FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: GREATEST HITS, VOLUME 2, previewing April 13th, with opening night April 14th and running for an additional 12 performances through April 29, 2012....
by James T Harding - March 23, 2012
Paul Garman, Executive Director/Producer, and Steven Glaudini, Artistic Director, have announced the cast of FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: GREATEST HITS, VOLUME 2, previewing April 13th, with opening night April 14th and running for an additional 12 performances through April 29, 2012....
Forbidden Broadway Opens Cabaret 2012 Season
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2012
Forbidden Broadway, New York's longest running musical comedy revue, opens January 27 at the Cosmopolitan Cabaret for a limited 8-week engagement through March 14....
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2012
Forbidden Broadway, New York's longest running musical comedy revue, opens January 27 at the Cosmopolitan Cabaret for a limited 8-week engagement through March 14....
Fred Barton to Return to Metropolis Room, 3/11
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2012
Fred Barton returns to the Metropolitan Room on Sunday, March 11, at 7:00 PM with his show FRED BARTON PRESENTS - AND THINKS YOU'RE GONNA LOVE IT! - in which he hosts, sings and plays with his 9-piece Broadway Band, bringing back classic Broadway show music, with some swing on the side. At each mont...
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2012
Fred Barton returns to the Metropolitan Room on Sunday, March 11, at 7:00 PM with his show FRED BARTON PRESENTS - AND THINKS YOU'RE GONNA LOVE IT! - in which he hosts, sings and plays with his 9-piece Broadway Band, bringing back classic Broadway show music, with some swing on the side. At each mont...
Fred Barton to Return to Metropolis Room, 3/11
by Max Schwager - March 07, 2012
Fred Barton returns to the Metropolitan Room on Sunday, March 11, at 7:00 PM with his show FRED BARTON PRESENTS - AND THINKS YOU'RE GONNA LOVE IT! - in which he hosts, sings and plays with his 9-piece Broadway Band, bringing back classic Broadway show music, with some swing on the side. At each mont...
by Max Schwager - March 07, 2012
Fred Barton returns to the Metropolitan Room on Sunday, March 11, at 7:00 PM with his show FRED BARTON PRESENTS - AND THINKS YOU'RE GONNA LOVE IT! - in which he hosts, sings and plays with his 9-piece Broadway Band, bringing back classic Broadway show music, with some swing on the side. At each mont...
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY Extends Run to 4/15
by James T Harding - February 21, 2012
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY has announced a four-week extention to its run at the Cosmopolitan Cabaret, 1000 K Street, Sacramento. The show will now run until April 15....
by James T Harding - February 21, 2012
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY has announced a four-week extention to its run at the Cosmopolitan Cabaret, 1000 K Street, Sacramento. The show will now run until April 15....
Christina Bianco Debuts New Show at Birdland, 2/20
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2012
The Broadway at Birdland concert series is proud to announce that Drama Desk-nominated actress and acclaimed cabaret performer Christina Bianco will perform Diva Moments: Songs That Made Divas Out Of The Women Who Sang Them! on Monday, February 20 at 7pm. ...
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2012
The Broadway at Birdland concert series is proud to announce that Drama Desk-nominated actress and acclaimed cabaret performer Christina Bianco will perform Diva Moments: Songs That Made Divas Out Of The Women Who Sang Them! on Monday, February 20 at 7pm. ...
FORBIDDEN KISS LIVE Set For 2/18
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2012
Sexy cabaret Forbidden Kiss LIVE, the monthly show at Stage Left Studio, comes around again this Saturday, February 18, 8:00 pm. Now in its sixth year, the variety event features a regular pool of writers, performers, vocalists, and burlesque acts. It's erotica with a twist - sketches, songs, spo...
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2012
Sexy cabaret Forbidden Kiss LIVE, the monthly show at Stage Left Studio, comes around again this Saturday, February 18, 8:00 pm. Now in its sixth year, the variety event features a regular pool of writers, performers, vocalists, and burlesque acts. It's erotica with a twist - sketches, songs, spo...
FORBIDDEN KISS LIVE Set For 2/18
by James T Harding - February 16, 2012
Sexy cabaret Forbidden Kiss LIVE, the monthly show at Stage Left Studio, comes around again this Saturday, February 18, 8:00 pm. Now in its sixth year, the variety event features a regular pool of writers, performers, vocalists, and burlesque acts. It's erotica with a twist - sketches, songs, spo...
by James T Harding - February 16, 2012
Sexy cabaret Forbidden Kiss LIVE, the monthly show at Stage Left Studio, comes around again this Saturday, February 18, 8:00 pm. Now in its sixth year, the variety event features a regular pool of writers, performers, vocalists, and burlesque acts. It's erotica with a twist - sketches, songs, spo...
BWW Reviews: California Musical Theater Turns Favorite Musicals Into FORBIDDEN BROADWAY
by Harmony Wheeler - February 02, 2012
A small piece of the national tour of "West Side Story" remains in Sacramento these next two months, but it's not what you might think. And while many anticipate the arrival of the hit musical "Wicked," they can get their Wicked kicks at California Musical Theater's Cosmopolitan Cabaret, but with mo...
by Harmony Wheeler - February 02, 2012
A small piece of the national tour of "West Side Story" remains in Sacramento these next two months, but it's not what you might think. And while many anticipate the arrival of the hit musical "Wicked," they can get their Wicked kicks at California Musical Theater's Cosmopolitan Cabaret, but with mo...
Tickets to FORBIDDEN BROADWAY at The Cosmopolitan Cabaret Now on Sale
by BWW News Desk - January 27, 2012
Tickets for Forbidden Broadway go on sale Monday, December 19 at 10 am. Parodying all of your favorite Broadway hits like Wicked, Hello, Dolly! and Les Misérables, New York's longest running musical comedy revue opens the 2012 Cosmopolitan Cabaret season. Get ready to laugh out loud at the hilariou...
by BWW News Desk - January 27, 2012
Tickets for Forbidden Broadway go on sale Monday, December 19 at 10 am. Parodying all of your favorite Broadway hits like Wicked, Hello, Dolly! and Les Misérables, New York's longest running musical comedy revue opens the 2012 Cosmopolitan Cabaret season. Get ready to laugh out loud at the hilariou...
Forbidden Broadway Opens Cabaret 2012 Season
by BWW News Desk - January 27, 2012
Forbidden Broadway, New York's longest running musical comedy revue, opens January 27 at the Cosmopolitan Cabaret for a limited 8-week engagement through March 14....
by BWW News Desk - January 27, 2012
Forbidden Broadway, New York's longest running musical comedy revue, opens January 27 at the Cosmopolitan Cabaret for a limited 8-week engagement through March 14....
Pepperdine University Presents FORBIDDEN BROADWAY, 1/26
by BWW News Desk - January 26, 2012
Forbidden Broadway, the Tony Award-winning show famous for its affectionate skewering of the Great White Way, stops at Pepperdine University's Smothers Theatre in Malibu as part of its 30th anniversary tour at 8 p.m. on Thursday, January 26. ...
by BWW News Desk - January 26, 2012
Forbidden Broadway, the Tony Award-winning show famous for its affectionate skewering of the Great White Way, stops at Pepperdine University's Smothers Theatre in Malibu as part of its 30th anniversary tour at 8 p.m. on Thursday, January 26. ...
Broadway Parody Opens 2012 Cosmopolitan Cabaret Season, 1/25
by BWW News Desk - January 25, 2012
The 2012 Cosmopolitan Cabaret season, California Musical Theatre's fourth in the intimate 200-seat venue at 1000 K St. in Sacramento, will feature the hysterical Broadway parody Forbidden Broadway, the highly caffeinated comedy Triple Espresso, and the smash relationship hit musical I Love You, You'...
by BWW News Desk - January 25, 2012
The 2012 Cosmopolitan Cabaret season, California Musical Theatre's fourth in the intimate 200-seat venue at 1000 K St. in Sacramento, will feature the hysterical Broadway parody Forbidden Broadway, the highly caffeinated comedy Triple Espresso, and the smash relationship hit musical I Love You, You'...
Christina Bianco Debuts New Show at Birdland, 2/20
by Kelsey Denette - January 12, 2012
The Broadway at Birdland concert series is proud to announce that Drama Desk-nominated actress and acclaimed cabaret performer Christina Bianco will perform Diva Moments: Songs That Made Divas Out Of The Women Who Sang Them! on Monday, February 20 at 7pm. ...
by Kelsey Denette - January 12, 2012
The Broadway at Birdland concert series is proud to announce that Drama Desk-nominated actress and acclaimed cabaret performer Christina Bianco will perform Diva Moments: Songs That Made Divas Out Of The Women Who Sang Them! on Monday, February 20 at 7pm. ...
STAGE TUBE: Christine Pedi Creates 'Sh*t Liza Minnelli Says'
by Nicole Rosky - January 11, 2012
Contirbuting to the 'Shit Girls Say' phenomenon that has been blowing up Youtube recently is Broadway veteran Christine Pedi, who in the video below pays tribute to stage legend Liza Minnelli. Click below to check out her hilarious impersonation in 'Shit Liza Minnelli Says.'...
by Nicole Rosky - January 11, 2012
Contirbuting to the 'Shit Girls Say' phenomenon that has been blowing up Youtube recently is Broadway veteran Christine Pedi, who in the video below pays tribute to stage legend Liza Minnelli. Click below to check out her hilarious impersonation in 'Shit Liza Minnelli Says.'...
NEWSICAL THE MUSICAL: END OF THE WORLD EDITION Begins Performances 2/1
by Kelsey Denette - January 08, 2012
NEWSical the Musical, the Off Broadway Alliance Award-Winning Best New Musical of 2011, will open its latest brand new, ever-evolving, completely unsanitized mockery of the year's biggest headlines, NEWSical the Musical: End of the World Edition, on February 1 at Theatre Row on West 42nd Street....
by Kelsey Denette - January 08, 2012
NEWSical the Musical, the Off Broadway Alliance Award-Winning Best New Musical of 2011, will open its latest brand new, ever-evolving, completely unsanitized mockery of the year's biggest headlines, NEWSical the Musical: End of the World Edition, on February 1 at Theatre Row on West 42nd Street....
Forbidden Broadway Opens Cabaret 2012 Season
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 06, 2012
Forbidden Broadway, New York's longest running musical comedy revue, opens January 27 at the Cosmopolitan Cabaret for a limited 8-week engagement through March 14....
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 06, 2012
Forbidden Broadway, New York's longest running musical comedy revue, opens January 27 at the Cosmopolitan Cabaret for a limited 8-week engagement through March 14....
Pepperdine University Presents FORBIDDEN BROADWAY, 1/26
by Kelsey Denette - December 22, 2011
Forbidden Broadway, the Tony Award-winning show famous for its affectionate skewering of the Great White Way, stops at Pepperdine University's Smothers Theatre in Malibu as part of its 30th anniversary tour at 8 p.m. on Thursday, January 26. ...
by Kelsey Denette - December 22, 2011
Forbidden Broadway, the Tony Award-winning show famous for its affectionate skewering of the Great White Way, stops at Pepperdine University's Smothers Theatre in Malibu as part of its 30th anniversary tour at 8 p.m. on Thursday, January 26. ...
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