Photo Coverage: FORBIDDEN BROADWAY COMES OUT SWINGING Celebrates Opening Night

The gloves are off! One of the most highly anticipated new shows of the season,Gerard Alessandrini's Forbidden Broadway COMES OUT SWINGING! opened last night, May 4th at 7PM at the newly refurbished Davenport Theatre (354 West 45th Street - between 8th and 9th Avenue). This up-to-the-minute new edition includes Alessandrini's takes on Hedwig, Idina Menzel, Rocky, Cabaret, The Bridges of Madison County, Aladdin, Pippin, the turntable-less Les Miz, Motown, The Sound of Music Live!, Bullets Over Broadway, Kinky Boots and Matilda, among others.

BroadwayWorld brings you photos from opening night below!!

The show was on a 10-month hiatus and started performances with Forbidden Broadway: Alive and STILL Kicking on February 22nd of this year. Since that time, Alessandrini and company have been relentlessly readying the brand-new material, as fast as Broadway itself.

Photo Credit: Stephen Sorokoff