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Major Attaway and More Will Lead MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT North American Tour
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 31, 2025

Full casting has been announced for the North American tour of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Comedy Monty Python’s SPAMALOT. The production will launch at Playhouse Square in Cleveland, Ohio, beginning performances Monday, December 1.

THE COTTAGE Comes to The New London Barn Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Aug 21, 2025

The New London Barn Playhouse will continue its 93rd Summer Season with the hillarious new comedy, The Cottage. Learn more about the upcoming production here!

Nichelle Lewis and More to Perform at 54 Below Next Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 14, 2025

Next week, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including The Wiz's Nichelle Lewis, and many more. See the full lineup! 

Interview: Gerard Alessandrini talks spoofing Sondheim and more in FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: MERRILY WE STOLE A SONG
by R. Scott Reedy - Feb 5, 2025

Writer and director Gerard Alessandrini, the comedy mastermind behind “Forbidden Broadway,” has long taken his own Broadway fandom one step further, though, creating iconic parodies of stars like Ethel Merman, Mary Martin, Carol Channing, Liza Minnelli, Yul Brynner, Patti LuPone, Chita Rivera, Mandy Patinkin, and Bernadette Peters and shows including “Hello, Dolly!” “The King & I,”  “Annie,” “The Phantom of the Opera,” “The Lion King,” and “Wicked.”

See Joaquina Kalukango, Kerry Ellis & More in February at 54 Below
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 31, 2025

Next month, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. See the full lineup featuring stars including Joaquina Kalukango, Kerry Ellis and more. Learn more.

FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: MERRILY WE STOLE A SONG to Play Boston's Emerson Colonial Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 4, 2024

FORBIDDEN BROADWAY, Gerard Alessandrini’s hilarious musical spoof of Broadway’s biggest shows and brightest stars, will make a three-performance stop at the Emerson Colonial Theatre. Learn how to purchase tickets.

FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: MERRILY WE STOLE A SONG to Play Final Performance in November
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 14, 2024

Gerard Alessandrini’s FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: Merrily We Stole A Song will play its final New York performance at Theater555 in November. FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: Merrily We Stole a Song skewers the latest deluge of Broadway offerings. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Margaret Pine Visits FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: MERRILY WE STOLE A SONG Off-Broadway
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 21, 2024

The real Margaret Pine whose character is represented in Hell's Kitchen as Alicia Keys piano teacher stopped by 'FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: Merrily We Stole A Song' at Off-Broadway at Theater 555 to see herself spoofed. 

Photos: MERRILY WE STOLE A SONG Opens Off-Broadway
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Sep 20, 2024

Gerard Alessandrini’s FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: Merrily We Stole A Song opened on Thursday, September 19th. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos from opening night here!

Review Roundup: FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: MERRILY WE STOLE A SONG Opens Off-Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 20, 2024

FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: MERRILY WE STOLE A SONG is making its triumphant Off-Broadway return tonight! Read reviews for the award-winning musical parody of Broadway shows and stars.

Photos: Lorna Luft Stops By FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: MERRILY WE STOLE A SONG
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 18, 2024

Gerard Alessandrini’s FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: Merrily We Stole A Song, opens Off-Broadway at THEATER555 welcomed show business legend Lorna Luft. Check out photos from the her visit!

Photos: FORBIDDEN BROADWAY Returns Off-Broadway With MERRILY WE STOLE A SONG
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 18, 2024

Gerard Alessandrini’s FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: Merrily We Stole A Song, opens Off-Broadway at THEATER555 (555 West 42nd Street) on Thursday, September 19th. Check out photos from the production!

Photos: Christine Ebersole Visits FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: Merrily We Stole A Song
by Stephi Wild - Sep 9, 2024

Christine Ebersole recently stopped by to check out a preview of the Off-Broadway production of FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: Merrily We Stole A Song. Check out a photo of Ebersole with the cast!

Photos: BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL At Cape Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 16, 2024

The Cape Playhouse will continue its 98th summer season with the Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL, directed and choreographed by David Ruttura and Joyce Chittick. See photos from the production.

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET and BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL Join Summer Season at The Cape Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - May 30, 2024

The Cape Playhouse will continue its 98th summer season with the Tony-nominated musical MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET directed by Tony Award nominee Hunter Foster, and the Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL, directed and choreographed by David Ruttura and Joyce Chittick.

Previously Canceled FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: MERRILY WE STOLE A SONG to Premiere Off-Broadway in August
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 29, 2024

The previously canceled Broadway run of Forbidden Broadway: Merrily We Stole A Song, has found a new home! The show will be presented at Theater555 on West 42nd Street. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

FORBIDDEN BROADWAY Comes To Popejoy Hall This April
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 12, 2024

The Tony Award-winning FORBIDDEN BROADWAY arrives at Popejoy Hall Sunday April 7, 2024, at 3:00 pm.

Gerard Alessandrini's Hit New Musical FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: THE NEXT GENERATION To Play Universal Preservation Hall, October 5
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 22, 2023

Forbidden Broadway: The Next Generation, Gerard Alessandrini's hilarious musical spoof of Broadway's biggest shows and brightest stars, comes to Universal Preservation Hall on October 5. Don't miss this Tony Award-winning hit!

Review: FORBIDDEN BROADWAY at Starlight Indoors
by Alan Portner - Mar 10, 2023

“Forbidden Broadway” the musical parody performs on the actual indoor stage (not the Butterfield Stage) at Starlight Theatre in Swope Park in front of an audience of about 500 wildly amused patrons.    “Forbidden Broadway” is a thorough skewering of all those Broadway shows you’ve either seen or hoped to see.  Broadway sees its own reflection in a funhouse mirror and has a big belly laugh at its own expense.  

Christine Pedi to Host FORBIDDEN BROADWAY GREATEST HITS at Theatre By The Sea This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 22, 2022

Theatre By The Sea will welcome Gerard Alessandrini’s Forbidden Broadway Greatest Hits on August 29 for one show only. Rounding out the 2022 Monday Evening Concert Series is Gerard Alessandrini’s Forbidden Broadway Greatest Hits hosted by SiriusXM star and Forbidden Broadway legend Christine Pedi.