Gerard Alessandrini
Robert Cuccioli and More to Star in 54 SINGS LERNER & LOEWE at 54 Below (Apr 28, 2026)
Review: FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: GREATEST HITS at Georgia Ensemble Theatre (Mar 15, 2026)
Photos: PETER FILICHIA & FRIENDS Warms 54 Below With Memories (Mar 15, 2026)
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Mike Lew, Rehana Lew Mirza and Daniel Messe with the board of directors that includes-Elliot Brown, Richard Maltby, Jr., Richard Terrano, John Weidman, Andre Bishop, Gerard Alessandrini, Maur Yeston and Sarah Douglas
From: Photo Coverage: The 2020 Kleban Prize For Musical Theatre is Given
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Gerard Alessandrini, Forbidden Broadway: Merrily We Stole
Gerard Alessandrini, Spamilton
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Gerard Alessandrini, Forbidden Broadway
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Gerard Alessandrini, Forbidden Broadway Strikes Back
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Videos
Exclusive: Backstage with the Company of FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: MERRILY WE STOLE A SONG
by Joey Mervis - 2024-09-27 10:12:25
Video: Gerard Alessandrini Breaks Down the Origins of FORBIDDEN BROADWAY
by Joey Mervis - 2024-09-25 10:53:50
BWW Exclusive: FORBIDDEN BROADWAY Celebrates Opening Night
by TV - Opening Night Special - 2019-10-16 13:01:00
BWW Exclusive: Watch FORBIDDEN BROADWAY Spoof MOULIN ROUGE! and FOSSE/VERDON!
by Nicole Rosky - 2019-10-10 16:43:48
TV: FORBIDDEN BROADWAY Spoofs LES MIZ, BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY & More at Barnes & Noble!
by Nicole Rosky - 2014-07-26 09:00:51
TV: ROCKY, ALADDIN & More Get Spoofed in FORBIDDEN BROADWAY COMES OUT SWINGING
by Nicole Rosky - 2014-05-06 17:01:52
STAGE TUBE: FORBIDDEN BROADWAY Parodies LES MISERABLES' 'Bring Him Home'
by Nicole Rosky - 2013-02-20 14:03:58
TV Exclusive: Randy Rainbow On the Scene at Opening of FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: ALIVE AND KICKING
by Randy Rainbow - 2012-09-12 12:00:48
TV: Andrea McArdle, Rachel York & More Preview 2011 NYMF Shows!
by Broadway Beat - 2011-09-22 09:17:02
BWW WEST END: Menier Chocolate Factory Presents FORBIDDEN BROADWAY
by Eddie Varley - 2009-07-02 14:04:21
News
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 28, 2026
54 Below will present 54 SINGS LERNER & LOEWE, featuring four Tony Award nominees including Robert Cuccioli and Josie de Guzman, with a special 70th anniversary tribute to MY FAIR LADY.
by Joseph Harrison - Mar 15, 2026
For more than forty years, Gerard Alessandrini’s FORBIDDEN BROADWAY has gleefully taken the Great White Way to task, lovingly skewering its biggest hits, brightest stars, and most self-serious habits through razor-sharp lyrical parodies and a cabaret-style format built for quick-change virtuosity. In FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: GREATEST HITS, Georgia Ensemble Theatre delivers a brisk, audience-friendly sampler that playfully dismantles Broadway musical theatre culture, built from parodies of familiar titles and evergreen Broadway tropes.
by Rebecca Kaplan - Mar 15, 2026
Peter Filichia returned to 54 Below on March 2, 2026 with another chapter of his PETER FILICHIA AND FRIENDS: BR0ADWAY TALES AND TUNES. See photos and a review of the show by Maryann Lopinto
by Stephi Wild - Jan 21, 2026
Graham Bickley, Rob Houchen, and Kelly Mathieson are set to join Ramin Karimloo in the upcoming production of TO MAURY, WITH LOVE.
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 22, 2025
54 Below has announced its performance schedule for the week of November 24–30, featuring concerts by Christine Pedi, Beth Leavel, Marilyn Maye, and Christine Ebersole with Billy Stritch.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 23, 2025
To celebrate multi-Tony Award winning composer Maury Yeston's 80th birthday, producer Danielle Tarento will present a concert of his most well know and loved music, directed by Thom Southerland, and led by Ramin Karimloo.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 17, 2025
Back by popular demand, the hit musical parody 'Spamilton' will return to the mainstage of Stockton University's Performing Arts Center next month. Learn more here!
by Patrick Honoré - Jun 27, 2025
Whether you’re a film buff, a Dion stan, or just craving a night of pure fun, this off-Broadway transplant will have you laughing, crying, and belting out “My Heart Will Go On” long after the curtain falls.
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 1, 2025
Debra Messing and Tituss Burgess hosted the 69th Annual Drama Desk Awards at NYU Skirball. Check out the full list of winners from the big night here!
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 30, 2025
Nominations for the 69th Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced. This year’s awards, hosted by Debra Messing and Tituss Burgess, will be held on Sunday, June 1 at 6:15pm at NYU Skirball Check out the full list here!
by Herbert Paine - Apr 27, 2025
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: THE NEXT GENERATION isn’t just a parody—it’s a full-on roast of the Great White Way, served up hot and fast with a piano and four performers who can belt, mug, and mimic with razor precision.
by Brett Cullum - Apr 17, 2025
Do you ever feel bad making fun of some of these folks? Because I mean, let's face it, Broadway actors. They take themselves a little bit seriously. I am terrified of interviewing Patti Lupone!
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 2, 2025
The Phoenix Theatre Company will continue its tradition of presenting bold, high-caliber productions with the musical revue Forbidden Broadway, running from April 23 through June 22, 2025, in the Judith Hardes Theatre.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 28, 2025
Next month, 54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Jenn Colella, Norbert Leo Butz, and more. See the full March programming here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 21, 2025
Next week, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Paulo Szot and more. Learn how to purchase tickets!
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 19, 2025
Broadway In Detroit has announced that the Tony Award-winning FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: MERRILY WE STOLE A SONG, Gerard Alessandrini's hilarious musical spoof of Broadway's biggest shows and brightest stars, will make a two-performance stop at Detroit's Fisher Theatre on Saturday, May 3 at 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
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.”
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 7, 2025
Spamilton: An American Parody will light up the stage at the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center for four performances on Friday, January 24 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, January 25 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, January 26 at 2 p.m.
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.
by Stephi Wild - Nov 15, 2024
The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts will present the Tony Award®-winning FORBIDDEN BROADWAY, Gerard Alessandrini’s legendary and hilarious musical spoof of Broadway’s biggest shows and brightest stars.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Gerard Alessandrini has written 31 shows including Forbidden Broadway (Conceiver), Diamonds (Composer), Forbidden Broadway 1988/1989 (Conceiver), Forbidden Broadway 1988/1989 (Conceiver), Forbidden Broadway (Lyricist), Forbidden Broadway 1990 (Conceiver), Forbidden Broadway 1991 1/2 (Conceiver), Forbidden Christmas (Conceiver), Forbidden Broadway 1992 (Creator), Forbidden Broadway 1992 (Creator), Forbidden Broadway Featuring Forbidden Christmas (Creator), Forbidden Broadway 1993 (Creator), Forbidden Broadway 1994 (Creator), Forbidden Hollywood (Playwright), Forbidden Broadway Strikes Back (Creator), Forbidden Broadway Cleans Up Its Act (Creator), Forbidden Broadway Cleans Up Its Act (Conceiver/Lyrics), Forbidden Broadway 2001: A Spoof Odyssey (Creator), Forbidden Broadway 20th Anniversary Celebration (Creator), Mr. President (Author), Forbidden Broadway Summer Shock! (Conceiver), Forbidden Broadway SVU: Special Victims Unit (Conceiver/Lyrics), Forbidden Broadway: The Roast of Utopia (Author), Forbidden Broadway: Rude Awakening (Author), Forbidden Broadway: Rude Awakening (Lyricist), Forbidden Broadway Dances With the Stars! (Author), Forbidden Broadway Goes to Rehab (Creator), Forbidden Broadway Goes to Rehab (Playwright), Forbidden Broadway: The Next Generation (Author), Anything Can Happen in the Theater: The Songs of Maury Yeston (Creator), Forbidden Broadway: Merrily We Stole a Song (Writer).
Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for Forbidden Broadway: Merrily We Stole , Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for Spamilton, Legend of Off Broadway Award (), Special Citations (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Forbidden Broadway, Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre (Tony Awards) for , Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre (Drama League Awards), Outstanding Body of Work (The Lortels), Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for Forbidden Broadway Strikes Back, Special Citations (Obie Awards) for Forbidden Broadway and Special Awards (Drama Desk Awards) for Forbidden Broadway.
Gerard Alessandrini has received several prestigious awards, including the Legend of Off Broadway Award, Special Citations from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for Forbidden Broadway, and Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre at the Tony Awards. He has also been honored with the Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre Award from the Drama League Awards and the Outstanding Body of Work Award from The Lortels. Additionally, he received Special Citations from the Obie Awards for Forbidden Broadway and Special Awards from the Drama Desk Awards for the same production.
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