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''To a theatre-goers' soiree
''To that Neverland where the hits get panned
''Forbidden Broadway!
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''[[Forbidden Broadway]]'' is a parody revue show written and directed by Gerard Alessandrini that
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See also ''[[Forbidden Hollywood]]'', Alessandrini's "tribute" to famous musical numbers from film.
==Editions of ''Forbidden Broadway'' as of July 2020==
*''Forbidden Broadway'' (May 4, 1982 – August 30, 1987)
*''Forbidden Broadway 1988/1989'' (September 15, 1988 – December 24, 1989)
*''Forbidden Broadway 1990'' (January 23, 1990 – June 9, 1991)
*''Forbidden Broadway 1991½'' (June 20, 1991 – January 12, 1992)
*''Forbidden Broadway 1992'' (April 6, 1992 – November 30, 1992)
*''Forbidden Broadway Featuring Forbidden Christmas'' (December 1, 1992 – December 27, 1992)
*''Forbidden Broadway 1993'' (January 12, 1993 – September 19, 1993)
*''Forbidden Broadway 1994'' (November 11, 1993 – January 2, 1994)
*''Forbidden Broadway Strikes Back'' (October 17, 1996 – September 20, 1998)
*''Forbidden Broadway Cleans Up Its Act'' (November 17, 1998 – August 30, 2000)
*''Forbidden Broadway 2001: A Spoof Odyssey'' (December 6, 2000 – 2001)
*''Forbidden Broadway 20th Anniversary Celebration'' (May 10, 2001 – 2004)
*''Forbidden Broadway Summer Shock!'' (July 5, 2004 – September 15, 2004)
*''Forbidden Broadway: Special Victims Unit'' (December 16, 2004 – April 15, 2007)
*''Forbidden Broadway: The Roast of Utopia'' (June 13, 2007 – August 22, 2007)
*''Forbidden Broadway: Rude Awakening'' (October 2, 2007 – March 24, 2008)
*''Forbidden Broadway Dances With the Stars!'' (June 28, 2008 – September 2008)
*''Forbidden Broadway Goes to Rehab'' (September 17, 2008 – March 1, 2009)
*''Forbidden Broadway: Alive and Kicking!'' (July 24, 2012 – April 28, 2013)
*''Forbidden Broadway Comes Out Swinging'' (February 22, 2014 – July 20, 2014)
*''Forbidden Broadway: West End'' (September 9, 2014 – November 22, 2014)
*''Forbidden Broadway: The Next Generation'' (September 18, 2019 – present)
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* [[Affectionate Parody]]
* [[Better Than a Bare Bulb]]: As always, but in particular the act of hanging a lampshade ''on'' the lampshading in "The Song That Goes Like This" from ''[[Spamalot]]''.
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* [[Suspiciously Similar Song]]: Alessandrini has occasionally written ersatz versions of songs he couldn't get permission to parody.
* [[That's All Folks]]: Every version of the show has ended with one of these, some longer than others.
* [[Truck Driver's Gear Change]]: Inverted in "I Couldn't Hit The Note". Spoofing how [[Julie Andrews]] can't hit high notes anymore, the song keeps modulating [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdQ2yq-erIY down.] This became [[Harsher in Hindsight]] when ''
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[[Category:Forbidden Broadway]]
[[Category:Theatrical Productions]]
[[Category:Musical Pastiche]]
[[Category:Pastiche]]
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