Forbidden Broadway

We are celebrating this RAVE review from The New Yorker by offering DISCOUNT CODE FF59 to get $59 tix to Forbidden Broadway: Merrily We Stole A Song! Offer applies while supplies last.

Forbidden Broadway Off BroadwayForbidden BroadwayBy Helen ShawSeptember 30, 2024Gerard Alessandrini created the first version of his “Forbidden Broadway” way back in 1982, and—despite industry panic, the pandemic, and roughly one thousand “Gypsy” revivals—it’s back, with Alessandrini’s latest round of ...

Introducing… the Dr. Joe Belfatti Method of Rip-off Broadway Combinations! With Belfatti himself at the show last night!

The Last Five Years + The Wild Party = The Great Gatsby
Hamilton + Annie = Suffs
Cirque De Sole + Dumbo = Water for Elephants

Thus… West Side Story + Grease = The Outsiders!

Introducing… Forbidden Broadway’s $30 at 30 RUSH TICKETS!!! Come 30 min before curtain to any performance, and we will be offering all unsold tickets for a mere $30*! WOWZA! Performance days and times are: Monday 7:30pm, Friday 8pm, Saturday 3pm & 8pm, and Sunday 3pm and 7:30pm.

*Tickets are $30 flat if paid cash; credit cards are welcome but will incur processing fees

Come join in the fun while ballin’ on a budget!

What’s that, you say? ANOTHER celeb coming to see Forbidden Broadway? You bet your bottom dollar! This past Friday, we welcomed Alicia Keys’s childhood piano teacher, Margaret Pine, to our show. Contrary to the plot of Broadway’s Hell’s Kitchen, Margaret is alive, well, and had a grand ole time! Thanks for coming to Forbidden Broadway!

Check out this big opening night photo DUMP, as the kids say. So much love to all involved in Forbidden Broadway: Merrily We Stole A Song!

Producer: Harriet Yellin, John Freedson, Eric Krebs
Writer / Director: Gerard Alessandrini
Company: Chris Collins-Pisano, Danny Hayward , Nicole Vanessa Ortiz, Katheryne Penny, Jenny Lee Stern, John Wascavage
Stage Manager: Brian Westmoreland
Assistant Stage Manager: Rosalie Kaplan
Choreographer: Gerry McIntyre
Assistant Choreographer: Sara Andreas
Music Director: Fred Barton
Costume Design: Dustin Cross
Assistant Costume Designer: Andrew Burns
Hair and Wigs: Ian Joseph
Production Supervisor: Peter R. Feuchtwanger
Casting: Michael Cassara
Lighting Design: Joan Rancho-Jansen
Sound Design: Andy Evan Cohen
Sound Operator: Solaris Universe
Set Design: Glenn Bassett
Props: Josh Iacovelli
Press Representative: Glenna Freedman PR

Last night, we were graced with the presence of one of Judy Garland’s daughters, the one and only Lorna Luft. Lorna is a renowned stage, film, and television actress, best selling author, recording artist, and Emmy nominated producer. Thank you for coming to our show and sharing a laugh with us, Lorna! 🤩

Check out this interview that cast member Nicole Vanessa Ortiz did for DC Theater Arts!

LINK: https://dctheaterarts.org/2024/09/11/15-questions-in-15-minutes-with-nicole-vanessa-ortiz/

Nicole’s favorite thing about being onstage?
“The audience! The reactions they give back to us and the sense of joy in sharing a piece of performance art with them…”

You heard it here first! Nicole and everyone at Theater 555 would love to see you at Forbidden Broadway: Merrily We Stole A Song ⭐️🎉🎭

15 Questions in 15 Minutes with Nicole Vanessa Ortiz With her Forbidden Broadway debut in Merrily We Stole a Song, now playing Off-Broadway at Theater 555 on West 42nd Street, Nicole Vanessa Ortiz, a native of Newark, NJ, continues […]

Last night, we had the pleasure of 2-time Tony Award Winner Christine Ebersole attending our show. Though we do not parody her, she laughed a lot! Thanks for supporting Forbidden Broadway, Christine!

In case you missed it, here is the link to the recorded TDF interview with stars Jenny Lee Stern and Chris Collins-Pisano:

TDF Conversations: Forbidden Broadway: Merrily We Stole a Song Join personable impersonators Jenny Lee Stern and Chris Collins-Pisano on the joys of spoofing Broadway! They'll chat about how they got into the impersonati...

TOMORROW, SEPTEMBER 6TH, AT 1PM: Jenny Lee Stern and Chris Collins-Pisano crack comedic impressionists who channel divas of all ages and genders, including Patti LuPone, Angela Lansbury, Shaina Taub, Bernadette Peters, Ben Platt, Roger Bart, Josh Groban and even Stephen Sondheim.

Tune in to the TDF page or YouTube channel as interviewers bring these costars together to chat about how they got into the impersonation game, their encounters with the celebs they imitate, and their best non-theatre impressions. Captions will be available.

LINK FOR MORE INFO: https://www.tdf.org/on-stage/tdf-stages/join-tdf-for-a-forbidden-broadway-conversation/

This JUST IN! For tonight’s (August 30th) first preview of Forbidden Broadway, we are SOLD OUT! Get your $30 preview tix while you can!

https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/FORBIDDEN-BROADWAY-MERRILY-WE-STOLE-A-SONG-Begins-Previews-This-Week-20240828

IT'S HAPPENING!!!

Get your $30 tickets while we still have them!

Previews begin TOMORROW, August 30th!!!

See you there ;)

FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: MERRILY WE STOLE A SONG Begins Previews This Week Gerard Alessandrini’s FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: Merrily We Stole A Song, begins previews this Friday. Learn how to purchase tickets.

HEAR YE, HEAR YE!! Our box office will be open TOMORROW, August 28th, 2-4pm, and THURSDAY, August 29th, 12-4pm. This is your chance to buy some tix for Forbidden Broadway IRL!!! Who knows, maybe you'll even be greeted by some special guests... (you won't, but could you IMAGINE omg).

We are located at 555 W 42nd Street, between 10th and 11th Ave 😘

*Regular box office hours are starting 90 min before each show time beginning August 30th*

Introducing the cast of Forbidden Broadway: Merrily We Stole A Song! With over a dozen combined Broadway, National Tour, and West End credits, this star-studded group is sure to [hilariously] dazzle you!

We love these stars, and hope you do too! Enjoy send-ups to your faves in our latest edition of Forbidden Broadway starting August 30th 😍

P.S.... Can you tell who our not-so-secret crush is?

Live from the writers' room TODAY, music director Fred Barton and writer Gerard Alessandrini are workshopping material to give you Broadway's latest, greatest, and most hilarious send-ups.

Having this much fun on the job should be FORBIDDEN!

Join in on the laughs by visiting forbiddenbroadway.nyc! We have a limited number of $30 preview tix ;)

Wanna know what's NOT Forbidden? Spreading the word!

Thank you BroadwayWorld for the feature!

Get your tickets today at forbiddenbroadway.nyc. Previews start 8/30, and tix are a whopping $30!!!

FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: MERRILY WE STOLE A SONG to Offer $30 Tickets for Previews FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: Merrily We Stole A Song will offer $30 tickets for all preview performances at Theater555. Learn how to purchase tickets.

We are BACK, baby! Apparently, a Broadway transfer WAS Forbidden... sooo...
Forbidden Broadway: Merrily We Stole A Song is back OFF-Broadway where it belongs! Join us at Theater 555 starting August 30th. Previews are 8/30-9/16 with official opening on 9/19! Oh, and did we mention ALL preview tix are JUST $30?!

Visit forbiddenbroadway.nyc today to reserve your spot!

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Off-Broadway where we belong!

Previews start 8/30 at Theater 555 | 555 W 42nd Street

Hot off the presses! Come see us at Theater 555 starting 8/30.

Tickets during previews are $30!

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Forbidden Broadway: Merrily We Stole A Song Delays Start of Off-Broadway Previews Tickets for all previews of the Gerard Alessandrini r***e are priced $30.