''Forbidden Broadway Strikes Back'' is a version of ''

Forbidden Broadway ''Forbidden Broadway'' is an Off-Broadway revue parodying musical theatre, particularly Broadway musicals. It was conceived, written and directed by Gerard Alessandrini. The original version of the revue opened on January 15, 1982, at Palsson's ...

'' created by

Gerard Alessandrini Gerard Alessandrini (born November 27, 1953) is an American playwright, parodist, actor and theatre director best known for creating the award-winning off-Broadway musical theatre parody revue ''Forbidden Broadway''. He is the recipient of Tony ...

. It previewed September 5, 1996 and opened at the

Triad Theater The Triad Theater, formerly known as Palsson's Supper Club, Steve McGraw's, and Stage 72, is a cabaret-style performing arts venue located on West 72nd Street on New York's Upper West Side. The theatre has been the original home to some of the lon ...

October 16, 1996. The show won Alessandrini the 1997

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre among Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions. Stephen Sondheim holds the record for most wins an ...

and was nominated for the 1997 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revue. It later moved to the basement of Ellen's Stardust Diner and, as is the show's tradition, spoofed

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's latest. An

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was later released to accompany it, being the fourth volume of the FB franchise. The album was recorded and mixed by Cynthia Daniels at Giant Sound, Dec. 11-14, 1996, and released in 1997 after Original cast member David Hibbard moved on to

Once Upon A Mattress ''Once Upon a Mattress'' is a musical comedy with music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer, and book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer. It opened off-Broadway in May 1959, and then moved to Broadway. The play was writte ...

and was replaced by

Tom Plotkin Tom Plotkin is an American actor. He is primarily a Broadway performer and is most famous for originating the role of Willard Hewitt in ''Footloose''. He was also in the original Broadway companies of '' Seussical'', '' High Fidelity'', '' Triu ...

. It bears the label "Another Unoriginal Cast Recording", since ''FB Strikes Back'' is technically the same show as the original, and features none of the original cast members. The show and album

parody A parody, also known as a spoof, a satire, a send-up, a take-off, a lampoon, a play on (something), or a caricature, is a creative work designed to imitate, comment on, and/or mock its subject by means of satiric or ironic imitation. Often its su ...

shows like ''

Show Boat ''Show Boat'' is a musical theatre, musical with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It is based on Edna Ferber's best-selling 1926 Show Boat (novel), novel of the same name. The musical follows the lives of the pe ...

'', ''

Beauty and the Beast ''Beauty and the Beast'' (french: La Belle et la Bête) is a fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in ''La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins'' (''The Young American and Marine T ...

'', ''

The King and I ''The King and I'' is the fifth musical by the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. It is based on Margaret Landon's novel '' Anna and the King of Siam'' (1944), which is in turn derived from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, governess to the child ...

'', ''

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'', ''

Sunset Boulevard Sunset Boulevard is a boulevard in the central and western part of Los Angeles, California, that stretches from the Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades east to Figueroa Street in Downtown Los Angeles. It is a major thoroughfare i ...

'', and ''

Rent Rent may refer to: Economics *Renting, an agreement where a payment is made for the temporary use of a good, service or property *Economic rent, any payment in excess of the cost of production *Rent-seeking, attempting to increase one's share of e ...

'', stars like

Ann Reinking Ann Reinking (November 10, 1949December 12, 2020) was an American dancer, actress, choreographer and singer. She worked predominantly in musical theater, starring in Broadway productions such as '' Coco'' (1969), '' Over Here!'' (1974), ''Goodtim ...

Cameron Mackintosh Sir Cameron Anthony Mackintosh (born 17 October 1946) is a British theatrical producer and theatre owner notable for his association with many commercially successful musicals. At the height of his success in 1990, he was described as being "t ...

, and

Julie Andrews Dame Julie Andrews (born Julia Elizabeth Wells; 1 October 1935) is an English actress, singer, and author. She has garnered numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over seven decades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy ...

, and attack topics such as the

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, the money the producers of the British shows make from souvenirs, the success of ''Cats'', and the hype over ''Rent''.

Opening night cast

Bryan Batt Bryan Batt (born March 1, 1963) is an American actor best known for his role in the AMC series ''Mad Men'' as Salvatore Romano, an art director for the Sterling Cooper agency. Primarily a theater actor, he has had a number of starring roles in m ...

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Christine Pedi Christine Pedi born in 1961-1962, is an American television and theatre actress, as well as a cabaret performer and radio personality. Early life Pedi was born in Yonkers, New York, lived in the Bronx and then moved to Eastchester, New York ...

(performed in other ''FB'' shows) * David Hibbard replaced by

Tracks

The numbers on the album are listed below, with each number's title, the original song's title, and the original composer. The "new" parody lyrics are by Gerard Alessandrini. # Parody Tonight ("Comedy Tonight") Oh What A Beautiful Moron ("Oh What A Beautiful Mornin'") One Foot More ("With One Look") # Show Boat Medley P.C. Show Boat ("Cotton Blossom") Make Believe ("Make Believe", Ol' Show Show Boat ("

Ol' Man River "Ol' Man River" is a show tune from the 1927 musical '' Show Boat'' with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. The song contrasts the struggles and hardships of African Americans with the endless, uncaring flow of the Missis ...

") # Cameron Mackintosh-My Souvenir Things (My Favorite Things) # Elaine Stritch ("Zip") # Big ("Fun") # Bernadette ("Wunderbar", Porter) Mandy Is So Miscast ("So In Love", Porter) # The King Is Her ("

The King And I ''The King and I'' is the fifth musical by the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. It is based on Margaret Landon's novel '' Anna and the King of Siam'' (1944), which is in turn derived from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, governess to the child ...

", Whistle A Sondheim Tune; Shall We Boink? ("Shall We Dance?", with a brief snippet of "La Bamba" since the revival's star Lou Diamond Phillips was in the movie of the same name) # Disney On Broadway-Be Depressed ("Be Our Guest", Menken-Ashman) # Patti-Class ("Master Class") # Grease - Infomercial With Fran And Barry Weisler And Sally Struthers ("

You're The One That I Want "You're the One That I Want" is a song performed by American actor and singer John Travolta and Anglo-Australian singer, songwriter and actress Olivia Newton-John for the 1978 film version of the musical '' Grease''. It was written and produc ...

", "Look At Me I'm Sandra Dee", "There Are Worse Things We Could Do") # Stop Cats! - A Chorus Cat Meow! I Hope I Get It ("God I Hope I Get It", Hamlisch) Cats ("One", Hamlisch) # Ethel Merman And Sunset Boulevard You Just Can't Sing ("

You're Just in Love "You're Just in Love" is a popular song by Irving Berlin. It was published in 1950 and was first performed by Ethel Merman and Russell Nype in ''Call Me Madam'', a musical comedy that made its debut at the Imperial Theatre in New York City on ...

") # Ann Reinking In Chicago ("Roxie" ) # Kiss Me Kate - Corrective Casting - Jerry And Liza ("So Miscast") Julie Andrews Returns To Broadway # Le Julie Hot ("Le Jazz Hot") # A Spoonful Of Julie (" Spoonful of Sugar") # The Tony Nominating Committee: Victor/Ignor-Ee-Ya ("

Victor/Victoria ''Victor/Victoria'' is a 1982 musical comedy film written and directed by Blake Edwards and starring Julie Andrews, James Garner, Robert Preston, Lesley Ann Warren, Alex Karras, and John Rhys-Davies. The film was produced by Tony Adams and sc ...

") # Crazy Girl ("Crazy World") Rent Medley (Rent, Out Tonight, Today 4 U, Seasons of Love, La Vie Boheme) # # # # # # # Finale-Something Wonderful # Encore-Ta-Ta-Folks # Bonus Track-Exit Music-Julie The Star! ("Star!")

References

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Opening night cast

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