Forbidden Broadway: The Next Generation NYC Reviews and Tickets
Member Reviews (170)
See it if If you like a parody of musicals on Broadway. Funny, entertaining and good fun.
Don't see it if If you do not shows that spoof.
See it if You can be satisfied by sheer effort. The cast works very hard and most are quite talented. They cover a large selection of Broadway shows.
Don't see it if You’re expecting it to be funny or fresh. It’s neither. There was no real “parody” here but rather a snide retelling. Read more
See it if you love Bdway musicals. Fun for everyone, esply insiders. Clever lyrics, excellent piano, wonderful voices, good choreog = a great escape.
Don't see it if you need to hear every word (some lyrics lost). Or want plot (opening premise is weak). Or don't know any shows (parody riffs on originals). Read more
See it if you enjoy the lighter side of Broadway musicals and the actors in them-lots of laughs here by a talented cast of 5 bringing constant action.
Don't see it if you take your Broadway musicals and stars all seriously - here, new words to familiar tunes skewer the plots and actors.
See it if Parodies that hit home. Witty well-performed songs & impressions of Broadway actors. e.g. "WOKE-lahoma...Oh what a miserable morning"
Don't see it if You don't like parodies. You won't enjoy it as much if you haven't seen many Broadway musicals recently. Cast of 5 plus a pianist.
See it if you love B'way. Everything music, lyrics & costumes is rich w/ implied & explicit commentary. Even if you haven't seen it all, it'll be fun!
Don't see it if you dislike the current theatrical season. Actually a they don't like everything either.
See it if fan of previous editions, curious about how it tackles more recent shows, enjoy great satire of shows & personalities, love Broadway
Don't see it if satire is not your thing, you haven't enjoyed Broadway musicals for years, you take Broadway shows too seriously, don't like laughting
See it if you liked the original Forbidden Broadway shows. This one is worthy of the others. Very funny and well sung.
Don't see it if you don't like criticism of Broadway shows or like a bigger stage. The Triad is a small venue but stage is well used. Read more
Critic Reviews (16)
"Gerard Alessandrini's 'FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: THE NEXT GENERATION' Moves To The York"
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"Still finding furiously funny ways to burlesque, spoof, parody, and otherwise make digestible mincemeat of the American musical theatre…'Forbidden Broadway…' ranges on the humor scale from smiles to chuckles to laughs to guffaws. Its humor may be cutting, but why else would it be forbidden?"
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CRITICS’ PICK "'Forbidden Broadway' Sticks It to the Great Woke Way: Gerard Alessandrini’s franchise was looking as long in the tooth as the shows it aimed to skewer. A new edition brings it back to hilarious life."
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3/5 stars "There may be more smiles than all-out laughs, but there are at least enough guffaws to make you spit out your two-drink minimum."
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"Armed with new material, a fabulous cast and a fresh coat of greasepaint, his 'Forbidden Broadway the Next Generation' mercilessly and hysterically takes on the sacred cows on the Great and sometimes not so great White Way."
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"The Next Generation Boldly Goes Where Few Critics Have Gone Before: Gerard Alessandrini's comedy revue returns for the next class of theater-makers."
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"Gerard Alessandrini's 'FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: THE NEXT GENERATION' Aims Satirical Darts At Broadway's Freshest Targets"
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"I think of Gerard Alessandrini as a kind of superhero: In a show business world gone mad, you can always count on 'Forbidden Broadway,' his long-running satirical revue, to rise up, phoenix-like, ready to smack down the poseurs and pretenders who would appropriate the Broadway stage for their own nefarious purposes."
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