Forbidden Broadway Strikes Back


Forbidden Broadway Strikes Back is a version of Forbidden Broadway created by Gerard Alessandrini. It previewed September 5, 1996 and opened at the Triad Theater October 16, 1996. The show won Alessandrini the 1997 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics 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 Broadway's latest. An album 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 and was replaced by Tom Plotkin. 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 shows like Show Boat, Beauty and [the Beast (musical)|Beauty and the Beast], The King and I, Cats, Sunset Boulevard, and Rent, stars like Ann Reinking, Cameron Mackintosh, and Julie Andrews, and attack topics such as the Disneyfication of Broadway, the money the producers of the British shows make from souvenirs, the success of Cats, and the hype over Rent.

Opening night cast

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.
  1. Parody Tonight Oh What A Beautiful Moron One Foot More
  2. Show Boat Medley P.C. Show Boat Make Believe
  3. Cameron Mackintosh-My Souvenir Things
  4. Elaine Stritch
  5. Big
  6. Bernadette Mandy Is So Miscast
  7. The King Is Her
  8. Disney On Broadway-Be Depressed
  9. Patti-Class
  10. Grease - Infomercial With Fran And Barry Weisler And Sally Struthers
  11. Stop Cats! - A Chorus Cat Meow! I Hope I Get It Cats
  12. Ethel Merman And Sunset Boulevard You Just Can't Sing
  13. Ann Reinking In Chicago
  14. Kiss Me Kate - Corrective Casting - Jerry And Liza '''Julie Andrews Returns To Broadway
  15. Le Julie Hot
  16. A Spoonful Of Julie
  17. The Tony Nominating Committee: Victor/Ignor-Ee-Ya
  18. Crazy Girl Rent Medley
  25. Finale-Something Wonderful
  26. Encore-Ta-Ta-Folks
  27. Bonus Track-Exit Music-Julie The Star!'''