Russell Crowe singing like Elmer Fudd? Hugh Jackman struggling with high notes? Anne Hathaway doused in mud? Welcome to the warped and hilarious mind of Gerard Alessandrini’s Forbidden Broadway. Although the show famously mocks Broadway shows (including Once, The Book of Mormon and Newsies), Alessandrini has expanded the musical’s scope to also poke fun at the Golden Globe-winning ...

Just days before the Oscars, the always topical musical Forbidden Broadway takes aim at Hugh Jackman’s performance as Jean Valjean in the Les Miserables movie. In the clip below, Forbidden Broadway star Scott Richard Foster pleads to “Bring It Down” to the tune of Valjean’s big solo “Bring Him Home.” Hilarious, Scott! Check out this song (plus loving ...

Joan Rivers has seen everything on Broadway from porn to Porgy, but we can’t think of a more perfect place for the legendary comedienne than the raucously funny Forbidden Broadway: Alive & Kicking, which has been running off-Broadway to rave reviews since July 2012. Rivers took in the spoofy show’s February 3 matinee, and we have a feeling that ...

Lysistrata Jones’ Lindsay Nicole Chambers will join off-Broadway’s musical revue Forbidden Broadway: Alive & Kicking beginning February 5. Chambers will replace original cast member Jenny Lee Stern, who will depart the production on February 3. The show, which lovingly mocks Broadway’s biggest shows and stars, runs at off-Broadway's 47th Street Theatre through April 28.

Forbidden Broadway spoofs shows ...

Just in time for holiday laughs, the cast recording of Forbidden Broadway: Alice & Kicking has been released by DRG Records. This acclaimed 30th anniversary version of the satirical revue is winning new fans at off-Broadway's 47th Street Theatre with spoofs of Annie, Evita, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Newsies and many more. On December 11, creator Gerard ...

Forbidden Broadway: Alive & Kicking will record a cast album to be released by DRG Records on November 27. The hysterical musical revue, which is written by Gerard Alessandrini, stars Natalie Charle Ellis, Scott Richard Foster, Jenny Lee Stern and Marcus Stevens.

Forbidden Broadway: Alive & Kicking features parodies of Broadway’s biggest shows and brightest stars, including Annie, Newsies, Once, The ...

Forbidden Broadway: Alive & Kicking has extended through April 28, 2013 at off-Broadway's 47th Street Theatre. The show, which lovingly mocks Broadway’s biggest shows and stars, was initially set to close on January 6.

Forbidden Broadway spoofs shows from the past Broadway season including Newsies, Ghost, Once, Follies, Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar, End of the Rainbow, Nice Work If ...

Age & Hometown: 32; Wallingford, PA

Current Role: Poking fun at Broadway offerings by impersonating Tony winners Stephen Sondheim, Matthew Broderick, Mandy Patinkin and more in the hilarious spoof musical revue Forbidden Broadway: Alive & Kicking.

Geeking Out: Marcus Stevens is making his off-Broadway debut in a musical geared toward true fans of theater, and for Stevens, a self proclaimed “theater dork ...

Like Saturday Night Live for theater fans, Forbidden Broadway lovingly lampoons Broadway’s most popular shows and biggest stars. The cast opens up about why Alive & Kicking is the series' meanest edition yet.

About the author:
When Gerard Alessandrini created and co-starred in Forbidden Broadway in 1982, he had no clue that his clever sendup of Broadway shows and stars would endure for three decades. The original revue created a sensation with its spot-on parodies of stars such as Carol Channing and Julie Andrews and shows such as Annie. Just in time for ...