Anything Can Happen in the Theater: The Musical World of Maury Yeston – The York Theatre Company, New York until 29 December 2020. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ It’s just one song after another, no introductions, no particular context, and except for some situation-setting exchanges at the very opening, no dialogue. […]
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Spamilton – Menier Chocolate Factory
Spamilton continues at the Menier Chocolate Factory until 8 September 2018. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Spamilton– not to be confused with the other hip-hop parody musical Shamilton – is Forbidden Broadway creator Gerard Alessandrini’s inevitable parody of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Herculean hit Hamilton. And just like its target, the show is packed full to bursting with […]
Taking the rap: Jason Denton is having all kinds of fun in Hamilton spoof Spamilton at the Menier Chocolate Factory
From the brains behind Forbidden Broadway comes Spamilton: An American Parody, playing at London’s Menier Chocolate Factory until 8 September 2018. The show follows Lin-Manuel Miranda’s quest to write the perfect musical while also lovingly spoofing a range of other musical theatre shows and personalities. Even Miranda is a fan of this show saying: “I […]
Casting for Spamilton at the Menier Chocolate Factory
Casting has been announced for the Menier Chocolate Factory’s production of Gerard Alessandrini’s Hamilton-inspired spoof Spamilton which will make its UK debut this month. Running from 12 July until 8 September 2018 with an opening night on 24 July, the UK premiere of Spamilton marks a return to the Menier for Forbidden Broadway creator Alessandrini. Alessandrini will […]
Gerard Alessandrini’s Hamilton spoof Spamilton to make UK debut at the Menier Chocolate Factory
Gerard Alessandrini’s Hamilton spoof Spamilton will make its UK debut at the Menier Chocolate Factory this summer. Running from 12 July until 8 September 2018 with an opening night on 24 July, the UK premiere of Spamilton marks a return to the Menier for Forbidden Broadway creator Alessandrini. The good-natured send-up of the multi award-winning […]
Guildford School of Acting – Forbidden Broadway
Forbidden Broadway, performed by students from the Guildford School of Acting, continues at the Performing Arts Centre, University of Surrey, Guildford until 1 April. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Guildford School of Acting’s third-year graduates have themselves a ball with these hilarious spoofs on pillars of musical theatre society in a […]
Interview – Anna-Jane Casey on Forbidden Broadway, Family Guy and girl power
Actress ANNA-JANE CASEY is currently starring in the Menier Chocolate Factory production of Forbidden Broadway at London’s Vaudeville Theatre. She also appeared in the 2009 production of the long-running satirical reuve at the Menier. Having performed as a child in theatre, television and radio, Casey made her West End debut in the role of Rumpleteazer in Cats […]
Forbidden Broadway – Vaudeville Theatre
Forbidden Broadway continues at the Vaudeville Theatre, London, until 24 November. Musical theatre fans who missed this hilarious mickey-take on their favourite and not-so-favourite shows in its sell-out run at the Menier Chocolate Factory now have 11 weeks to catch it on The Strand and it is well worthy of its transfer to the West End. […]
Menier’s Forbidden Broadway transfers to Vaudeville with Christina Bianco in cast
Following a sold out and critically acclaimed run, the Menier Chocolate Factory’s production of Forbidden Broadway will transfer to the West End’s Vaudeville Theatre from 9 September-22 November, with press night on 15 September. Joining the cast is YouTube sensation Christina Bianco who has played in Forbidden Broadway: Goes to Rehab in New York (Drama Desk nomination for […]
Forbidden Broadway – Menier Chocolate Factory
Forbidden Broadway continues at the Menier Chocolate Factory, London until 16 August. First premiering in 1982, comedy revue Forbidden Broadway (conceived and written by Gerard Alessandrini, with additional material by Philip George, who also directs) has been poking fun at musical theatre staples ever since, renewing itself as old shows close and newer productions provide fresh pickings. Now back […]
Forbidden Broadway back at the Menier Chocolate Factory
New York’s longest-running comedy revue Forbidden Broadway returns to the Menier Chocolate Factory this summer, playing at the venue from 19 June–16 August (press night is 2 July). Forbidden Broadway has been an unstoppable force in theatre since 1982, when Gerard Alessandrini created the first edition that lampooned the Broadway shows and stars of the day. […]
