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Forbidden Broadway 1988 (promotional reel)
- Title
- Forbidden Broadway 1988 (promotional reel) [videorecording] / Jonathan Scharer presents ; concept, parody lyrics, and direction by Gerard Alessandrini.
- Publication
- New York, 1988.
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- Description
- 1 videocassette (18 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 3/4 in. (U-matic)
- Summary
- Unedited footage of musical numbers from the 1988 edition of Forbidden Broadway, an annual satirical revue by Gerard Alessandrini. The songs, some of which are performed repeatedly, were videotaped before a small number of spectators, presumably for an intended promotional reel or commercial. Subjects parodied include veteran performers Ethel Merman and Mary Martin, as well as such current Broadway productions as The phantom of the opera, M. Butterfly, Les miserables, and the revival of Anything goes.
- Alternative Title
- Forbidden Broadway
- Subject
- Alessandrini, Gerard
- Porter, Cole, 1891-1964 > Parodies, imitations, etc
- Lloyd Webber, Andrew, 1948- > Parodies, imitations, etc
- Hwang, David Henry, 1957- > Parodies, imitations, etc
- Merman, Ethel > Parodies, imitations, etc
- Martin, Mary, 1913-1990 > Parodies, imitations, etc
- Schönberg, Claude-Michel > Parodies, imitations, etc
- Theater > New York (State) > New York
- Genre/Form
- Trailers and promo's.
- Note
- No credits on tape. Production information derived from program.
- Access (note)
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Performer (note)
- Toni DiBuono, Philip Fortenberry, Roxie Lucas, David B. McDonald, Michael McGrath.
- Event (note)
- Videotaped at Theatre East, New York, N.Y., Sep. 14, 1988.
- Call Number
- NCOX 798
- OCLC
- NYPG03-F344
- Title
- Forbidden Broadway 1988 (promotional reel) [videorecording] / Jonathan Scharer presents ; concept, parody lyrics, and direction by Gerard Alessandrini.
- Imprint
- New York, 1988.
- Access
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Cast
- Toni DiBuono, Philip Fortenberry, Roxie Lucas, David B. McDonald, Michael McGrath.
- Event
- Videotaped at Theatre East, New York, N.Y., Sep. 14, 1988.
- Local Note
- Gift of Joel Siegel.
- Added Author
- Alessandrini, Gerard. Forbidden Broadway.Alessandrini, Gerard, director.Alessandrini, Gerard, lyricist.Alessandrini, Gerard, conceptor.Scharer, Jonathan, producer.DiBuono, Toni, performer.Fortenberry, Philip, instrumentalist.Lucas, Roxie, performer.McDonald, David B, performer.McGrath, Michael, 1957-2023, performer.Siegel, Joel, 1943-2007, donor.
- Research Call Number
- NCOX 798