The updated iteration of Gerard Alessandrini’s long-running Forbidden Broadway revue is heading back to Off Broadway following a brief flirtation with the prospect of a Broadway move.
Forbidden Broadway: Merrily We Stole A Song will begin previews August 23 at Theater555 on West 42nd Street. Opening night is set for Thursday, September 12.
Earlier this year, producers for the show announced that the satirical revue would make its decades-in-coming Broadway debut at the Hayes Theatre sometime this summer, but the planned staging was an early casualty of Broadway’s very crowded spring-summer season. Last month, the Broadway producers Ryan Bogner, Victoria Lang and Tracey McFarland said the Hayes staging wouldn’t happen due to the “enormously crowded” Broadway landscape.
Today, Forbidden Broadway creator Gerard Alessandrini said, “I am thrilled that this latest incarnation of the show that I had been preparing for more than a year, can now open Off Broadway,...
Forbidden Broadway: Merrily We Stole A Song will begin previews August 23 at Theater555 on West 42nd Street. Opening night is set for Thursday, September 12.
Earlier this year, producers for the show announced that the satirical revue would make its decades-in-coming Broadway debut at the Hayes Theatre sometime this summer, but the planned staging was an early casualty of Broadway’s very crowded spring-summer season. Last month, the Broadway producers Ryan Bogner, Victoria Lang and Tracey McFarland said the Hayes staging wouldn’t happen due to the “enormously crowded” Broadway landscape.
Today, Forbidden Broadway creator Gerard Alessandrini said, “I am thrilled that this latest incarnation of the show that I had been preparing for more than a year, can now open Off Broadway,...
- 5/29/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Forbidden Broadway on Broadway, the updated iteration of the long-running Off Broadway musical-comedy review, is postponing its scheduled summer Broadway debut at the Hayes Theatre due to what producers say is an “enormously crowded” landscape.
“We made the difficult decision today to postpone the upcoming Broadway production of Forbidden Broadway on Broadway: Merrily We Stole A Song,” said producers Ryan Bogner, Victoria Lang and Tracey McFarland in a statement. “The Broadway landscape is enormously crowded at this moment, and while we adore Forbidden Broadway, we are disappointed that the show will not open at the Hayes on Broadway this summer. New programming for the Hayes Theater this summer will be announced soon.”
The Hayes currently is home to the Second Stage Theater production of Paula Vogel’s Mother Play starring Jessica Lange, Jim Parsons and Celia Keenan-Bolger. That production opened to excellent reviews last night. When Mother Play was announced,...
“We made the difficult decision today to postpone the upcoming Broadway production of Forbidden Broadway on Broadway: Merrily We Stole A Song,” said producers Ryan Bogner, Victoria Lang and Tracey McFarland in a statement. “The Broadway landscape is enormously crowded at this moment, and while we adore Forbidden Broadway, we are disappointed that the show will not open at the Hayes on Broadway this summer. New programming for the Hayes Theater this summer will be announced soon.”
The Hayes currently is home to the Second Stage Theater production of Paula Vogel’s Mother Play starring Jessica Lange, Jim Parsons and Celia Keenan-Bolger. That production opened to excellent reviews last night. When Mother Play was announced,...
- 4/26/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Update, with new opening date: Producers of Gerard Alessandrini’s Forbidden Broadway on Broadway: Merrily We Stole a Song have moved up the preview and opening dates by two weeks, with previews now beginning on July 15 ahead of an official opening on August 5 at the Hayes Theatre. The limited engagement runs through November 1.
Alessandrini’s longtime Off Broadway satirical revue Forbidden Broadway will make its long-in-coming Broadway debut with the full title of the new iteration called Forbidden Broadway on Broadway: Merrily We Stole a Song
The cast and the rest of the creative team will be announced later. In addition to a five-person cast including the onstage pianist, weekly guest stars will appear throughout the engagement.
Alessandrini, who first staged the revue in 1982 at New York’s 130-seat Palsson’s Supper Club, said in a statement today, “I’d never have believed that Forbidden Broadway would end up on...
Alessandrini’s longtime Off Broadway satirical revue Forbidden Broadway will make its long-in-coming Broadway debut with the full title of the new iteration called Forbidden Broadway on Broadway: Merrily We Stole a Song
The cast and the rest of the creative team will be announced later. In addition to a five-person cast including the onstage pianist, weekly guest stars will appear throughout the engagement.
Alessandrini, who first staged the revue in 1982 at New York’s 130-seat Palsson’s Supper Club, said in a statement today, “I’d never have believed that Forbidden Broadway would end up on...
- 2/29/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Former Saturday Night Live cast member Alex Moffat will make his Broadway debut in the upcoming comedy The Cottage, directed by Jason Alexander. Also joining the previously announced Eric McCormack, Laura Bell Bundy, and Lilli Cooper in the cast will be Nehal Joshi and Dana Steingold.
Sandy Rustin’s The Cottage, Alexander’s Broadway directorial debut, will play a limited run at The Hayes Theater from July 7 to October 29, with an opening night of July 24.
Additional casting and creatives are to be announced.
During his 2016-2022 stint on NBC’s SNL, Moffat was known for his impersonations of Joe Biden, Eric Trump, Mark Zuckerberg, Anderson Cooper and Joe Scarborough, among others, as well as his original recurring Weekend Update character, Guy Who Just Bought a Boat. Film credits include Susie Searches and Christmas with the Campbells, and he can be seen on Apple’s Bad Monkey series, an adaptation of...
Sandy Rustin’s The Cottage, Alexander’s Broadway directorial debut, will play a limited run at The Hayes Theater from July 7 to October 29, with an opening night of July 24.
Additional casting and creatives are to be announced.
During his 2016-2022 stint on NBC’s SNL, Moffat was known for his impersonations of Joe Biden, Eric Trump, Mark Zuckerberg, Anderson Cooper and Joe Scarborough, among others, as well as his original recurring Weekend Update character, Guy Who Just Bought a Boat. Film credits include Susie Searches and Christmas with the Campbells, and he can be seen on Apple’s Bad Monkey series, an adaptation of...
- 3/13/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Jason Alexander will make his Broadway directing debut this summer with Sandy Rustin’s comedy The Cottage. Starring will be Eric McCormack, Laura Bell Bundy and Lilli Cooper.
The Cottage, inspired by the works of Noel Coward and set in the English countryside in 1923, begins previews at the Hayes Theater July 7, with an opening night on July 24. The strictly limited engagement runs through October 29.
Described as a “tale of sex, betrayal and love,” The Cottage unfolds when a woman decides to expose her affair to both her husband and to her lover’s wife. The synopsis continues, “The true meaning of fate, identity and marriage are called into question as a surprising and hilarious web of secrets unravels in this ridiculous – potentially murderous – romantic comedy.”
Additional casting and creatives are to be announced.
Jason Alexander said, “To be a Broadway director doing a new and delicious comedy with a team...
The Cottage, inspired by the works of Noel Coward and set in the English countryside in 1923, begins previews at the Hayes Theater July 7, with an opening night on July 24. The strictly limited engagement runs through October 29.
Described as a “tale of sex, betrayal and love,” The Cottage unfolds when a woman decides to expose her affair to both her husband and to her lover’s wife. The synopsis continues, “The true meaning of fate, identity and marriage are called into question as a surprising and hilarious web of secrets unravels in this ridiculous – potentially murderous – romantic comedy.”
Additional casting and creatives are to be announced.
Jason Alexander said, “To be a Broadway director doing a new and delicious comedy with a team...
- 2/16/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Originally published in 2003, The Kite Runner became a bestseller across the globe and has since been published in 70 countries, selling 31.5 million copies in 60 languages. Now this powerful story has been adapted into a stunning stage production and after a brilliant run in London it is now coming to New York. Yes, The Kite Runner is coming to Broadway for a limited engagement at The Hayes Theater (240 West 44th Street) this summer. The production comes to New York after two successful seasons in London’s West End where it was called “a cultural phenomenon” by The Sunday Express and “an enthralling tale beautifully told” by The Daily Telegraph.
One of the best-loved and most highly acclaimed novels of our time, Khaled Hosseini’s internationally best-selling novel, The Kite Runner is a haunting tale of friendship spanning cultures and continents. It follows one man’s journey to confront his past and find redemption.
One of the best-loved and most highly acclaimed novels of our time, Khaled Hosseini’s internationally best-selling novel, The Kite Runner is a haunting tale of friendship spanning cultures and continents. It follows one man’s journey to confront his past and find redemption.
- 6/23/2022
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Playwright Matthew Spangler’s stage adaptation of The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini’s best-selling book-turned-movie, will make its Broadway premiere this summer.
The new play with music, which debuted in 2007 at San José State University, where Spangler teaches, will begin a limited run at Broadway’s Hayes Theatre on July 6, running for 17 weeks only through Oct. 30. Opening night is July 21.
Giles Croft, who has directed productions of the play in the U.K., will direct on Broadway. The Kite Runner will arrive on Broadway from two seasons in London’s West End (originally produced by Nottingham Playhouse and Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse).
The Broadway staging will be produced by Victoria Lang, Ryan Bogner and Tracey McFarland of Broadway & Beyond Theatricals and Jayne Baron Sherman in association with UK Productions Ltd. and Flying Entertainment Ltd/Kilimanjaro Group Ltd. Daryl Roth is the Executive Producer, and Humaira Ghilzai will serve as Cultural Consultant.
The new play with music, which debuted in 2007 at San José State University, where Spangler teaches, will begin a limited run at Broadway’s Hayes Theatre on July 6, running for 17 weeks only through Oct. 30. Opening night is July 21.
Giles Croft, who has directed productions of the play in the U.K., will direct on Broadway. The Kite Runner will arrive on Broadway from two seasons in London’s West End (originally produced by Nottingham Playhouse and Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse).
The Broadway staging will be produced by Victoria Lang, Ryan Bogner and Tracey McFarland of Broadway & Beyond Theatricals and Jayne Baron Sherman in association with UK Productions Ltd. and Flying Entertainment Ltd/Kilimanjaro Group Ltd. Daryl Roth is the Executive Producer, and Humaira Ghilzai will serve as Cultural Consultant.
- 1/18/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Here’s the story of how the Brady Bunch might reclaim the now ubiquitous, Zoom-era Brady Bunch-style screen squares. With the help of the son and daughter of series creator Sherwood Schwartz, original Bradys Barry Williams and Christopher Knight and a cast of Broadway performers, a Maine theater company will present a benefit reading of the all-new A Very Brady Musical, squares and all.
The benefit for the Ogunquit Playhouse, featuring remote performances by Broadway’s Gavin Lee (SpongeBob SquarePants) as Mike and Kerry Butler (Beetlejuice) as Carol, will premiere Oct. 28 on YouTube (a link will be sent to ticket purchasers).
Authorized by CBS, the musical features a book by Lloyd J. Schwartz and Hope Juber, with music and lyrics by Juber and husband Laurence Juber.
Lloyd J. Schwartz and Hope Juber are the son and daughter of The Brady Bunch creator Sherwood Schwartz. Juber also played Greg Brady...
The benefit for the Ogunquit Playhouse, featuring remote performances by Broadway’s Gavin Lee (SpongeBob SquarePants) as Mike and Kerry Butler (Beetlejuice) as Carol, will premiere Oct. 28 on YouTube (a link will be sent to ticket purchasers).
Authorized by CBS, the musical features a book by Lloyd J. Schwartz and Hope Juber, with music and lyrics by Juber and husband Laurence Juber.
Lloyd J. Schwartz and Hope Juber are the son and daughter of The Brady Bunch creator Sherwood Schwartz. Juber also played Greg Brady...
- 10/13/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Tony and Emmy nominee Brandon Victor Dixon (Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert)has joined forces with Victoria Lang and Ryan Bogner, producers and co-presidents of Broadway & Beyond Theatricals, for the film and stage rights to children’s novel The Magic in Changing Your Stars by author Leah Henderson.
Dixon and Warren Adams are lead producers under their WalkRunFly Productions label along with Lang and Ryan. Sharlene Martin, president of Martin Literary & Media Management, is serving as executive producer.
The book, which was published earlier this year via Sterling Children’s Books, features an all African-American cast of characters.
The story centers around 11-year-old Ailey Benjamin Lane, who is certain that he’ll land the role of the Scarecrow in his school’s production of The Wiz. But when things go terribly wrong at auditions, he confides in his Grampa that he’s ready to quit. However Grampa believes in Ailey,...
Dixon and Warren Adams are lead producers under their WalkRunFly Productions label along with Lang and Ryan. Sharlene Martin, president of Martin Literary & Media Management, is serving as executive producer.
The book, which was published earlier this year via Sterling Children’s Books, features an all African-American cast of characters.
The story centers around 11-year-old Ailey Benjamin Lane, who is certain that he’ll land the role of the Scarecrow in his school’s production of The Wiz. But when things go terribly wrong at auditions, he confides in his Grampa that he’s ready to quit. However Grampa believes in Ailey,...
- 9/9/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
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