FORBIDDEN BROADWAY Celebration Comes to Birdland Nov. 23
by BWW News Desk - Nov 23, 2009
On Monday, November 23 at 9:30 pm, Jim Caruso's Cast Party the weekly event held at Birdland, 315 West 44th Street (bet 8th & 9th Ave) will open with a special celebration / book release party for 'Forbidden Broadway: Behind the Mylar Curtain'. Creator Gerard Alessandrini will be performing along with Nora Mae Lyng, the show's other original cast member; as well as some of FB stalwarts Michael West, Christina Bianco, and Gina Kreiezmar, with longtime pianist David Caldwell.
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY Celebration Comes to Birdland Nov. 23
by Robert Diamond - Nov 16, 2009
On Monday, November 23 at 9:30 pm, Jim Caruso's Cast Party the weekly event held at Birdland, 315 West 44th Street (bet 8th & 9th Ave) will open with a special celebration / book release party for 'Forbidden Broadway: Behind the Mylar Curtain'. Creator Gerard Alessandrini will be performing along with Nora Mae Lyng, the show's other original cast member; as well as some of FB stalwarts Michael West, Christina Bianco, and Gina Kreiezmar, with longtime pianist David Caldwell.
Winners of Drama Desk Awards To Receive Trophies 7/22
by BWW News Desk - Jul 22, 2008
Winners of DRAMA DESK AWARDS for the 2007/2008 New York theater season will receive their engraved trophies at a cocktail reception in their honor on Tuesday, July 22, 2008, from 4:00 to 6: 30 PM, at Tony's DiNapoli Restaurant, 147 W. 43rd St, it was announced by Robert R. Blume, Executive Producer of the Drama Desk Awards show, and Bruce Dimpflmaier, General Manager, of Tony's Di Napoli Restaurant.
Winners of Drama Desk Awards To Receive Trophies 7/22
by BWW News Desk - Jul 8, 2008
Winners of DRAMA DESK AWARDS for the 2007/2008 New York theater season will receive their engraved trophies at a cocktail reception in their honor on Tuesday, July 22, 2008, from 4:00 to 6: 30 PM, at Tony's DiNapoli Restaurant, 147 W. 43rd St, it was announced by Robert R. Blume, Executive Producer of the Drama Desk Awards show, and Bruce Dimpflmaier, General Manager, of Tony's Di Napoli Restaurant.
Drama Desk 2008 Award Winners Announced!
by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2008
The 53rd Annual Drama Desk Awards were held Sunday, May 18, 2008, in the LaGuardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center. August: Osage County, Les Liasons, and South Pacific brought home big wins.
Drama Desk Nominations Announced
by BWW News Desk - Apr 28, 2008
Nominations for the 53rd Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced this morning at the New York Friars Club. 'A Catered Affair' led the way with 12 nominations.
'Forbidden Broadway' To Take Hiatus Starting 3/25
by BWW News Desk - Mar 13, 2008
The current New York edition of Gerard Alessandrini's FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: Rude Awakening will take its Annual Spring Hiatus from Off-Broadway's 47th Street Theatre beginning Tuesday, March 25, 2008.
Menzel, Buckley, Orfeh & Karl at Borders 2/14 for Love Beats AIDS
by BWW News Desk - Feb 11, 2008
On Valentine's Day February 14, Idina Menzel, Betty Buckley, Legally Blonde stars Orfeh and Andy Karl, Peter Parnell, and the cast of Forbidden Broadway will make special appearances in New York City Borders stores as part of LOVE BEATS AIDS.
Photo Coverage: 'Spring Awakening' Visits 'Forbidden Broadway'
by Peter James Zielinski - Jan 30, 2008
The cast of Broadway's 'Spring Awakening' visited the 25th Anniversary production of Forbidden Broadway, 'Rude Awakening' on Monday, January 28. Both casts had a laugh meeting their spoofed and real-life counter-parts.
'Dai (enough)' Updates Off-Broadway Performance Schedule
by BWW News Desk - Jan 12, 2008
Dai (enough) returns to the NY stage written and preformed by Iris Bahr. Dai premiered last season at The Culture Project, after which it played a sold-out month-long engagement at the Edinburgh Theatre Festival in August. In addition to receiving two 2007 NY Drama Desk Award nominations, including Best Solo Performance, and a UK Stage Award nomination for Best Solo Performance at this year's Edinburgh Festival, Ms. Bahr played an invitation-only performance of Dai in May for more than 100 U.N. Ambassadors and Diplomats at the personal request of Israeli UN Ambassador, Dan Gillermann.
'Forbidden Broadway' Adds Performances Next Week
by BWW News Desk - Nov 13, 2007
Forbidden Broadway: Rude Awakening, currently celebrating its 25th Anniversary, is adding performances Tuesday, Nov. 13 at 8:15 PM and Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 8:15 PM with the regular performance schedule
'Dai (enough)' Begins Previews Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Nov 12, 2007
While conflict may continue just blocks away, there is one show, Dai (enough), that shows the human side of another important conflict issue (the Middle East), with previews starting tonight.
'The Seven Year B*tch' in One-Night Encore, 11/5
by BWW News Desk - Oct 29, 2007
Back by popular demand, Dan Acquisto and Sammy Buck's The Seven Year B*tch an anniversary concert of two never-was-has-beens will return for one performance at 7PM on Monday, November 5 at The Laurie Beechman Theater at the West Bank Cafe.
