Forbidden Broadway Strikes Back

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Forbidden Broadway Strikes Back! is a version of Forbidden Broadway created by Gerard Alessandrini. It premiered in the basement of Ellen's Stardust Diner and, as is the show's tradition, spoofed Broadway's latest. An album was also released to accompany it, being the fourth volume of the FB franchise. The album was recorded and released in December 1996. It bears the label "Another Unoriginal Cast Recording", since FB Strikes Back is technically the same show as the original, and features none of the original cast members.

The show and album parody shows like Show Boat, Beauty and the Beast, The King and I, Cats, Sunset Boulevard, and Rent, stars like Ann Reinking, Cameron Mackintosh, and Julie Andrews, and attack topics such as the "Disnification" of Broadway, the money the producers of the British shows make from souvenirs, the success of Cats, and the hype over Rent.

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The numbers on the album are listed below, with each number's title, the original song's title, and the original composer. The "new" parody lyrics are by Gerard Alessandrini.

01 Parody Tonight ("Comedy Tonight", Sondheim)

Oh What A Beautiful Moron ("Oh What A Beautiful Mornin'", Rodgers-Hammerstein)

One Foot More ("With One Look", Weber)

02 Show Boat Medley

P.C. Show Boat ("Cotton Blossom", Hammerstein-Kern)

Make Believe ("Make Believe", Hammerstein-Kern)

Ol' Show Show Boat ("Ol' Man River", Hammerstein-Kern)

03 Cameron Mackintosh-My Souvenir Things ("My Favorite Things", Rodgers-Hammerstein)

04 Elaine Stritch ("Zip")

05 Big ("Fun")

06 Kiss Me Kate

Bernadette ("Wunderbar", Porter)

Mandy Is So Miscast ("So In Love", Porter)

07 The King Is Her ("The King And I", Rodgers-Hammerstein)

Whistle A Sondheim Tune ("Whistle A Happy Tune", Rodgers-Hammerstein)

Shall We Boink? ("Shall We Dance?", Rodgers-Hammerstein)

08 Disney On Broadway-Be Depressed ("Be Our Guest", Menken-Ashman)

09 Patti-Class ("Master Class")

Patti- O Mio Bambino, Callas ("O Mio Babbino Caro")

Glenn Close But No Cigar- As If She Never Played This Part ("As If I Never Said Goodbye")

Andrew Lloyd Superstar ("Jesus Christ Superstar", Weber-Rice)

Madonna- Evita- Shut Up, Buenos Aires ("Buenos Aires", Weber-Rice)

10 Grease- Infomercial With Fran And Barry Weisler And Sally Struthers ("Your'e The One That I Want", "Look At Me I'm Sandra Dee", "There Are Worse Things We Could Do", Jacobs)

11 Stop Cats!- A Chorus Cat

Meow! I Hope I Get It ("God I Hope I Get It", Hamlisch)

Cats ("One", Hamlisch)

12 Ethel Merman And Sunset Boulevard

You Just Can't Sing ("You're Just The Thing", Weber)

13 Ann Reinking In Chicago ("Roxie Hart", Kander-Ebb)

14 Kiss Me Kate- Corrective Casting- Jerry And Liza ("So Miscast", Porter)

Julie Andrews Returns To Broadway

15 Le Julie Hot ("Le Jazz Hot")

16 A Spoonful Of Julie ("Spoonful Of Sugar", Sherman-Sherman)

17 The Tony Nominating Committee: Victor/Ignor-Ee-Ya ("Victor/Victoria")

18 Crazy Girl ("Crazy World")

Rent Medley

19 Rant ("Rent", Larson)

20 Ouch! They're Tight ("Out Tonight", Larson)

21 Too Gay For You-Too Het-ro For Me ("Today 4 U", Larson)

22 Pretty Voices Singing ("Christmas Bells", Larson)

Think Punk! ("Think Pink", Edens)

23 Seasons Of Hype ("Seasons Of Love", Larson)

24 This Ain't Boheme ("La Vie Bohème")

Death And Resurrection ("Musetta's Waltz And La Vie Bohème")

25 Finale-Something Wonderful ("Something Wonderful")

26 Encore-Ta-Ta-Folks ("Forbidden Broadway", Alessandrini)

27 Bonus Track-Exit Music-Julie The Star! ("Star!")

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