Forbidden Broadway: The Hit Musical Revue (1982 Revue Compilation) [Cast Recording, Soundtrack]

Nora Mae Lyng, Gerard Alessandrini, Fred Barton, Forbidden Broadway (Related Recordings) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 10, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Cast Recording, Soundtrack
• Label: Drg
• ASIN: B000000PGY
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #40,169 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Forbidden Broadway

2. Non Plu Andral

3. Don't Cry for Me Argentina

4. Tomorrow

5. Pirates of Penzance Sequence

6. Be Italian/Be a Catholic

7. Triplets

8. Beautiful Girls/That's Entertainment!

9. Angela Lansbury Sequence: Mame/If He Walked into My Life

10. Audition Sequence: Soliloquy from Carousel/They're Playing Our Song

11. Merman & Martin Sequence: It's de-Lovely/My Heart Belongs to Daddy/Mu

12. Carol Channing Sequence: Call on Dolly/Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Fri

13. Tradition/Climb Ev'ry Mountain

14. Forbidden Broadway (Reprise)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars hilarious!, May 22, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Forbidden Broadway: The Hit Musical Revue (1982 Revue Compilation) (Audio CD)

When I was in college and hopelessly bored with class, I would "lampoon" songs for the heck of it. I should have submitted my songs to the Forbidden Broadway series (FB, FB Vol. 2, FB Vol. 3 and FB Strikes Back!). This first one is not as funny as the next three, but as professionals who get better with their next works, the series gets progressively funnier. This first CD opened the door to musical irreverence. What makes it great to listen to is that the quality of the singing voices of the artists are comparable to any Broadway artist. I suspect that they came from there and ventured out to this unusual type of entertainment.

You should enjoy the "Don't Cry For Me Argentina (lampooning Patty Lupone vs. Barbra Streisand vs. Madonna) and the Audition Sequence (lampooning They're Playing Our Song). You don't have to have extensive familiarity with the musical itself, but it would help to know the history of Broadway artists.

If you've got a penchant for irreverence and are able to laugh at yourself, this CD is for you.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Some Great Spoofs, May 17, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Forbidden Broadway: The Hit Musical Revue (1982 Revue Compilation) (Audio CD)

If you've ever seen the movie Pirates of Penzance, auditioned for a show or wondered what an Ethyl Merman/Mary Martin duet would sound like, you'll like this CD. Nothing is sacred to Alessandrini & company--they spoof Webber, Sondheim, Fosse, Carol Channing, Catholic musicals, you name it. The singers imitate voices so well it's frightening (though the Linda Rondstadt impersonation is a little on the mean side). Be sure to bring your sense of humor when you listen to this CD.