Forbidden Broadway Goes To Rehab [The Un-Original Cast Album] [Cast Recording]

Gerard Alessandrini (Composer), Forbidden Broadway Goes To Rehab Pit Orchestra (Orchestra), Christina Bianco (Performer), Ed Staudenmayer (Performer), Gerard Alessandrini (Performer), Gina Kreizmar (Performer), James Donegan (Performer), Kristen Mengelkoch (Performer), Michael West (Performer), William Selby (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 13, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Cast Recording
• Label: Drg
• ASIN: B001LPNVKY
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #145,325 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Genre: Popular Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 13-JAN-2009

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best, January 17, 2009

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Elden Buck (reading, pa United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Forbidden Broadway Goes To Rehab [The Un-Original Cast Album] (Audio CD)

As usual, I savored the humor, the music and the performances. I particularly enjoyed the Mary Poppins, the Equus and the Young Frankenstein, but my favorite is "My Musical Comedy Smile." The adroid lyrics are a pleasure.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Likeable, but not great, March 23, 2009

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This review is from: Forbidden Broadway Goes To Rehab [The Un-Original Cast Album] (Audio CD)

I have about four or five previously published Forbidden Broadway albums. I like the fun and wit they convey; and on first hearing I found myself anticipating each oncoming track of this edition. But once the CD was finished, I had no desire to hear it again. Why? Because it was just like hearing a rehash of earlier outings. The singers are very talented, and the production values are just fine; but overall I felt I was listening to an "also-ran" production rather than to a masterpiece.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Alessandrini does it again, March 3, 2009

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J. Lane (Sacramento, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Forbidden Broadway Goes To Rehab [The Un-Original Cast Album] (Audio CD)

The Forbidden Broadway CDs are among the jewels of my collection (I'm missing one, but that's about to be rectified), and this latest one is a worthy addition. Gerard Alessandrini, the mastermind behind the long-running show, has proved himself the best song parodist in America, and his show is the stage equivalent of Mad Magazine in its heyday. The ever-changing performers, too, are gifted mimics, as good at lampooning the performers as Alessandrini is at spoofing the songs. Of course, it helps to get the jokes if you're familiar with the Broadway shows under discussion, but the CDs are funny even if you've never seen the plays.