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Don't Cry For Me, Barbra Streisand |
Feature/January 2006 |
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The
off-Broadway review,
"Forbidden Broadway"
has poked fun at nearly every
successful production
and performer in
Broadway history. And
though she hasn't
performed on the Great
White Way in decades,
Barbra Streisand's
iconic stature on
Broadway has
not eluded the show's
creators. In almost
every edition of the
show, there has been a
fun-filled homage to
Ms. Streisand.
UPDATE:
Forbidden Broadway is
no longer running on
Broadway, but can be
seen in occasional
regional and
international
productions.
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A Perennial Favorite
January 15, 2006
In
1982,
a
small
musical
production
called
Forbidden
Broadway
opened
as a
modest
supper
club
revue,
and
this
irreverent
but
loving
tribute
to
Broadway
biggest
shows
and
brightest
stars,
past
and
present,
has
been
playing
continuously
in New
York
for
the
past
twenty-three
years.
The
revue
is
performed
by a
small
cast,
usually
four
or
five performers,
who
sing
while
they
good-naturedly
poke
fun at
current
Broadway
shows.
These
are
satirical homages
to the
biggest
stars
of the
Great
White
Way,
and
are
all in
good
fun.
Each
season,
the
musical
is
rewritten
to
reflect
the
current
roster
of
legitimate
Broadway
productions.
Over
the
years,
Barbra
Streisand
has
not
gone
unnoticed
by
Gerald
Alessandrini,
the
director
and
creative
force
behind
Forbidden
Broadway.
In
one of
its
earliest
productions,
the
first
of
many
subsequent
Streisand
parodies
was
front
and
center.
This
particular
parody
was one
of
their
funniest
and
was
sung
by
Nora
Mae Lyng.
She
had
the
task
of
impersonating
Patti
LuPone
as she
sang
and
lamented
about
Barbra
Streisand
playing
"Evita"
in the
movie:
"Don't Cry for Me, Barbra Streisand"
(sung to the tune of "Don't Cry for Me Argentina") Don't cry for me Barbra Streisand,
The truth is I never liked you.
You'll do the movie, and what a bummer.
When you sing Eva, like Donna Summer.
These
parodies
are
all in
fun,
so if
you're
in New
York,
be
sure
to
attend
a
performance
of
Forbidden
Broadway.
You
never
know
when
Barbra
will
be
written
into
the
score,
or
which
of her
projects
will
be the
subject
of
their
playful
lampooning.
For
more
information
about
Forbidden
Broadway,
and to
obtain
tickets
to a
performance,
visit
forbiddenbroadway.com. |
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