Production
Forbidden Broadway: Special Victims Unit opened on December 16, 2004 at the Douglas Fairbanks Theatre,closed on May 29, 2005 and reopened at the 47th Street Theatre on June 24, 2005,finally closing on April 15, 2007.
The "Forbidden Broadway" series entered its twenty-fifth year running off-Broadway. The show was conceived, created and written by Alessandrini and is co-directed by Alessandrini and Phillip George. George also contributes some of the parody ideas and sketches.
The revue continues the series' tradition of spoofing contemporary Broadway shows and personalities, including the shows Thoroughly Modern Millie, Hairspray, Wicked, Avenue Q, Cabaret, Fiddler on the Roof, La Cage aux Folles, and Bombay Dreams, and personalities Christina Applegate, Robert Goulet, Cherry Jones, and Kathleen Turner.
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