Forbidden Broadway – NOW PLAYING!
From Kathleen Oliver, Georgia Straight
“With this production, the evening flies by and the laughs come easily.”
“Director Ryan Mooney sprinkles in plenty of costume changes and low-budget special effects. (Just wait till you see the chandelier in Phantom of the Opera.) Mooney works his energetic cast at a crisp pace—all are superb singers and fearlessly playful actors—and musical director Sarah Jaysmith provides solid accompaniment on piano”
“Andrea Bailey mines the moves in “Glossy Fosse” and is deliciously jaded as Cosette in an extended parody of Les Misérables.”
“David Nicks is a hilariously histrionic Mandy Patinkin, and dons ever more outrageous costumes as the evening goes on.”
“Aaron Lau plays a sweet and hapless cat in a send-up of Andrew Lloyd Webber, and he teams up with a charming Natalee Fera for a generic love song (“The Song That Goes Like This”).”
“The standout is Cathy Wilmot, whose whip-smart comic precision enlivens all her parts, which include a washed-up, cigarette-smoking, 30-year-old former Annie and a sloppy but relentlessly grinning Carol Channing.”
“Whether you’re a rabid fan of musicals or averse to all the hype, this show has something for you. Behind the laughs, there’s lots of love.”
From Mark Robins, GayVancouver.net
“If this production, our first for the year, by Fighting Chance Productions is any indication, we’re in for a great year of theatre in Vancouver!”
“The entire cast of five takes on the wide range of characters, musical styles and shows with relative ease and more importantly with a great deal of tongue-firmly-planted-in-cheek fun.”
“Cathy Wilmot continues to amaze, and I dare say, is one of Vancouver’s best actors… she and Director Ryan Mooney definitely have a sense of humour.”
“Both Director Ryan Mooney and Musical Director Sarah Jaysmith obviously know their musical theatre stuff and deftly help their actors with the diversity of styles here.”
“Indeed a fun start to Vancouver’s 2010 theatre season from one of Vancouver’s amateur theatre groups. Go. I dare you not to laugh-out-loud-until-you-cry!
From Ed Farolan, ReviewVancouver.org
A parody to Broadway, this musical takes jabs at musicals and performers of Broadway including Les Miserables, Wicked, Rent, Liza Minelli, Carol Channing, Chicago and others.
“These five performers will get you laughing, giggling or snickering at the lyrics of this spoof musical.”
“Musical Director Sarah Jay Smith did a good job accompanying the singers.”
“Stage manager Liz Wilton McMahan must have had a hard job cuing actors to come in and out of the different scenes and getting them to change costumes after every number. Good job! Perfect timing!”
“Artistic Director Ryan Mooney who loves musical theatre should be continuing along this vein because this indeed is his forte.”
“All that energy, talent, this was indeed a fun-evening, Be sure and get your tickets soon as this might be a sold-out show, as it was the first two nights.”
Forbidden Broadway is now playing at the PAL Theatre (581 Cardero Street)
Tickets are available at http://www.ticketstonight.ca
Showtimes are:
Wednesday January 6th, 8pm – SOLD OUT
Thursday January 7th, 8pm – SOLD OUT
Friday January 8th, 8pm
Saturday January 9th, 2pm – TALK BACK FOLLOWING THE PERFORMANCE
Saturday January 9th, 8pm – LIMITED SEATING
Tuesday January 12th, 8pm – TALK BACK FOLLOWING THE PERFORMANCE
Wednesday January 13th, 8pm
Thursday January 14th, 8pm
Friday January 15th, 8pm
Saturday January 16th, 2pm – TALK BACK FOLLOWING THE PERFORMANCE
Saturday January 16th, 8pm – LIMITED SEATING