This is a rare "PLAYKILL" playbill from the Original Off-Broadway production of Gerard Allessandrini's "FORBIDDEN BROADWAY '84" at Palsson's Supper Club in New York City. (The production opened January 15th, 1982 at Palsson's Supper Club and ran for 2332 performances. Since then, the show has been rewritten almost annually and has played close to 10,000 performances in New York alone.) ..... The revue starred FRED BARTON, JAN NEUBERGER, MARILYN PASEKOFF, PATRICK QUINN and DOUG VOET ..... Historical note: Forbidden Broadway is an Off-Broadway revue parodying musical theatre; spoofing show tunes, characters and plots of contemporary and current Broadway musicals. Forbidden Broadway and its many sequels have mocked popular shows like The Phantom of the Opera, Wicked, Les Miserables, The Lion King, Annie and Newsies. The revue also targets famous Broadway actors, writers, composers, directors and choreographers, including Julie Andrews, Carol Channing, Kristin Chenoweth, Michael Crawford, Bob Fosse, Elton John, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Patti LuPone, Ethel Merman, Liza Minnelli, Bernadette Peters, Chita Rivera, Stephen Sondheim, Barbra Streisand and Gwen Verdon. Gerard Alessandrini has rewritten the show many times over the years to include parodies of newer shows. In the original iteration of the show, Alessandrini was one of the original actors and Michael Chapman directed and produced. The show, in its various editions, has been seen in more than 200 U.S. cities as well as London, Tokyo, Singapore and Sydney. In 2006, the show and Alessandrini were honored with Tony Awards for Excellence in Theatre ..... CREDITS: Created and Written by GERARD ALESSANDRINI; Originally Produced and Directed by MICHAEL CHAPMAN; Directed by GERARD ALESSANDRINI; Produced by PLAYKILL PRODUCTIONS, INC. and SELLA PALSSON ..... DETAILS: The four page playbill measures 5 5/8" X 8 1/2" inches and includes production credits, cast list, individual photos and bios of each of the actors and a bio of the creator/ director ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, this rare playbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.