Gerard Alessandrini
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Outer Critics Circle Award Awards -Lucille Lortel -Drama League Award for Lifetime Achievement in Musical Theatre |
Gerard Alessandrini (born November 27, 1953) is an American
Life and career
Alessandrini was born in
In late 1981, Alessandrini conceived and wrote a musical parody revue featuring spoofs of songs from
Alessandrini can be heard on five of the eight Forbidden Broadway
During summer 2001, Alessandrini introduced his Gongcores series with a tongue-in-cheek production of the 1962 Irving Berlin musical Mr. President. In 2011, he co-created the musical comedy, The Nutcracker and I, with music by Tchaikovsky, book by Peter Brash and lyrics by Alessandrini. The musical debuted at the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, New Jersey during the 2011 Christmas season, directed by the theatre's artistic director, David Saint.[3]
In 2016, Alessandrini wrote the revue
References
- ^ Rex Reed: Interview with Alessandrini
- ^ Long run historical information Archived 2010-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Nutcracker and I" Archived 2016-11-04 at the Wayback Machine. George Street Playhouse, accessed August 1, 2011
- ^ Vine, Hannah. "Photos! Spamilton the Hamilton Parody Celebrates Opening Night", Playbill, September 9, 2016
- ^ "Spamilton Extends Again, Will Continue Friendly Roast Off-Broadway Through December", BroadwayWorld.com, September 15, 2016
External links
- Official Forbidden Broadway website
- Official Spamilton website
- Gerard Alessandrini at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Profile of and interview with Alessandrini
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