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The York Theatre Company presented Forbidden
Broadway: The Next Generation, written and
created by Gerard Alessandrini, at Saint
Peter's Church at CityCorp. The five member cast,
accompanied by Fred Barton at the piano, make
fun of the current Broadway shows. It is quite
amusing. At the opening night party, I photographed
Gerard Alessandrini, and one of the cast members, Aline
Mayagoitia (photo below), who was born in Mexico
City, where I met and married my first dear wife in
1956. Also, at the party, was Angie Schworer,
whom I met in 1991, when she appeared in Will
Rogers Follies on Broadway, and her husband Richard
Bird. As Cole Porter liked to say, it was
a swell party.
I attended the opening night of Romeo &
Bernadette, book and lyrics by Mark Saltzman,
with music adapted from classic Italian melodies, at
the Mezzanine Theatre at the A.R.T./New York
Theatres. It was one of the most delightful musicals
that I have seen this season.
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A
multitalented ten member cast was directed and
choreographed by Justin Ross Cohen. William
Shakespeare would have enjoyed this show about Romeo
returning five hundred years later to woo a Juliet
look-alike, a Brooklyn mobster's daughter. The singing
was first class. Every singer had a wonderful voice. The
choreography was excellent. The plot was clever, and
each actor was perfect in their roles. I congratulated
the cast and creative team at the opening night party in
the lovely space at the theatre. Among the guests were
two beautiful Rockettes, Liz Peterson, whose
boyfriend is Nikita Burshteyn (Romeo) and Sophia
Anthony. I photographed them, and Bebe Neuwirth with
the Associate Choreographer Kathryn Ann Wright ( photo
below). I left the party very happy. Nights like
this are rare in today's theatre!
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