Forbidden Broadway

In the little town of Birdsboro stands a little community theater run by a little theater company that calls itself  "The 1st Street Players".

Well.....today, Marty and I ventured into this venue as part of the audience of "Forbidden Broadway's Greatest Hits", and let me just say, the performance was far from little!

The production features parodies of famous songs from many of those musicals that we've all grown to love over the years.  I kind of liken it to the "weird Al" version of Musical Melodies.

This was our first time in this theater, and I enjoyed the intimacy of the cozy interior, and loved the fact that we had front row seats.  But there really isn't a bad seat in the place, as it has been cleverly constructed so that all can enjoy the performance from any angle.

And enjoy we did!  In fact, I can't remember when I laughed so hard.  So much so, that there were a few times when I had to actually cup my hands over my mouth for fear that I would be subject to scrutiny.  But, no worries, it seemed that nearly everyone in the audience was enjoying the humor behind the words as much as I.

When our niece, Amanda, appeared on stage, dressed as an adult version of Annie, dragging a microphone while smoking a cigarette (no worries....it wasn't real), I knew we were going to be in for quite a treat.

Shortly after, there was a hysterical trilogy of songs from Hello Dolly, and I must say, that the woman who played  Carol Channing nearly had me rolling on the floor with laughter.  Her performance was spot on! 

I'm just going to present some of the highlights from our day, and you might note that most include our extremely talented niece, but why not plug talent when you've got it show off?

There were several songs devoted to Les Miserables

some features from Mamma Mia

Rent....where Amanda showed just how strong she could belt out a tune,

Spam-A-Lot

Cats

and Hairspray.   Let's face it....how could you not love that costume?

The finale featured Amanda singing "What I Did for Laughs" to the tune of "What I did for Love" 

with backup from the entire company.

When the last song was done, it was obvious that the audience thoroughly enjoyed this performance from this extremely talented group.

And, you can tell by our faces that we were thrilled to have had the opportunity to attend!

Now, if you feel that you have been slighted and have missed out on the fun, no worries!

There are still two more performances this weekend:  Friday and Saturday, Aug 17th and 18th.

So if you are looking for something fun to do over the weekend,  you can thank me for steering you in this direction.  Believe me......you'll love it!