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There's a kitschy 50s-looking diner at the corner of 51st Street and
Broadway, a short walk from several Broadway theaters. It's called
Ellen's Stardust Diner, and it's a fun place for a comfort food sort
of meal. Downstairs from the diner is a little theater where a sort
of Off Broadway (but really on) troupe performs parodies of the
current scene on the Great White Way. And depending on the season,
what's going on at Forbidden Broadway can be a lot funnier
than the real thing.
Special Victims Unit is the eighth CD of Forbidden
parodies. Sadly, it's the only one available on the iTMS. And unless
you're familiar with current plays like Wicked, I Am My
Own Wife or Movin' Out, the jokes may not make a lot of
sense. I hope the earlier volumes show up here before long. The
takeoff on
Les Miz in
volume 2 is brilliant, as are the recreations of Rent and
Ragtime
in volumes 4 and 5,
respectively. And they're fun even if the only Tonys you know are on
The Sopranos.
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