Gerard Alessandrini (born November 27, 1953) is an American playwright, parodist, actor, and theatre director best known for creating the award-winning off-Broadway musical theatre parody revue Forbidden Broadway. He is the recipient of an Obie Award, four Drama Desk Awards, an Outer Critics Circle Award, and two Lucille Lortel Awards, as well as the Drama League Award for Lifetime Achievement in Musical Theatre. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.