YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Rust Belt Theater Company will present its 13th annual installation of “Forbidden Youngstown” at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 25-26, in the Moyer Room of the Youngstown Playhouse.
Tickets are $15 (general admission). For reservations, call 330 507 2358.
“Forbidden Youngstown” is a bawdy, irreverent musical revue and a hilarious spoof of theater culture, and the off-, off-, off-Broadway city of Youngstown.
It pokes fun at classic musical theater tropes, and stereotypes, while paying homage to some of the most popular musicals of all time.
The show is updated each year, adding new material to old favorites. New for this year’s incarnation will be a parody of “The Sound of Music” titled “The Hills Have Eyes.” There will also be songs that lovingly lampoon “Hamilton” and “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.”
The cast includes Lisa Torrence, PK Lankford, Haley Comet, Rachel Clifford, Rachael Kerr, Caitlyn Murphy, Vicci Sfikas, Caitlin Cole, Sarah Whitlatch, Jessica Patoray and Robert Dennick Joki.
Rust Belt Theater recently lost its regular performance venue at Club Switch when the downtown nightclub closed. It was able to secure space in the Playhouse for the shows remaining on its schedule.
“We are very grateful to our friends at the Playhouse for offering their space,” said Joki, executive director and founder of Rust Belt. “It allows us to complete our 16th season.”
Rust Belt’s annual production of “How the Drag Queen Stole Christmas” will also take place at the Playhouse this year. Performances will be Dec. 5-7 and 12-14.
Pictured at top: Cast members of “Forbidden Youngstown” include Caitlin Cole, PK Lankford, Vicci Sfikas, Rachel Clifford, Caitlyn Murphy, Haley Comet, Lisa Torrence and Rachael Kerr.