YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Rust Belt Theater Company will present the 14th annual installation of “Forbidden Youngstown,” its original musical comedy, at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 24-25.
The show will take place in the Moyer Room of the Youngstown Playhouse.
“Forbidden Youngstown” is a bawdy, irreverent musical revue that spoofs theater culture and the 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 production will be a ridiculous parody of “Cell Block Tango” from “Chicago” featuring the “Six Wives Mahoning County” as well as some Youngstown-centric Rust Belt originals like “397 Miles Off Broadway,” “A Pretty Nice Place To Live,” “I Bet Things Are Beautiful in Youngstown Ohio” and “Youngstown Famous.”
The cast includes Lisa Torrence, PK Lankford, Haley Comet, Rachel Myers, Rachael Kerr, Caitlyn Murphy, Vicci Sfikas, Caitlin Cole, Charity Pickup, Jennifer Koprivnak and Robert Dennick Joki.
Tickets are $15 for regular admission. For reservations, call 330 507 2358. The Youngstown Playhouse is located at 600 Playhouse Lane, off Glenwood Avenue.
Pictured at top: Lisa Torrence, PK Lankford and Caitlin Cole perform “We Need A Little Jesus” in “Forbidden Youngstown.”