birth_place awards nationality birth_date notable_works article_title name occupation alma_mater
boston , massachusetts , united states - award - drama desk award for outstanding lyrics - drama tony desk special award -rrb- - outer critics circle award - honors lucille lortel awards - drama league award for lifetime achievement for in musical theatre excellence in theatre - obie united states 27 november 1953 '' forbidden broadway '' -lrb- 2001 -rrb- gerard alessandrini
 gerard alessandrini playwright , composer boston conservatory of music
gerard alessandrini

gerard alessandrini -lrb- born november 27 , 1953 -rrb- 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 tony honors for excellence in theatre , an obie award , four drama desk awards -lrb- including the drama desk award for outstanding lyrics and the drama desk special award -rrb- , an outer critics circle award , and two lucille lortel awards , as well as the drama league award for lifetime achievement in musical theatre .
