Manoa Valley Theatre will launch its 2009-10 season with music and laughter as Gerard Alessandrini�s �Forbidden Broadway: Special Victims Unit� takes the stage from Sept. 3-20. The house will be set in MVT�s popular cabaret seating, with cocktail service.

For more than 25 years Alessandrini has been tickling off-Broadway�s funny bone with his spoofs of show tunes, characters, personalities and plots of Broadway musicals in his award-winning Forbidden Broadway series of parodies. MVT has developed a close working relationship with the playwright and now, with the personal assistance of Alessandrini, no big-name production is safe as MVT's �FB: SVU� takes on such notables as �Jersey Boys,� �Mamma Mia,� �South Pacific (2008 revival),� �Mary Poppins,� �The Lion King� and�Wicked� among others.
New this season, MVT has moved its opening night to Thursdays and added a Saturday matinee. Show times are Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 3 and 8 p.m., and Sundays at 4 p.m. Tickets are $35. Seniors and military are admitted for $30; patrons 25 and under for $20. Call 988-6131 or purchase tickets online at manoavalleytheatre.com. Tickets are also available at all military ticket outlets.
The �FB: SVU� ensemble cast are Kelly Fitzgerald, Jack Galliano, Kenji Higashihama, Tricia Marciel and Guy Merola. Guest director is Elitei Tatafu Jr., guest music director is Kenji Higashihama; guest choreographer is Katherine L. Jones.