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My Broadway Parody Posters

We all needed some light relief. 🎭  😷  While in quarantine / isolation since Christmas in 2019 in Shanghai, I’ve been teaching myself Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop (just by trial and error) and I’ve re-imagined and parodied over 100 iconic posters of many Broadway shows since February 2020. It’s been a great way to rekindle remote friendships, and for others to copy/create their own Broadway parodies.

I hope you enjoy them…

Broadway Parody May 2020

Broadway Parody of CATS (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of HAIRSPRAY (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of RAGTIME (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of RIVERDANCE (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of THE GIN GAME (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of TRIUMPH OF LOVE (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of PIPPIN (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of DOCTOR DOLITTLE (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of BUDDY (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of AIDA (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of ALLEGIENCE (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of 1776 (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of THE PAJAMA GAME (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of ANNIE (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of BETRAYAL (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of SUNSET BOULEVARD (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of BRIGADOON (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of HELLO, DOLLY! (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of WE WILL ROCK YOU (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of ZORRO (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of GREASE (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of HOLIDAY INN (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of ANNIE GET YOUR GUN (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of THE BOOK OF MORMON (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of One Flu Over the Cuckoos Nest (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of VICTOR/VICTORIA (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies)

Musical Parody April 2020

Broadway Parody of AMERICAN IDIOT (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of ASSASSINS (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of MOULIN ROUGE (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of SPAMALOT (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of DAMN YANKEES (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of FAME by Davis de Silva (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of HAIR (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of JEKYLL & HYDE (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of INTO THE WOODS (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of JOSEPH & THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of THE LITTLE MERMAID (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of MARY POPPINS (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of THE MOST HAPPY FELLA (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of MY FAIR LADY (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of SHOW BOAT (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) SHOWBOAT Broadway Parody of ON THE TOWN (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of THE KING & I (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) The King and I Broadway Parody of MAME (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of FROZEN (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of TITANIC (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of LITTLE WOMEN (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of LES MISERABLES (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of Peter Pan (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of MOVIN' OUT (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Off Broadway Parody of STOMP (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of MISS SAIGON (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of TWO GENTLEMEN FROM VERONA (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies)

Theatre Parody March 2020

Broadway Parody of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of STARLIGHT EXPRESS (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of BLOOD BROTHERS (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of COME FROM AWAY (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of BYE BYE BIRDIE (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of RENT (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of GODSPELL (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of WICKED (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of DEATH OF A SALESMAN (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of THE VISIT (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of EVITA (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of I AM MY OWN WIFE (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of Jesus Christ Superstar (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of KING LEAR (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of THE LION KING (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) West End Parody of THE MOUSETRAP (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of THE MUSIC MAN (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of THE ROAR OF THE GREASEPAINT THE SMELL OF THE CROWD (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of SWEENEY TODD (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of THE SOUND OF MUSIC (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of THE GOODBYE GIRL (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies)

Broadway Poster Parody February 2020

Broadway Parody of A CHORUS LINE (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies)Broadway Parody of DAMN YANKEES (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of COMPANY (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of OKLAHOMA (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of MAME (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies) Broadway Parody of FUN HOME (Just 1 of over 100 of my Broadway Parodies)

My Broadway Parodies include:

  • A Quarantine at Home (parody of AN AMERICAN IN PARIS)
  • A Little Night Mucus (parody of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC)
  • A Covid Line (parody of A CHORUS LINE)
  • American Covidiot (parody of AMERICAN IDIOT)
  • An Insane Thing Is Happening Every Day at the White House (parody of A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM)
  • AnyDayOus (parody of AMADEUS)
  • Anyone Get Your Gin (parody of ANNIE GET YOUR GUN)
  • Assassin (parody of ASSASSINS)
  • Bats (parody of CATS)
  • Belly (parody of BUDDY)
  • Betrayal (parody of BETRAYAL)
  • The Blame Game (parody of THE GIN GAME)
  • The Book of Moron (parody of The BOOK OF MORMON)
  • Bored Brothers (parody of BLOOD BROTHERS)
  • Brigadoom (parody of BRIGADOON)
  • Bye Bye Virus (parody of BYE BYE BIRDIE)
  • Can Can Choose (parody of MOULIN ROUGE)
  • Can’t Pay the Rent (parody of RENT)
  • Can’t Come Away (parody of COME FROM AWAY)
  • Cease (parody of GREASE)
  • The Conspirator’s Guide to Covidiot Stupidity (parody of A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER)
  • Coughalot (parody of SPAMALOT)
  • Coughspell (parody of GODSPELL)
  • COVID (parody of WICKED)
  • Damn Hankies (parody of DAMN YANKEES)
  • Damn Yankees (Trump parody of DAMN YANKEES)
  • Defiance of Life (parody of TRIUMPH OF LOVE)
  • Dirty Rotten Fingers (parody of DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS)
  • Divorce of a Salesman (parody of DEATH OF A SALESMAN)
  • Don’t Visit (parody of THE VISIT)
  • Don’t Catch Me Even If You Can (parody of CATCH ME IF YOU CAN)
  • Empty Sunset Boulevard (parody of SUNSET BOULEVARD)
  • FAJITA (parody of EVITA)
  • SHAME (parody of FAME)
  • Grannie (parody of ANNIE)
  • Haircut (parody of HAIR)
  • Heckle & Lied (parody of JEKYLL & HYDE)
  • Hell, Dolly! (parody of HELLO, DOLLY!)
  • High School Mayhem (parody of HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL)
  • Holiday Off (parody of HOLIDAY INN)
  • How to Succeed at Anything Without Leaving Home (parody of HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOT REALLY TRYING)
  • I Save My Own Life (parody of I AM MY OWN WIFE)
  • I Want A Haircut (parody of HAIRSPRAY)
  • I Will Rock Me (parody of WE WILL ROCK YOU)
  • Impatience (parody of ALLEGIANCE)
  • Into The Wards (parody of INTO THE WOODS)
  • Jesus Christ Stayhome (parody of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR)
  • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Facemask (parody of JOSEPH & THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT)
  • King Fear (parody of KING LEAR)
  • Leading Women (parody of LITTLE WOMEN)
  • Les Incompetents (parody of LES MISERABLES)
  • The Little Germaid (parody of THE LITTLE MERMAID)
  • Little Shop of Hoarders (parody of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS)
  • LiverChance (parody of RIVERDANCE)
  • Long Days Journey At Home (parody of LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT)
  • The Lying King (parody of THE LION KING)
  • Man Who Didn’t Come to Dinner (parody of THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER)
  • Mary Poopins (parody of MARY POPPINS)
  • The MaskTrap (parody of THE MOUSETRAP)
  • The Most Unhappy Fella (parody of THE MOST HAPPY FELLA)
  • The Mucus Man (parody of THE MUSIC MAN)
  • My Fair Malady (parody of MY FAIR LADY)
  • No Boat (parody of SHOW BOAT)
  • No Company (parody of COMPANY)
  • O’CORONA! (parody of OKLAHOMA)
  • Off The Town (parody of IN THE TOWN)
  • One Flu Over The Cuckoos Nest (parody of ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOOS NEST)
  • Pajama Fame (parody of THE PAJAMA GAME)
  • President Dolittle (parody of DOCTOR DOLITTLE)
  • Priscilla, Queen of the Deserted (parody of PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT)
  • Prisoner is a Goof (parody of THE FIDDLER ON THE ROOF)
  • The Queen and I (parody of THE KING AND I)
  • Racisim (parody of RAGTIME)
  • The Roar of the President, The Fear of the World (parody of THE ROAR OF THE GREASEPAINT, THE SMELL OF THE CROWD)
  • SHAME (parody of MAME)
  • SHAME (revival) (parody of MAME)
  • Siesta (parody of AIDA)
  • Sippin & Trippin (parody of PIPPIN)
  • Sneezy Todd, The Infected Fool on Your Street (parody of SWEENEY TODD, THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET)
  • The Snotty Shocker Show (parody of THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW)
  • The Sound of Money Lost (parody of THE SOUND OF MUSIC)
  • Spic n’ Span (parody of PETER PAN)
  • Stay Home (parody of FUN HOME)
  • Stayin In (parody of MOVIN’ OUT)
  • The Stir Fry Whirl (parody of THE GOODBYE GIRL)
  • STOP (parody of STOMP)
  • Sweaty Night Fever (parody of SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER)
  • They’re Plaguing Our Song (parody of THEY’RE PLAYING OUR SONG)
  • This Dragon (parody of MISS SAIGON)
  • Trojan (parody of FROZEN)
  • Trumpanic (parody of TITANIC)
  • Two Gentlemen with Corona (parody of TWO GENTLEMEN FROM VERONA)
  • All Unite Express (parody of STARLIGHT EXPRESS)
  • Virus/Victorius (parody of VICTOR/VICTORIA)
  • Witty Ditty Clang Clang (parody of CHITTY CHITTY, BANG BANG)
  • Zoom (parody of ZORRO)
  • 2020 (parody of 1776)

Many have asked my process…

  1. Think of a suitable subject for this special time;
  2. Find the best original source material (either scanning what I have or searching);
  3. Use the original Broadway windowcard or poster as a positioning and color template;
  4. Recreate the base original theatre art in as many separate layers of Photoshop as possible;
  5. Avoid using more than 20% of the original Broadway poster, ideally none;
  6. Use font matching app on smartphone to try and find similar fonts;
  7. Once the original Broadway windowcard is re-created and formed, copy the layers and commence editing;
  8. Respect the original brand and artists work;
  9. Manipulate the newly created theatre art to form my Broadway parody vision;
  10. Try and match the color, positioning and general aesthetic;
  11. Use my face wherever possible;
  12. Edit the title font to parody desires;
  13. Positioning and layout size for Broadway Parody Window Card;
  14. Add parody or funny billing credits;
  15. Add the layers of theatre name, buying choices etc…;
  16. Compare general aesthetic to original side by side;
  17. Final color correct;
  18. Write a short descriptor;
  19. Save and publish.

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