A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
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Book by Burt Shevelove
and Larry Gelbart
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Screenplay and Adaptation by Adolph Green
Based on the plays of Plautus
Directed by:
Robert C. Gerould
Musical Director:
Eric
Bellah
Choreographer:
Stephen Hatcher
Sponsored by:
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At the
Tower Theater
May 4 - June 9, 2007
Curtain
Time 8:00 PM
Matinees May 6, 13, 20, 27, June 3,
2007
Curtain Time 2:00 PM
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"Tragedy tomorrow, comedy
tonight!" Broadway's greatest farce is light, fast-paced, witty,
irreverent and one of the funniest musicals ever written - the
perfect escape from life's troubles. A Funny Thing Happened On
The Way To The Forum takes comedy back to its roots,
combining situations from time-tested, 2000 year old comedies of
Roman playwright Plautus with the infectious energy of classic
vaudeville. The result is a non-stop laugh-fest in which a crafty
slave (Pseudolus) struggles to win the hand of a beautiful but
slow-witted courtesan (Philia) for his young master (Hero), in
exchange for freedom.
CAST LIST
Ticket
Prices are
$22.00 for adults, $20.00 for seniors and students, and
$12 for children 11 and under. ALL TICKET PRICING INCLUDES a
$2.00 facility fee charged to every ticket. For more info
about the $2.00 facility fee,
CLICK HERE.
Tickets are available at
the door, but reservations are recommended. Please call the theatre
box office at (916) 782-1777.
Did you know...
The opening song, "Comedy Tonight", was not the
original song that was written to open the
show. Stephen Sondheim actually wrote a song called "Love is in the
Air" to open the show. During out of town try-outs, the show did not
perform well. Noted director/choreographer Jerome Robbins was called
in by Forum director George Abbott and
producer Hal Prince to suggest changes. Robbins demanded a new
opening song to introduce the show as a bawdy, wild comedy. Sondheim
complied, creating the song "Comedy Tonight." From that point on,
the show was a success.