Shows · A Funny Thing... Forum (1996 Revival) · St. James Theatre, 1996
A Funny Thing... Forum (1996 Revival), 1996
Of the productions that opened in the 1990s, this had the 33rd longest run.
Who was in it9 named
Jim Stanek as Hero
Jessica Boevers as Philia
Mary Testa as Domina
Philip Quast as Miles Gloriosus
William Duell as Erronius
Creative team
- Director
- Jerry Zaks
- Choreographer
- Rob Marshall
Around this production
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart. Inspired by the farces of the ancient Roman playwright Plautus (254–184 BC), specifically Curculio, Pseudolus, Miles Gloriosus, and Mostellaria, the musical tells the bawdy story of a slave named Pseudolus and his attempts to win his freedom by helping his young master woo the girl next door. The plot displays many classic elements of farce, including puns, the slamming of doors, comedy of mistaken identity (frequently involving characters disguising themselves as one another), and satirical comments on social class. The title derives from a line…
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