A Funny Thing Happened
on the Way to
the Forum
A Musical by Stephen Sondheim
Based on the plays of Plautus, this musical with a book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart, the plot concerns a young hero, named Hero, who has fallen in love with a courtesan from next door. He promises freedom to his slave, Pseudolus, in exchange for the girl. A Funny Thing is out of the ordinary in that the songs' function is not to advance the plot or to illuminate character, but rather to give the audience a vaudevillian break from the breakneck pace of the farcical plot. Includes the songs "Comedy Tonight" and "Everybody Ought to Have a Maid."
Performance Schedule
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 8:00 pm |
14 8:00 pm |
15 8:00 pm |
16 2:00 pm |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 8:00 pm |
21 8:00 pm |
22 8:00 pm Sold Out! |
The days in the calendar are color-coded:
White | Plenty of seats were available |
Yellow | A popular performance, but seats were available |
Red | A very popular show, very few seats were available |
Directed by Dave Ludt, with musical direction by Jeff Kempskie, the cast of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum included
Pseudolus | Michael Lapomardo |
Hero | Ari Lew |
Senex | Joel Hersh |
Domina | Lela Male |
Marcus Lycus | Ron Parello |
Hysterium | John Bausch |
Miles Gloriosus | Nick Adams |
Philia | Grace Sumner |
Erronius | John Gorgone |
Proteans | Doug Beller, Alex Channell, Ken Gagne |
Courtesans: | |
Tintinnabula | Jane Becker |
Panacea | Crystal Collins |
Geminae Twins | Lauren Bailey, Nattie Kirsch |
Vibrata | Sara Williams |
Gymnasia | Kristin Buma |
Thanks to the Worcester Telegram for a kind review (subscription required) in the 18 May edition on page C5.
Here is the online edition of the Program (900kb). (Adobe Acrobat reader is required.)