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Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, A

Music: Stephen Sondheim
Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim
Book: Larry Gelbert and Burt Shevelove
Notes: Based on the plays of Plautus
Production Year: 1979
Synopsis:

A bawdy musical romp through ancient Rome, with Pseudolous, a slave, contriving to earn his freedom. Complicating his life are the demands of his master, the romance between his master’s innocent son and a virgin courtesan, and a hint of the plague.

Cast Member

Role

Protean #1
Miles Gloriosus
The Geminae, twin courtesans - #2
Erronius
Tintinabula
Pseudolus
Pseudolus
The Geminae, twin courtesans - #1