A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM
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Presented by SA LIGHT OPERA - August 14-17, 2025, at the Tower Arts Centre, Pasadena.
Sondheim’s joyous, musical romp through Rome has desperate lovers, scheming neighbours and secrets behind every toga.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a nonstop laugh-fest in which Pseudolus, a crafty slave, struggles to win the hand of a beautiful, but slow-witted, courtesan named Philia for his young master, Hero, in exchange for freedom. The plot twists and turns with cases of mistaken identity, slamming doors and a showgirl or two.
Director Harry Dewar, Musical Director Kate White, Choreographer Cher O’Brien
Book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Based on the plays of Plautus
Licensed exclusively by Music Theatre International (Australasia).
Sondheim’s joyous, musical romp through Rome has desperate lovers, scheming neighbours and secrets behind every toga.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a nonstop laugh-fest in which Pseudolus, a crafty slave, struggles to win the hand of a beautiful, but slow-witted, courtesan named Philia for his young master, Hero, in exchange for freedom. The plot twists and turns with cases of mistaken identity, slamming doors and a showgirl or two.
Director Harry Dewar, Musical Director Kate White, Choreographer Cher O’Brien
Book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Based on the plays of Plautus
Licensed exclusively by Music Theatre International (Australasia).