A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum - Sondheim @ 90 Roundtable
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It's more than comedy tonight in this week’s Sondheim @ 90 Roundtable, as Michael Weber is joined by Anika Chapin (Goodspeed Musicals artistic associate and a NYC-based dramaturg and writer), Ross Lehman ("A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" at the Goodman as well as Broadway's St. James Theatre) and Linda Madonia (music director for Porchlight Music Theatre's "A Funny Thing...," "A Chorus Line," "A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder") to discuss Sondheim's "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum." 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 (251–183 BC). Join Porchlight Music Theatre for something familiar, something peculiar, something for everyone: Sondheim @ 90! Edited by Daniel De León New episodes every Saturday at 7pm CT! Video premieres available on YouTube and Facebook.
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