Sondheim: A Funny Thing Happened On The Way to the Forum
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STEPHEN SONDHEIM
Sondheim: A Funny Thing Happened On The Way to the Forum
Zero Mostel, Jack Gilford, John Carradine / Original Broadway Cast
[ Angel / EMI Broadway Classics / CD ]
Release Date: Monday 25 March 2013
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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 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, cases of mistaken identity (frequently involving characters disguising themselves as one another), and satirical comments on social class. The title derives from a line often used by vaudeville comedians to begin a story: "A funny thing happened on the way to the theater".
The musical's original 1962 Broadway run won several Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Author (Musical). A Funny Thing has enjoyed several Broadway and West End revivals and was made into a successful film starring the original lead of the stage musical, Zero Mostel.
Note: This is the actual original recording and not an, out of copyright 'bootleg' release
Tracks:
1 Overture 3:13
2 Comedy Tonight 4:59
3 Love, I Hear 2:51
4 Free 3:35
5 Lovely 3:07
6 Pretty Little Picture 2:53
7 Everybody Ought To Have A Maid 3:50
8 I'm Calm 2:51
9 Impossible 2:33
10 Bring Me My Bride 3:21
11 That Dirty Old Man 2:14
12 That'll Show Him 1:48
13 Lovely (Reprise) 2:55
14 Funeral Sequence 2:05
15 Finale 1:22
