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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Tour
Opening Date
Feb 28, 1987
Closing Date
Jul 26, 1987
Musical
Comedy
Farce
Revival
National Tour
Open Date: Feb 28, 1987
Close Date: Jul 26, 1987
Closed Flag: Y
Is Final Week: 1
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Setting
Two hundred years before the Christian era, a day in spring. A street in Rome in front of the houses of Erronius, Senex and Lycus.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Guber/Gross/Young Productions
Originally Produced on Broadway by
Harold S. Prince
Book by
Larry Gelbart
and
Burt Shevelove
; Music by
Stephen Sondheim
; Lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim
; Musical Director:
Sherman Frank
Directed by
George Martin
; Choreographed by
Ethel Martin
Scenic Design by
Michael Bottari
and
Ronald Case
; Costume Design by
Gail Cooper-Hecht
; Lighting Design by
Richard Winkler
; Sound Design by
Abe Jacob
; Hair Designed and Styled by
Howard Leonard
General Manager:
Robert V. Straus
; Company Manager:
Mitzi Harder
Production Stage Manager:
Joel Tropper
; Stage Manager:
John Actman
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Hank Brunjes
Associate Conductor:
Howard Levitsky
; Keyboards:
Howard Levitsky
; Drummer:
David Renick
Casting Director:
Jeffrey Dunn
; National Press Representative:
Mark Goldstaub Public Relations
; Advertising:
Tract Advertising
; Consultant:
Madeline Lee Gilford
; Dance Captain:
Danielle DeCrette
; Photographer:
Martha Swope and Associates
Mickey Rooney
Prologus
an actor
Pseudolus
slave to Hero
Mitchell Greenberg
Lycus
a buyer and seller of courtesans
Robert Nichols
Senex
a citizen of Rome
Lenny Wolpe
Hysterium
slave to Senex and Domina
Jennifer Lee Andrews
Philia
a virgin
Marsha Bagwell
Domina
wife of Senex
Karen Byers
Panacea
a courtesan
Michael Dantuono
Miles Gloriosus
a warrior
James Darrah
Protean
Victoria Dillard
Vibrata
a courtesan
Lesley Durnin
Gymnasia
a courtesan
Steven Gelfer
Protean
Reed Jones
Protean
Zoie Lam
Tintinabula
a courtesan
Lori Ellen Mello
Geminae
a courtesan, one of a pair
Frank Nastasi
Erronius
a citizen of Rome
Renee Robertson
Geminae
a courtesan, one of a pair
Bob Walton
Hero
son of Senex and Domina
Understudies:
Steve Blanchard
(Miles Gloriosus, Protean),
Hank Brunjes
(Protean),
Karen Byers
(Philia),
James Darrah
(Hero),
Danielle DeCrette
(Tintinabula, Panacea, Geminae, Vibrata, Gymnasia, Domina),
Steven Gelfer
(Pseudolus, Senex) and
Reed Jones
(Hysterium, Lycus, Erronius)
Songs
music by
Stephen Sondheim
; lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim
Act 1
Sung By
Comedy Tonight
Prologus, Proteans and Company
Love, I Hear
Hero
Free
Pseudolus and Hero
The House of Marcus Lycus
Lycus and Courtesans
Lovely
Philia and Hero
Pretty Little Picture
Pseudolus, Hero and Philia
Everybody Ought to Have a Maid
Senex, Pseudolus, Hysterium and Lycus
I'm Calm
Hysterium
Impossible
Senex and Hero
Bring Me My Bride
Miles Gloriosus, Pseudolus, Proteans and Courtesans
Act 2
Sung By
That Dirty Old Man
Domina
That'll Show Him
Philia
Lovely
(Reprise)
Pseudolus and Hysterium
Funeral
Miles Gloriosus, Pseudolus, Proteans and Courtesans
Finale
Entire Company
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People
Songs
Tour Stops
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Guber/Gross/Young Productions
Originally Produced on Broadway by
Harold S. Prince
Book by
Larry Gelbart
and
Burt Shevelove
; Music by
Stephen Sondheim
; Lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim
; Musical Director:
Sherman Frank
Directed by
George Martin
; Choreographed by
Ethel Martin
Scenic Design by
Michael Bottari
and
Ronald Case
; Costume Design by
Gail Cooper-Hecht
; Lighting Design by
Richard Winkler
; Sound Design by
Abe Jacob
; Hair Designed and Styled by
Howard Leonard
General Manager:
Robert V. Straus
; Company Manager:
Mitzi Harder
Production Stage Manager:
Joel Tropper
; Stage Manager:
John Actman
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Hank Brunjes
Associate Conductor:
Howard Levitsky
; Keyboards:
Howard Levitsky
; Drummer:
David Renick
Casting Director:
Jeffrey Dunn
; National Press Representative:
Mark Goldstaub Public Relations
; Advertising:
Tract Advertising
; Consultant:
Madeline Lee Gilford
; Dance Captain:
Danielle DeCrette
; Photographer:
Martha Swope and Associates
Mickey Rooney
Prologus
an actor
Pseudolus
slave to Hero
Mitchell Greenberg
Lycus
a buyer and seller of courtesans
Robert Nichols
Senex
a citizen of Rome
Lenny Wolpe
Hysterium
slave to Senex and Domina
Jennifer Lee Andrews
Philia
a virgin
Marsha Bagwell
Domina
wife of Senex
Karen Byers
Panacea
a courtesan
Michael Dantuono
Miles Gloriosus
a warrior
James Darrah
Protean
Victoria Dillard
Vibrata
a courtesan
Lesley Durnin
Gymnasia
a courtesan
Steven Gelfer
Protean
Reed Jones
Protean
Zoie Lam
Tintinabula
a courtesan
Lori Ellen Mello
Geminae
a courtesan, one of a pair
Frank Nastasi
Erronius
a citizen of Rome
Renee Robertson
Geminae
a courtesan, one of a pair
Bob Walton
Hero
son of Senex and Domina
Understudies:
Steve Blanchard
(Miles Gloriosus, Protean),
Hank Brunjes
(Protean),
Karen Byers
(Philia),
James Darrah
(Hero),
Danielle DeCrette
(Tintinabula, Panacea, Geminae, Vibrata, Gymnasia, Domina),
Steven Gelfer
(Pseudolus, Senex) and
Reed Jones
(Hysterium, Lycus, Erronius)
music by
Stephen Sondheim
; lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim
Act 1
Sung By
Comedy Tonight
Prologus, Proteans and Company
Love, I Hear
Hero
Free
Pseudolus and Hero
The House of Marcus Lycus
Lycus and Courtesans
Lovely
Philia and Hero
Pretty Little Picture
Pseudolus, Hero and Philia
Everybody Ought to Have a Maid
Senex, Pseudolus, Hysterium and Lycus
I'm Calm
Hysterium
Impossible
Senex and Hero
Bring Me My Bride
Miles Gloriosus, Pseudolus, Proteans and Courtesans
Act 2
Sung By
That Dirty Old Man
Domina
That'll Show Him
Philia
Lovely
(Reprise)
Pseudolus and Hysterium
Funeral
Miles Gloriosus, Pseudolus, Proteans and Courtesans
Finale
Entire Company
Past
Filter by:
City
Engagement Dates
Theatre
City and State
Jul 21, 1987 - Jul 26, 1987
San Diego Civic Theatre
San Diego, CA
Jun 03, 1987 - Jul 19, 1987
Pantages Theatre
Los Angeles, CA
Apr 28, 1987 - May 03, 1987
Saenger Theatre
New Orleans, LA
Mar 31, 1987 - Apr 05, 1987
Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre
Orlando, FL
Mar 24, 1987 - Mar 29, 1987
Mahaffey Theater For The Perf. Arts
St. Petersburg, FL
Mar 10, 1987 - Mar 22, 1987
Emerson Colonial Theatre
Boston, MA
Feb 28, 1987 - Mar 08, 1987
Shubert Performing Arts Center
New Haven, CT
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