A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Applause Musical Library)
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Brand: ApplauseComposer: Stephen Sondheim
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2000-04-01
ISBN: 1557830649
Number of pages: 192
Publisher: Applause Books
Product features:
- Published by Applause Books 184 Pages
- music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
- Composer: Stephen Sondheim
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Book Review: Captures the Essence of Forum, and then some!
Summary: 5 Stars
"Forum" is one of those rare musical comedies...one of those we hardly ever stuble across. "Forum" is actually funny. And I don't just mean "haha" funny. I mean roll in the aisles and laugh until it hurts funny. The jokes just never stop coming-even during the musical numbers!Here, one can see the springboard for three Tony award winning broadway productions: the script. This is the foundation of "Forum's" comic genius, with a combination of low-brow vaudeville and high-brow wordplay. Comedy in this show hits you at every level in every direction!
The best part is that several songs cut from the show are included in an appendix. There is also a great introduction that explains that long and rough journey "Forum" took before it became a huge hit.
Summary of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Applause Musical Library)
Book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart Introduction by Larry Gelbart "This brazenly retro Broadway musical, inspired by Plautus, is as timeless as comedy itself." -Vincent Canby, The New York Times "The most urbane and literate musical comedy text ever conceived." -John Simon, New York magazineTheater Books
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