Directed by Joel Schlader
Choreographer TBA
Music Director TBA

Book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart
Music by  Stephen Sondheim
Lyrics by  Stephen Sondheim
Based on the plays of Plautus

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
is produced by arrangement with
Music Theatre International

Preview August 9, 8 p.m.
Performances August 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19
All performances begin at 8 p.m.

Woodminster Amphitheater
Joaquin Miller Park
3300 Joaquin Miller Road
Oakland, CA

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Inspired by the stories of the ancient Roman playwright Plautus, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is classic farce meets vaudeville, slapstick comedy all mixed up with satirical humor about romantic love and social class. The show 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. One of the funniest musicals ever written, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is witty and irreverent, full of situations and humor people have been laughing at for thousands of years. The music and lyrics, starting with the rousing "Comedy Tonight," are by a young Stephen Sondheim.

(Parent advisory. This show includes sexual humor and situations, but nothing more graphic than is commonly seen on prime-time television.)

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All performances of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum start at 8 p.m.
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