A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
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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, specifically Curculio, 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 s
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Stephen Sondheim Broadway musical
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Funny_Thing_Happened_on_the_Way_to_the_Forum
date created:
2002-02-25T15:51:15Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T09:02:59Z
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