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A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM [musical show]
- Title
- A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM [musical show]
- Opening Date
- May 08, 1962
- Genre
- musical show
- Production and Recordings Information
- Orig prod. MUSIC & WORDS: Stephen Sondheim. ORCH: Irwin Kostal, Sid Ramin. COND: Harold Hastings. CAST: Zero Mostel, Jack Gilford, Ruth Kobart, David Burns, Brian Davies, Preshy Marker, Ronald Holgate, John Carradine. (Cap SWAO-1717; CD/Bay Cities BCD-3002; CD/Broadway Angel ZDM-7-66770-2. Excerpt: "Comedy Tonight" (ALB-1180, ALB-1562, ALB-2181, ALB-2314).)
- 1963 London prod. ORCH: Irwin Kostal, Sid Ramin. COND: Alyn Ainsworth. CAST: Frankie Howerd, John Rye, Ilsa Blair, Eddie Gray, Kenneth Connor, Leon Greene, Linda Gray, Jon Pertwee. (HMV(E) CSD-1518; Stet DS-15028; CD/EMI(E) 7-89060-2.)
- 1966 film soundtrack. COND: Ken Thorne. CAST: Zero Mostel & Jack Gilford of orig prod; Annette André, Michael Crawford, Michael Hordern, Phil Silvers, Leon Greene. (United Artists 5144; CD/Ryko RCD-10727, with the trailer on CD-ROM.)
- 1973 performances of songs dropped from the show, rec live by members of 1973 prod. Larry Blyden: "Love Is in the Air"(with Susan Browning) Pamela Hall: "Your Eyes Are Blue"(with Harvey Evans) (ALB-169)
- 1996 prod. ORCH: Jonathan Tunick. COND: Edward Strauss. CAST: Nathan Lane, Mark Linn-Baker, Lewis J Stadlen, Ernie Sabella, William Duell, Mary Testa, Jessica Boevers, Cris Groenendaal, Jim Stanek. (CD/Angel 52223)
- Recordings by Stephen Sondheim (composer), piano & vocal. "Invocation" (cut), "Love Is in the Air" (cut), Pretty Little Picture," "Everybody Ought to Have a Maid" (ALB-2219) "There's Something about a War"(cut) (ALB-2314)
- Note
- From: Show Music on Record by Jack Raymond
- DigitalID
- loc.natlib.smor.19620508
Last Updated: 08-23-2012