“A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” one of Broadway’s best comedies, will be staged by The Drama Group this weekend and the first weekend in May at the group’s Milord Studio Theatre, 330 W. 202nd St. in Chicago Heights.
“A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” one of Broadway’s best comedies, will be staged by The Drama Group this weekend and the first weekend in May at the group’s Milord Studio Theatre, 330 W. 202nd St. in Chicago Heights.
Domina and Senex during a
recent rehearsal of The
Drama Group’s production
of “A Funny Thing Happened
on the Way to the Forum.”
(Provided photo)
Stephen Sondheim composed the music for this, his first musical. The show has been called a nonstop laugh fest as it sets the scenes in vaudeville style. It’s a fast-paced, witty and irreverent production about Pseudolus, a crafty slave, who struggles to win the hand of a beautiful but slow-witted courtesan named Philia for his young master, Hero, in exchange for freedom. The plot twists and turns with cases of mistaken identity, slamming doors and a showgirl or two.
The cast includes Jenn Crick, Scott Fimoff and Kanoa Mulling of Homewood, with Angela Marciszewski of Flossmoor as music director.
Showtimes are at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 26 and 27, and 2 p.m. April 28. The following weekend, showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 2, 3 and 4, and 2 p.m. May 5.
Tickets are $23 for adults, $21 for senior and $17 for students with ID. Group rates are available. For online sales visit www.dramagroup.orgor call 708-755-3444.