A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum
Book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart, Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Played at The Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington DC
Choreographer: Josh Rhodes
Music Director: Adam Wachter
Set Designer: James Noone
Costume Designer: David Woolard; Lighting
Designer: Rui Rita; Wig Designer: Paul Huntley
Cast: Steve Vinovich, Julie Johnson, Nick Verina, Tom Story, Bruce Dow, Harry Winter, Edward Watts, Danny Rutigliano, Ashley Marinelli, Chelsey Arce, Ashley Blair Fitzgerald, Sarah Meahl, Lisa Karlan, Jennifer Frankel, Lora Lee Gayer, Matthew Bauman, Nick Flatto, Blakely Slaybaugh
Winner of The 2014 Helen Hayes Award for Best Director of a Musical
Helen Hayes Award Nominations for:
Best Resident Musical
Outstanding Choreography, Resident Musical: Josh Rhodes
Outstanding Actor in a Resident Musical: Bruce Dow
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Resident Musical: Edward Watts
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Resident Musical: Lora Lee Gayer
Outstanding Ensemble of a Resident Musical
Photos by T. Charles Erickson
“Alan Paul at the ripe old age of 29 has directed a masterpiece.”
“Choreographically slick, rampantly silly and aggressively incorrect, politically speaking”
“A joy from the beginning”
“Well acted, well sung, inventive? Count on it”