Next At CRTA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart
Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre
Something familiar, something peculiar, something for everyone: a comedy tonight! is the promise of Broadway’s most loved musical farce. Steve Hayes, last season’s hilarious Modern Major General in The Pirates of Penzance, will lead the company as the Roman slave who attempts to win his freedom by helping his master woo the pretty girl next door. But the road to romance is never smooth, as our crafty hero dodges a riotous succession of stunning surprises, mistaken identities, wild chases, bawdy humor, and zany characters—all in the pursuit of love and freedom! This fast-paced, witty and irreverent romp features infectious tunes and laugh out loud lyrics by musical theatre legend Stephen Sondheim. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum may be a 50 year-old musical based on 2000 year-old plays, but it remains a breath of fresh comic air, perfect for a summer evening!
Join us for a Season of Great Summer Theatre including Wheel of Fortune’s Pat Sajak returning to star as “The Man in the Chair” in the marvelous Broadway musical The Drowsy Chaperone and Barrett Foa, who stars as Eric Beale in the hit TV series NCIS: Los Angeles, as Harold Hill in The Music Man. The best way to ensure great seats is to subscribe!
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Vincent J. Cardinal – Artistic Director Letter
In the new play O Beautiful by Theresa Rebeck, Benjamin Franklin appears on a Glenn Beck style “television news” show and states, “I am advocating temperate debate, and common sense.” To which the TV host fires back, “These are not temperate or sensible times!” As I write this note our Presidential election campaign is heating up and the political discourse on both sides of the debate proves the TV host’s observation. Each of the plays this season examines personal stories at moments in our history when the national conversation favored division and the human heart sought compassion.
CRT, part of the School of Fine Arts at the University of Connecticut, is the professional producing arm of the Department of Dramatic Arts. CRT stages an array of the best in theatre, from classic plays and musicals to premieres of the latest contemporary work, featuring some of the nation’s finest theatre professionals on stage with the department’s most promising students. The synergy between professionals and advanced student artists creates extraordinary theatre and a unique learning environment.