1. A Funny thing happened on the way to the forum
Original Broadway review
Julia Howell

2. The Alvin theatre
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum originally opened on Broadway, at the Alvin Theatre, on May 8, 1962.
The Alvin Theatre

3. Mark Hellinger theatre
The Mark Hellinger Theatre
The Mark Hellinger Theatre
The Mark Hellinger Theatre

4. The Majestic Theatre A Funny Thing Happened on
the Way to the Forum closed
at the Majestic Theatre on
August 29, 1964 after
964 performances and
8 reviews.
The Majestic Theatre
The Majestic Theatre

5. Production staff
Director: George abbott Producer: hal prince Choreography: jack cole Scenic and costume design: Tony Walton Lighting design: jean Rosenthal

6. cast Zero mostel – prologus, pseudolus Raymond walburn – erronius
David burns – senex
judy alexander & lisa james - geminae
John carradine – lycus
Lucienne bridou – panacea
Brian davies – hero
Roberta keith – tintinabula
Jack Gilford – hysterium
Gloria kristy – gymnasia
Ronald Holgate – miles gloriosus
Myrna white – vibrata
Ruth kobart – domina
David evans, eddie phillips, & George reeder - proteans
Preshy marker – philia

7. Awards Tony awards: Best musical Best actor
Best supporting actor (Burns as senex)
Best book
Best director
Best producer

8. “a funny thing happened to a musical in mexico”
On October 13, an adaptation of a funny thing happened on the way to the forum at the Insurgente Theatre in Mexico city, mexico. The show was titled “amor al reves es roma” or “love spelled backwards is rome”. Robert w. lerner produced successful Spanish versions of shows.

9. ‘funny thing’ run extended
A funny thing happened on the way to the forum was extended for another three weeks due to an increase in popularity.

10. “theatre: ‘a funny thing happened…’”
Howard taubman raves on and on about the “mad, comic hokum” that is a funny thing happened on the way to the forum. He makes his audience very aware of the comedy that will “keep you laughing” throughout the performance and informs them that if “he knew burlesque and vaudeville and the old comic hokum and found nothing funny in it” then “keep away from the Alvin”. Taubman also pays tribute to Sondheim by saying that his songs are “accessories to the pre-meditated offense”.