A funny thing happened on the way to the forum original 1996. Fresh air celebrates broadway legend stephen sondheim. From the book written by burt shevelove and larry gelbart, a funny thing happened on the way to the forum opened in may 1962. Zero mostel and company discography all countries 45cat. Spoken, dear god you made many many poor people, i realize of course that its no shame. The theatre is a temple, and we are here to worship the gods of comedy and tragedy. A funny thing happened on the way to the forum dvd. A funny thing happened on the way to the forum wikimili. Original film soundtrack recording, ken thorne, musical director. Director richard lester with the opening tune, as catchy as any in stephen sondheims catalog, delivered with the credits by star zero mostel as slave pseudolus, who gets caught by his owners michael hordern, patricia jessel, in a funny thing happened on the. With zero mostel, phil silvers, buster keaton, michael crawford.
Zero hour, with jim brochu as comedy icon zero mostel, directed by indomitable screen siren piper laurie. The complete soundtrack to the 1962 musical a funny thing happened on the way to the forum. Gelbart wrote radio scripts for such noted personalities as bob hope and sid caesar and quickly moved on to authoring plays. The biggest change robbins made was a new opening number to replace love is in the air and introduce the show as a bawdy, wild comedy. Though the number of winning stephen sondheim songs is scaled back, stars zero mostel, phil silvers, jack gilford.
A funny thing happened on the way to the forum with zero mostel and jack gilford reprising their stage roles. Zero mostelprologus pseudolus david burnssenex john carradinelycus brian davieshero jack gilford. Comedy tonight from a funny thing happened on the way to the forum. A funny thing happened on the way to the forum wikipedia. A funny thing happened on the way to the forum bluray. Forum with zero mostel firmly in the role of pseudolus phil silvers and milton. A funny thing happened on the way to the forum by richard. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. A funny thing happened on the way to the forum 1962. The original cast included zero mostel, jack gilford, david burns, ruth kobart, and john carradine. Set in ancient rome, it tells the story of pseudolus zero mostel, an idle slave who.
It also features buster keaton in his last motion picture role, phil silvers, michael crawford, michael hordern and roy kinnear. Then saw the movie which was awful, although the singing was good. Zero mostel reads how the grinch stole christmas by dr. Mostel returned to painting and then towards the end of the 50s began to appear again on the stage. The film is about a theater producer and his accountant who, as part of a scam, have to stage the worst stage musical they can create the producers was brookss directorial debut. Videos for a funny thing happened on the way to the forum. A funny thing happened on the way to the forum original, musical, comedy, farce, broadway opened in new york city may 8, 1962 and played through aug 29, 1964. This great, romping comedy has my whole family laughing out loud. Stephen sondheim zero mostel a funny thing happened on the way to the forum original broadway cast. Zero mostel sings from the movie a funny thing happened on the way to the forum. Zero mostel seems to be a littlebit repressed by lester, but he does a great job, as the rest of the cast. Sep 14, 2014 this months column looks at zero mostel in richard lesters motion picture version of a funny thing happened on the way to the forum. David burns and zero mostel, the original quartet of funny men in a funny.
Lyrics to comedy tonight by stephen sondheim from the stephen sondheim. Funny thing happened zero mostel as pseudolus and company. Raised in the lower east side of manhattan, the young zero. Something appealing, something appalling, something for everyone a comedy. A funny thing happened on the way to the forum original broadway cast label. Its punnish script is in part by larry gelbart creator of tvs mash and songs are from stephen sondheim. A funny thing happened on the way to the forum variety.
A funny thing happened on the way to the forum film. Crazy, dynamic and modern spirit of lesters direction fits more or less well into a funny thing happened on the way to the forumnot as well as it did in the knack or a hard days night, but very well anyway. Samuel joel zero mostel february 28, 1915 september 8, 1977 was an american actor, singer and comedian of stage and screen, best known for his portrayal of comic characters such as tevye on stage in fiddler on the roof, pseudolus on stage and on screen in a funny thing happened on the way to the forum, and max bialystock in the original film version of mel brooks the producers 1967. Something appealing, something appalling, something for ev. The producers is a 1967 american satirical black comedy film written and directed by mel brooks and starring zero mostel, gene wilder, dick shawn, and kenneth mars. Forum is slight of book and features one of sondheims lesser scores. The 1966 film adaptation and its soundtrack album features a stellar cast of comedians including zero mostel, phil silvers, jack gilford, buster keaton. Something familiar, something peculiar, something for everyone. Raised in the lower east side of manhattan, the young zero, known as sammy, developed his talent for painting and drawing at art classes provided by the educational alliance, an institution serving jewish. A funny thing happened on the way to the forum was made into a musical film in 1966, directed by richard lester, with mostel and gilford recreating their broadway stage roles, leon greene reprising his west end stage role, and phil silvers in an expanded role as marcus lycus. A funny thing happened on the way to the forum original broadway cast. This is the original broadway cast recording with the music and lyrics written by stephen sondheim and. A funny thing happened on the way to the forum broadway. The inspector has delusions that he is a great samurai warrior and the movie flashes back and forth between present day and ancient times.
Listen to your favorite songs from a funny thing happened on the way to the forum by stephen sondheim now. With a terrific supporting cast, including such standouts as jack gilford, john carridine, and david burns, zero mostel secured his status as the greatest musical comedy star possibly of all time, but certainly of his era. Check out comedy tonight by zero mostel on amazon music. Funny thing happened on the way to the forum bluray. A funny thing happened on the way to the forum 1966 imdb. A funny thing happened on the way to the forum, with book by burt. Stephen sondheim, a funny thing happened on the way to the forum, comedy tonight, zero mostel, original broadway cast recording, dwtkeninny zero mostel pseudolus and company. It was inspired by the farces of the ancient roman playwright plautus 251183 bc specifically pseudolus, miles gloriosus and mostellaria and tells the bawdy story of a slave named pseudolus and his attempts to win his freedom by. With zero mostel, keiko kishi, gawn grainger, bradford dillman. Less than inspired, wrote john mcclain of the journal american. Samuel joel zero mostel february 28, 1915 september 8, 1977 was an american actor and comedian of stage and screen, best known for his portrayal of comic characters such as tevye on stage in fiddler on the roof, pseudolus on stage and on screen in a funny thing happened on the way to the forum, and max bialystock in the original film version of the producers. Zero mostel plays an inspector on the trail of criminals who have captured a robot called chatze sp.
The musical won tony awards for best musical, best book, best supporting actor, and best director. Full of artful slapstick, including some inspired falls from a very young michael crawford, and witty oneliners from phil silvers and michael hordern, the whole piece is brilliantly woven together by an inimitable performance from zero mostel. A funny thing happened on the way to the forum 1966 comedy. A funny thing happened on the way to the forum original. Original broadway cast recording, harold hastings, musical director. The book of mormon and avenue q are modern classics that are. Stephen sondheim wrote the song comedy tonight for this new opening. Samuel joel zero mostel february 28, 1915 september 8, 1977 was an american actor, singer and comedian of stage and screen, best known for his portrayal of comic characters such as tevye on stage in fiddler on the roof, pseudolus on stage and on screen in a funny thing happened on the way to the. Zero mostel was born samuel joel mostel on february 28, 1915 in brooklyn, new york, one of eight children of an orthodox jewish family. As pseudolus, singing something familiar, something peculiar, something for everyone a comedy tonight.
Stephen sondheim, ken thorne, zero mostel, phil silvers. A funny thing happened on the way to the forum posters for sale online. One ofthe hottest burlesque shows that ever hit broadway time comes to the screen showcasing the enormous talents of tony awardar winner zero mostel, phil silvers, jack gilford cocoon, buster keaton and michael crawford broadways the phantom of the opera. Jerome robbins was called in to give advice and make changes. A funny thing happened on the way to the forum musical. The tony award winning and much beloved comic musical a funny thing happened on the way to the forum was the first broadway play with music and lyrics by stephen sondheim. A funny thing happened on the way to the forum is a musical with music and lyrics by stephen sondheim and book by burt shevelove and larry gelbart. United artists produced a film version in 1966 directed by richard lester with zero mostel reprising the role of pseudolus. Listen to comedy tonight from zero mostel s the story so far.
Fresh air celebrates broadway legend stephen sondheim part. Description richard lester directs this farcical musical comedy. See more ideas about comedy tonight, comedians and movie stars. A funny thing happened on the way to the forum region 2 dvd. A funny thing happened on the way to the forum zero mostel portrays a conniving slave who uses his wiles to attain his freedom during the days of the roman empire. Pseudolus zero mostel introduces the setting and characters of the. A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom. Dec 18, 20 zero mostel reads how the grinch stole christmas by dr. Director richard lester with the opening tune, as catchy as any in stephen sondheims catalog, delivered with the credits by star zero mostel as slave pseudolus, who gets caught by his owners michael hordern, patricia jessel, in a funny thing happened on the way to the forum, 1966. Jul 21, 2017 lyrics for comedy tonight by zero mostel. May 01, 2016 archives for funny thing happened zero mostel as pseudolus and company comedy tonight.
Zero mostel recreates comedy tonight on the 1971 tonys. The original cast included such theatre notables as zero mostel, david burns and john. The tony winning musical comedy, a funny thing happened on the way to the forum had 964 performances between 5862 and 82964. Cd, album, re, rm broadway angel zdm 0777 7 64770 2 2. A funny thing happened on the way to the forum zero mostel 1971 tony award excerpt duration. Stephen sondheim a funny thing happened on the way to.
Stephen sondheim, zero mostel, the company buy this song. The musical was so successful that it would lead to a 1966 film. Perry perlmutar promises to try to be extra funny for you when he opens at absolute comedy next week and among the major entries set for the harold green theatre next season. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. A funny thing happened on the way to the forum is a 1966 britishamerican deluxe color musical comedy film, based on the stage musical of the same name.
Set in ancient rome, it tells the story of pseudolus zero mostel, an idle slave who has made a deal to win his freedom if he can procure for his master michael crawford the beautiful virgin slave, philia annette andre, who lives in the house next door. Zero mostel and jack gilford reprise their broadway roles in a film that nicely expands well beyond the limits of the stage. A funny thing happened on the way to the forum by stephen. A funny thing happened on the way to the forum comedy tonight. Record shops music gear books films comics posters. Original broadway cast a funny thing happened on the. The film was directed by richard lester and starred a cadre of comedy and acting talent, including zero mostel, jack gilford, phil silvers, michael crawford, and buster keaton in his final film. A funny thing happened on the way of the forum on video 1966. Stephen sondheim zero mostel a funny thing happened on. A funny thing happened on the way to the forum was released in 1966, being based upon the stage musical of the same name that was originally written by larry gelbart and burt shevelove. Stephen sondheim, a funny thing happened on the way to the forum, comedy tonight, zero mostel, original film soundtrack recording, dwtkeninny zero mostel pseudolus and company. Listen to your favorite songs from a funny thing happened on the way to the forum original broadway cast by david shire now. Lyrics of if i were a rich man fiddler on the roof by zero mostel. Zero mostel and company, zero mostel and jack gifford zero mostel and company, zero mostel and jack gifford comedy tonight.
Comedy tonight a funny thing happened on the way to the. This is the fourth recording of a funny thing happened on the way to the forum, following the 1962 original broadway cast album, the 1963 original london cast album, and the 1966 soundtrack album. Stephen sondheim comedy tonight lyrics genius lyrics. Merging director richard lesters 1960s verve with oldfashioned broadway and vaudeville entertainment, the movie version of the stage hit a funny thing happened on the way to the forum is an engagingly frenetic slapstick musical. The opening number to sondheims a funny thing happened on the way to the forum.
Two of those three earlier recordings starred zero mostel as pseudolus, the roman slave who. Mar 20, 2020 fresh air celebrates broadway legend stephen sondheim part 1 sondheim, who turns 90 on march 22, composed the music and lyrics for sweeney todd, into the woods, company and other shows. Samuel joel zero mostel february 28, 1915 september 8, 1977 was an american actor, singer and comedian of stage and screen, best known for his portrayal of comic characters such as tevye on stage in fiddler on the roof, pseudolus on stage and on screen in a funny thing happened on the way to the forum, and max bialystock in the original film version of the producers. Early the following decade he achieved acclaim for his roles in eugene ionescos rhinoceros 1961, stephen sondheims a funny thing happened on the way to the forum 1962 and jerry bock and sheldon harnicks fiddler on the roof 1964, winning tony awards for all three performances. An absolute gem with an incredible ensemble cast of famous faces.
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