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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.. Inspired by the farces of the ancient Roman playwright Plautus (254–184 BC), specifically Curculio, Pseudolus, Miles Gloriosus, and Mostellaria, the musical tells the bawdy story of a slave named Pseudolus and his attempts to win his freedom by ...
Marilyn made her Broadway debut at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in the original cast of Catskills on Broadway, [24] which won the Outer Circle Critics Award for Best Comedy. [25] She performed in her own revue, Broadway Ballyhoo, at Harrah's in Atlantic City, [26] and was the host of the radio show The Broadway Hour on WEVD-AM New York. [27]
The Original Broadway Cast recording was released by Columbia Masterworks (1960). [41] The Original London Cast recording was released by Decca Records (1961). Bye Bye Birdie: All the Great Songs Recorded by Bobby Rydell was released by Cameo Records (1962).
High Society is a musical comedy with a book by Arthur Kopit and music and lyrics by Cole Porter.Some updated or new lyrics were provided by Susan Birkenhead.The musical is based on Philip Barry's 1939 stage comedy The Philadelphia Story and the subsequent 1956 musical film adaptation, High Society, which features Porter's songs.
It's the second show of McAlpine's "Older" tour and "Ceilings" is far from the last song on the set list. But when the viral hit ends, an exodus ensues. For so many of the fans, the show’s ...
Sally is a musical comedy with music by Jerome Kern, lyrics by Clifford Grey and book by Guy Bolton (inspired by the 19th century show, Sally in our Alley), with additional lyrics by Buddy De Sylva, Anne Caldwell and P. G. Wodehouse. The plot hinges on a mistaken identity: Sally, a waif, is a dishwasher at the Alley Inn in New York City.
Quinta Brunson took home an Emmy on Monday for best actress in a comedy series, becoming the first Black actress to win the category since 1981 when “The Jeffersons” star Isabel Sanford won.
Do Re Mi is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and a book by Garson Kanin, who also directed the original 1960 Broadway production. . The plot centers on a minor-league con man who decides to go (somewhat) straight by moving into the legitimate business of juke boxes and music promoti