A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Videos & Multimedia

STAGE TUBE: Atlanta's Laura Floyd on Juggling Teaching and Acting

Laura Floyd is well known on the Atlanta stage for her recent portrayal of Bonnie in the premiere of Clyde 'n' Bonnie last year, for which she received a Suzi Bass Award nomination. But in addition to being a stage star, she simultaneously teaches at Holy Innocents' Episcopal School. (more...)

MEGA STAGE TUBE: Happy 57th Birthday to Nathan Lane!

Happy 57th Birthday, Nathan Lane! Lane is best known for his roles as Albert in The Birdcage, Max Bialystock in the musical The Producers, Ernie Smuntz in MouseHunt, Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls, Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and his voice work in The Lion King and Stuart Little. In 2008, he was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame. In celebration of this day, we bring you performances from throughout his career. Click below to watch! (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Nathan Lane Talks Theater Beginnings on THE GRAHAM SHOW, Part 1

In Episode 6, Part 1 of THE GRAHAM SHOW, 'Brotherly Love and the Jerz,' Nathan Lane remembers his introduction to the theater as a boy, his brother 'sensing something' in him, and his decision to forgo college. Click below to watch the interview! (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Opening Night of Geoffrey Rush-Led A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM in Melbourne!

Geoffrey Rush leads John Frost's production of Sondheim's A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, which opened in Melbourne Saturday, October 27 at Her Majesty's Theatre and runs for twelve weeks. The show is directed by Simon Phillips. Watch the video below for highlights from the red carpet, curtain call and audience members' reactions to the show! (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Q&A With the Australian Cast of Geoffrey Rush-Helmed FORUM

Geoffrey Rush will lead John Frost's production of Sondheim's A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, which opens in Melbourne Saturday, October 27 at Her Majesty's Theatre and runs for twelve weeks. The show is directed by Simon Phillips. BroadwayWorld has a Q&A session with the cast. Check out the video below! (more...)

VIDEO: Nathan Lane Guests on DAVID LETTERMAN

Broadway vet and 'Good Wife' star Nathan Lane appeared on last night's LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN and shared a clip from his first outing as the new star of the Bourne movie franchise. Check out his appearance below! (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Video Promo and First Looks at CATCO-Phoenix's AVENUE Q

CATCO-Phoenix presents Avenue Q, which is rated R for mature audiences, Aug. 1-26, 2012, at the Vern Riffe Center, Studio One Theatre, 77 S. High St. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the production, including a video promo and the songs 'If You Were Gay' and 'It Sucks to be Me.' Check it out below. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Broadway Invades HBO's THE NEWSROOM - Aaron Sorkin, Jeff Daniels, Sam Waterston & More! Meet The Team!

THE NEWSROOM premieres on HBO this Sunday, June 24th at 10pm and there are plenty of reasons to theatre enthusiasts to tune in - a healthy handful, in fact, if you count the number of major theatrical players involeved with the project. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 5/8- A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM

Today in 1962, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum opened at the Alvin Theatre (now the Neil Simon Theatre), where it ran for 964 performances. 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, specifically Pseudolus, Miles Gloriosus and Mostellaria, the musical tells the bawdy story of a slave named Pseudolus and his attempts to win his freedom by helping his young master woo the girl next door. The musical's original 1963 Broadway run won several Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Book. A Funny Thing has enjoyed several Broadway and West End revivals and was made into a successful film starring the original lead of the musical, Zero Mostel. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - Whoopi Goldberg Guest Stars on ABC's THE MIDDLE, 5/2

Whoopi Goldberg will guest star as Sue's guidance counselor on this Wednesday's episode of the ABC comedy THE MIDDLE. In the episode entitled, 'The Guidance Counselor', Sue finds a kindred spirit in her awkward school guidance counselor, Jane Marsh (Goldberg), who inspires her to reinvent herself. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 3/22- Sondheim & Lloyd Webber!

Sondheim is the winner of an Academy Award, eight Tony Awards, including the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, multiple Grammy Awards, a Pulitzer Prize and the Laurence Olivier Award. Described by Frank Rich of the New York Times as 'the greatest, and perhaps best-known artist working in musical theatre', his most famous scores include (as composer/lyricist) A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods, and Assassins. He also wrote the lyrics for West Side Story and Gypsy. Lloyd Webber has composed 13 musicals, a song cycle, a set of variations, two film scores, and a Latin Requiem Mass. He has also gained a number of honours, including a knighthood in 1992, followed by a peerage from the British Government for services to Music, seven Tony Awards, three Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, fourteen Ivor Novello Awards, seven Olivier Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2006. Several of his songs, notably 'The Music of the Night', 'I Don't Know How to Love Him', 'Don't Cry for Me, Argentina' and 'You Must Love Me', 'Any Dream Will Do' and 'Memory' have been widely recorded and were hits outside of their parent musicals. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 2/3- Nathan Lane

Happy Birthday Nathan Lane! Lane is best known for his roles as Albert in The Birdcage, Max Bialystock in the musical The Producers, Ernie Smuntz in MouseHunt, Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls, Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and his voice work in The Lion King and Stuart Little. In 2008, he was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Hal Prince on Stephen Sondheim, Picking Projects, and More!

Harold Prince directed the original productions of Cabaret, Sweeney Todd, A Little Night Music, The Phantom of the Opera, She Loves Me, Company, Follies, Candide, Pacific Overtures, Evita, Parade, LoveMusik, and Paradise Found. Before becoming a director, Mr. Prince's productions included The Pajama Game, Damn Yankees, West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof, Fiorello! and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Nathan Lane, Julia Roberts, et al. in MIRROR MIRROR Film Trailer!

Featuring Academy Award winner Julia Robers and Nathan Lane (a two-time Tony Award winner for THE PRODUCERS and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum), Mirror Mirror is set for a March 2012 release. Get a first look at the just released trailer below! (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Nathan Lane & Martin Short Cameo on Letterman

As a guest on the Late Show with David Letterman, Steve Martin brought along a sizzle reel from his 'daytime talk show,' 'The Steve & Marty Show.' (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Michael Ball & Imelda Staunton in SWEENEY TODD

Chichester's Festival 2011 closes with Sweeney Todd, the musical commonly acknowledged to beStephen Sondheim's masterpiece, in a cast led by distinguished musical performer Michael Ball and Oscar-nominated actress Imelda Staunton. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Doyle's TEN CENTS A DANCE Rehearses at Wiliamstown Theatre Festival

John Doyle's latest project, TEN CENTS A DANCE, will play August 11-28 at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. TEN CENTS A DANCE, conceived and directed by John Doyle, features music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Nathan Lane Returns to MODERN FAMILY!

After guest role on 'Modern Family' last fall, Nathan Lane will reprise his role as Cameron and Mitchell's flamboyant partying friend, Pepper, in the March 23 episode according to Zap2it.com. This time, Mitch [Jesse Tyler Ferguson] and Cam [Eric Stonestreet] go out for a boys night with Pepper and a bunch of their other gay friends. Check out a clip from the episode below! (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Paper Mill Promotes A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM at the Mall

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum will play the following performance schedule: Wednesdays at 7:30PM (except March 23), Thursdays at 1:30PM & 7:30PM, Fridays at 8:00PM, Saturdays at 1:30PM & 8:00PM and Sundays at 1:30PM & 7:00PM. Single tickets are now on sale and range in price from $25 to $92. Student rush tickets are $25 and are available the day of performance in person with current student ID. Tickets may be purchased by calling 973-376-4343, or at the Paper Mill Box Office on Brookside Drive in Millburn, or online at Paper Mill Playhouse's website: www.papermill.org. Paper Mill Playhouse gift cards, available in any denomination, can be purchased at the Paper Mill Playhouse Box Office. Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express accepted. Groups of ten or more can receive a 25% discount or more on tickets and should call 973-379-3636, extension 2438. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES' Terry Lavell Releases New Single, 'Born This Way'

In the video below, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES' Terry Lavell sings Nicholas Ashford & Valerie Simpson's 'Born This Way' from INVISIBLE LIFE. Click below to check it out! (more...)