Blue Hill Troupe Kicks Off 88th Season With A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM

Blue Hill Troupe, Ltd. (www.bht.org), the only musical theater group in New York City to donate its net proceeds to charity, launches its 88th season with the musical farce A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. With a score by Stephen Sondheim and book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart, Forum will run from October 28 through November 5, 2011 at Theatre at St. Clement's, 423 West 46th Street.

The Blue Hill Troupe produces a musical every fall and a Gilbert & Sullivan operetta every spring, and has donated over $3 million to local charities since its inception in 1924. Proceeds from Forum will benefit the "I Have A Dream" Foundation(R) - New York Metro Area (IHDF-NY) (www.ihaveadreamfoundation-ny.org).

"Tragedy tomorrow, comedy tonight!" Broadway's greatest farce is light, fast-paced, witty, irreverent and one of the funniest musicals ever written - the perfect escape from life's troubles. Forum takes comedy back to its roots, combining situations from the time-tested, 2000 year-old comedies of Roman playwright Plautus with the infectious energy of classic vaudeville. The result is a non-stop laugh-fest in which a crafty slave struggles to win the hand of a beautiful but slow-witted courtesan for his young master, in exchange for freedom.

WHEN: October 28, 29; November 2, 3, 4, 5 at 8:00 p.m.
October 29; November 5 at 2:00 p.m.
October 30 at 3:00 p.m.

WHERE: Theatre at St. Clement's, 423 West 46 Street (between 9th & 10th Avenues). Please note: no elevator access to the theater; stairs must be negotiated.

TICKETS AND INFORMATION: $28-$48 per person at www.bht.org or call 866-811-4111.

Andy Sandberg directs, with musical direction by Eric Peterson and choreography by Janet Bushor. The Blue Hill Troupe has presented five other works by Stephen Sondheim: Into the Woods (2008), Sweeney Todd (2001), Company (2000), A Little Night Music (1993), and Follies (2005), which was honored by BroadwayWorld.com as "Semi-professional theatre at its finest."