“A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" July 18, 2008

Ovation Players/Main Street Players present
“A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum”
Book by: Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart
Lyrics and Music by: Stephen Sondheim
Directed by Jerry Schell

"Tragedy Tomorrow, Comedy Tonight!" With unforgettable characters, a hysterical script, and music by Stephen Sondheim, this tour de force of American comedy comes alive under the direction of Jerry Schell. The Ovation Players and Main Street Players team up once again to bring you one of the funniest musicals ever written. The show features a live fifteen-piece orchestra.
“A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” takes comedy back to its roots, combining situations from 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 Pseudolus struggles to win the hand of a beautiful but slowwitted courtesan Philia for his young master Hero in exchange for freedom.

A gala fundraising dinner and show will be held Saturday, July 12 at Columbine Country Club, 17 Fairway Lane in Littleton. Scenes from “A Funny Thing . . . Forum” and Eleemosynary will be performed by cast members along with encore performances by Main Street Players stars from the past and present. Seating is limited to the first 100 patrons; call Allan Liebgott at 303-979- 3738 for reservations.

The annual Silent Auction and Reception will by held Saturday, July 26 in the Lakewood Cultural Center lobby prior to the evening’s performance.

The Main Street Players is Littleton’s award winning, longest continuously running community theatre company, having thrilled audiences locally, nationally and internationally since 1986. Our collaboration with the Ovation Players in the past two seasons marks a giant step forward for MSP, and has created a great sense of pride in this production.
Littleton Community Music Association is a 501(c)3 operating in Arapahoe County. It evolved from the Littleton Community Band, which traces its history to the early 1900's. Currently over a dozen performing groups operate under the LCMA umbrella, including the Dixie Band, Littleton Youth Orchestra, Youth Jazz Project, Festival Band, Brass Roots, and Windjammers Jazz Orchestra. The Theater Project was added in 1997 and became The Ovation Players in 2003 producing The Who’s Tommy, Anything Goes, Fiddler on the Roof, Little Shop of Horrors, South Pacific, Jesus Christ Superstar and several smaller revues.

Ovation Players/Main Street Players present
"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"
July 18 – 27
Fri/Sat at 7:30 p.m. Sun at 2 p.m. 
$18 - $26
Lakewood Cultural Center
470 S. Allison Pkwy, Lakewood CO 80226
303-987-7845, tickets@lakewood.org or online at ovationplayers.com

To download the full Press Kit with pictures and bios, click http://ovationplayers.com/forum_presskit.zip