Classical World At The Movies - A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum (1966)

08/10/2021 25 min Episodio 38
Classical World At The Movies - A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum (1966)

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Something familiar, something peculiar, something for everyone: a comedy tonight!  And so begins the wonderful comedy "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum"! Join us as we discuss this 1966 classic send-up of Roman comedy.  Directed by Richard Lester, director of "A Hard Days Night" and "The Three Musketeers," with amazing songs by Stephen Sondheim, this film and play has delighted for decades.Sean Marlon Newcombe and Dr. Gary Stickel don their togas and head to the Forum.