A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum

by Stephen Sondheim

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1962
  • Label: Capitol
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 43:52
  • Community rating: 3.48/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Capturing the manic energy of the Broadway smash, this cast recording bristles with vaudevillian wit and frantic pacing. The brilliantly crafted comedic songs demonstrate the composer's unparalleled lyrical dexterity.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Overture (3:15)
  2. Comedy Tonight (5:00)
  3. Love, I Hear (2:51)
  4. Free (3:35)
  5. Lovely (3:08)
  6. Pretty Little Picture (2:53)
  7. Everybody Ought To Have A Maid (3:50)
  8. I'm Calm (2:52)
  9. Impossible (2:33)
  10. Bring Me My Bride (3:22)
  11. That Dirty Old Man (2:15)
  12. That'll Show Him (1:49)
  13. Lovely - Reprise (2:56)
  14. Funeral Sequence (2:05)
  15. Finale (1:21)

Credits

  • "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum" Original Broadway Cast - primary artist
  • Harold Hastings - conductor
  • Stephen Sondheim - lyrics by, music by
  • Ruth Kobart - vocals [domina]
  • Brian Davies - vocals [hero]
  • Jack Gilford - vocals [hysterium]
  • John Carradine - vocals [lycus]
  • Ronald Holgate - vocals [miles gloriosus]
  • Andy Wiswell - co-producer
  • Dick Jones - co-producer

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