Click thumbnail to enlarge A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum with book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Directed by Stan Mesnick June 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30 and July 1 at 8:00 PM. Sunday Matinees June 11th, 18th and 25th at 3:00 PM. A non-stop musical laugh-fest of a crafty slave struggling to win the hand of a beautiful woman for his young master in exchange for his freedom from slavery. A nonstop musical laugh-fest that takes comedy back to its roots, combining situations from time-tested, 2,000 year-old comedies of Roman playwright Plautus with the infectious energy of classic vaudeville. It revolves around the struggles of a Roman slave to win the hand of a beautiful but slow-witted courtesan for his young master in exchange for freedom from slavery. Zany and hysterical!