A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart.
Photograph from the original Broadway production
Graphic from the original Broadway cast album
Nathan Lane
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Nathan Lane is an American actor. Known for his versatile roles on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades including three Tony Awards, seven Drama Desk Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award,
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
…great success in 1996, opening at the St. James Theatre on April 18, 1996, and closing on January 4, 1998, after 715 performances. The cast starred Nathan Lane as Pseudolus (replaced by Whoopi Goldberg and later by David Alan Grier), Mark Linn-Baker as Hysterium, Ernie Sabella as Lycus, Jim Stanek as Hero…
Lane after Angels in America (2018)
Lane in Los Angeles at the 1998 Primetime Emmy Awards, September 1998
Lane had a long friendship with Terrence McNally
Lane collaborated with Stephen Sondheim in several of his projects