BWW Review: A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM at Gulfshore Playhouse is Hilarious and Fresh! Whether you’ve seen FORUM performed previously or you haven’t seen it ever before, I absolutely recommend checking out Gulfshore Playhouse’s version of this comedic tale. I had a smile on my face from beginning to end,...
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Review: Gulfshore’s ‘Forum’ makes musical comedy a real Roman circus
Review: Gulfshore’s ‘Forum’ makes musical comedy a real Roman circus If you need a break from the season — and you do need a break from the season — “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” is the perfect way to spend it. Leering commentary and lascivious advances are dropping from the marketplace of...
Gulfshore Playhouse’s ‘Forum’ pleases, teases
Gulfshore Playhouse’s ‘Forum’ pleases, teases This version of “Forum” is so zany, so fun, I hope to go see it again. In “Comedy Tonight,” the opening number of “A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum,” Pseudolus and company promise “Something familiar/Something peculiar.” This is a perfect description of Gulfshore Playhouse’s gender-flipping production,...
Gulfshore Playhouse performs “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” with a Twist
Gulfshore Playhouse performs “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” with a Twist Gulfshore Playhouse in Naples performs “A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Forum,” a production based on a Broadway musical from the 1960’s, until December 30th. You can watch the play at the Norris Center. By: Kathryn Marsh...
FORUM with a TWIST
FORUM with a TWIST I BEGAN THE YEAR AS A MAN AND I’M ENDING it as a man,” declares the definitely feminine Kristen Mengelkoch. “I guess 2018 was about trying to do it all. But I promise I’m a woman! I identify as a woman.” At the beginning of the year, she performed in a...
Naples take on ‘Forum’ twists the genders but puts the fun first
Naples take on ‘Forum’ twists the genders but puts the fun first The current production of “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” is about to be a dream come true to every overworked female who has declared “I need a wife!” Its women are all about to get them. Gulfshore Playhouse has...
Photos: Gulfshore Playhouse rehearses for ‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum’
Photos: Gulfshore Playhouse rehearses for ‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum’ Naples Daily News Read More
Gulfshore Playhouse Brings To Life One Of Broadway’s Funniest Musicals
Gulfshore Playhouse Brings To Life One Of Broadway’s Funniest Musicals Gulfshore Playhouse, Naples’ premier professional regional theater, travels back to Ancient Rome for its second production of the 2018-19 season, “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.” The Tony Award-winning farce written by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, takes...