Local actors appear in 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'
PITTSBURGH — Two Butler County musical theater actors are appearing in “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” for the Pittsburgh Public Theater.
Allan Snyder of Cranberry Township and Mark Tinkey of Evans City play the pompous warrior Miles Gloriosus and a Protean, respectively, in the musical comedy.
“A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” features music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim with the book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart.
The book writers mined the archives of ancient Roman funnyman Plautus, the father of contemporary farce.
The plot includes mistaken identity, pratfalls, innuendo, cross-dressing, double takes, and punchy punch lines.
The musical opens Thursday and continues through Feb. 25 at the O'Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave.Curtain is at 7 p.m. Tuesdays, 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, and 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays. There are also matinees planned at 2 p.m. Saturdays (except Jan. 27 and Feb. 3) as well as Feb. 22.For tickets, call 412-316-1600 or visit ppt.org.
