A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to The Forum (1963 Original London Cast) [Cast Recording, Original recording remastered]

Stephen Sondheim (Composer), Frankie Howerd (Performer), Isla Blair (Performer), Leon Greene (Performer), John Rye (Performer), Linda Gray (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 9, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Cast Recording, Original recording remastered
• Label: Angel Records
• ASIN: B000002SOL
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #55,289 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Superb Pseudolus, August 24, 2009

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robber666 (London/Berlin) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to The Forum (1963 Original London Cast) (Audio CD)

This recording is a real gem. Frankie Howard's timing is wonderous (and his singing is not bad either!). He plays the ananrchy of the slave desperate to be free better than any other. This show cemented Howard's stardom. Pseudolus became such a popular character and Howard so linked with it in the puublic's minds it led to the TV show and film spin off "Up Pompeii".
The young lovers are fresh, funny and vulnerable. John Rye is especially imaginative.
Add to this Kenneth Conner of "Carry on" fame and pre Doctor Who Jon Pertwee and a great cast of old British Vaudevillians. The whole cd ripples with energy, personality and the ensemble pops through the speakers at you. Joyous!