A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM
Composer: Stephen
Sondheim
Lyricist: Stephen Sondheim
Opened: May 8, 1962, Alvin Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 964
Note: Only numbers not found on the original Broadway cast album are noted below.
The
Chase (Ken Thorne-arranged instrumental largely based on
"Comedy Tonight" and "Everybody Ought To Have A Maid" and
used in the film verison):
1. A Funny Thing Happened
On The Way To The Forum, United Artists (S) UAS-5144 (orchestra
directed by Ken Thorne) [reissued as CD/Ryco RCD 10727]
The Echo Song (aka "Tell Me" or
"Questions") (cut; added to the 1972 Broadway revival; later
used in YOU'RE GONNA LOVE TOMORROW):
1. Composer Demo (Stephen
Sondheim)
2. A Stephen Sondheim Evening, RCA Victor (S) CBL2-4745 (Liz
Callaway and Steven Jacob with musical direction by Paul
Gemignani) [reissued as CD/RCA Victor 09026-61171-2]
Farewell (written for the 1972
Broadway revival):
1. Simply Sondheim: A 75th Birthday Salute, CD/Kritzerland KR 20010-8 (Shay Oglesby-Smith with Steve Rhyne and Kim Larsen with musical direction by Daniel Lockert)
Forget War (cut):
1. Sondheim On Sondheim, CD/PS Classics PS-1093 (Tom Wopat, Matthew Scott, Euan Morton, and Norm Lewis with musical direction by David Loud)
Free (original first version) (unused):
1. Composer Demo (Stephen
Sondheim)
The Gaggle Of Geese (Hornpipe) (cut):
1. Composer Demo (Stephen
Sondheim)
The House Of Marcus Lycus (song
version) (cut and retained as dance music only; added to the
1996 Broadway revival; also used in YOU'RE GONNA LOVE
TOMORROW):
1. Composer Demo (Stephen
Sondheim)
2. A Stephen Sondheim Evening, RCA Victor (S) CBL2-4745 (George
Hearn, Bob Gunton, Liz Callaway, Victoria Mallory, and Judy Kaye
with musical direction by Paul Gemignani) [reissued as CD/RCA
Victor 09026-61171-2]
3. A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, CD/Angel
52223 (Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, and Girls with orchestra
conducted by Edward Strauss)
I Do Like You (cut; later used in MARRY
ME A LITTLE):
1. Composer Demo (Stephen
Sondheim)
2. Composer Demo (Stephen Sondheim, piano only)
3. Commercial Demo, Private LP (M) MB-250 (Rose Marie Jun and
Bernie Knee)
4. My Kind Of Broadway, Columbia (S) CS-9157 (Woody Herman and
his Swinging Herd) [reissued as CD/Wounded Bird 9157]
5. Sondheim, Book Of The Month Club (S) 85-7515 (Bob Gunton and
Timothy Nolen with Tommy Fay, piano; Ken Fricker, bass; and Hank
Jaramillo, drums) [reissued as CD/Book Of The Month Records
11-7517]
6. A Different Side Of Sondheim, CD/DRG 5182 (Richard Rodney
Bennett)
7. A Stephen Sondheim Collection, CD/STET CDS 25102 (Jackie Cain
& Roy Kral)
8. Julie Wilson Sings The Stephen Sondheim Songbook, CD/DRG CDSL
5206 (Julie Wilson and William Roy)
9. Moving On, CD/Goldcrest GFI001CD (Angela Richards and
Geoffrey Abbott with musical direction by David Laugharne)
Invocation (aka "Prologue") (cut; later
used in a modified form as part of "Invocation And
Instruction To The Audience" in THE FROGS; also used in
YOU'RE GONNA LOVE TOMORROW):
1. Composer Demo (Stephen
Sondheim) [reissued on Sondheim Sings Vol. 1: 1962-1972, CD/PS
Classics PS-9529]
2. A Stephen Sondheim Evening, RCA Victor (S) CBL2-4745 (Bob
Gunton with Liz Callaway, Cris Groenendaal, George Hearn, Steven
Jacob, Judy Kaye, and Victoria Mallory with musical direction by
Paul Gemignani) [reissued as CD/RCA Victor 09026-61171-2]
("Invocation And Instructions To The Audience")
3. Sondheim: A Celebration, CD/Varese Sarabande VSD2-5820 (Jane
Carr & Roger Rees with orchestra conducted by Peter Matz)
("Invocation And Instructions To The Audience")
4. Putting It Together, CD/RCA Victor 09026-61729-2 (Christopher
Durang with musical direction by Scott Frankel) ("Invocation And
Instructions To The Audience")
5. The Frogs, CD/PS Classics PS-525 (Nathan Lane, Roger Bart,
and Chorus with music conducted by Paul Gemignani) ("Invocation
And Instructions To The Audience")
6. The Frogs/Evening Primrose, CD/Nonesuch 79638-2 (Nathan Lane,
Brian Stokes Mitchell and Chorus with music directed by Paul
Gemignani) ("Invocation And Instructions To The Audience")
7. Sondheim On Sondheim, CD/PS Classics PS-1093 (Tom Wopat,
Matthew Scott, Erin Mackey, Barbara Cook, Vanessa Williams,
Leslie Kritzer, Euan Morton, and Norm Lewis with musical
direction by David Loud)
8. By Side By Side By Side By Side By Stephen Sondheim,
CD/Kritzerland KR 20021-8 (Ronobir Lahiri with muiscal direction
by Gerald Sternbach)
Love Is In The Air (aka "Love Is Going
Around") (cut; music retained as underscoring; later used in
SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM and in the film THE BIRDCAGE):
1. Composer Demo (Stephen
Sondheim) [reissued on Sondheim Sings Vol. 1: 1962-1972, CD/PS
Classics PS-9529]
2. Commercial Demo, Private LP (M) MB-250 (Rose Marie Jun and
Bernie Knee)
3. 45/Groove 58-0002 (Marty Paich with Carol and Cathy)
4. Live At The Commander Boardwalk Cabaret, No label NR11810
(Dawn Cullen, Shelly Hearn, Cindy King, Becky Koborie, Horton
Barron, Bob Burns, Bob Timmons, Gary Weber)
5. Sondheim: A Musical Tribute, Warner Bros. (S) 2WS-2705 (Larry
Blyden and Susan Browning with musical direction by Paul
Gemignani) [reissued as CD/RCA Victor 60515-2-RC]
6. Side By Side By Sondheim, RCA Victor (S) CBL2-1851 (Millicent
Martin, Julia McKenzie, and David Kernan with Stuart Pedlar and
Tim Higgs, pianos) [reissued as CD/RCA Victor 1851-2-RG]
7. Side By Side By Sondheim, RCA (S) VRL2 0156 (Jill Perryman,
Bartholomew John, and Geraldene Morrow with Dale Ringlands &
Michael Elwood, pianos)
8. Songs Of Sondheim, RAM (M) RMLP 1026 (Tony Kenny, Loreto
O’Connor, Gay Byrne, Denis O’Sullivan, Gemma Craven, and Jim
Doherty with Denis O'Sullivan and Jim Doherty, pianos)
9. Side By Side By Sondheim ("Lado A Lado Com Sondheim"),
CD/Axion (Claudio Botelho, Ester Elias, Ivana Domenico, Marya
Bravo, and Sabrina Korgut with André Kacowicz and Zaida
Valentim, pianos)
10. The Birdcage, CD/United Artists 0029782EDL (Christine
Baranski and Robin Williams)
11. A Stephen Sondheim Collection, CD/STET CDS 25102 (Jackie
Cain & Roy Kral)
12. Simply Sondheim: A 75th Birthday Salute, CD/Kritzerland KR
20010-8 (Kim Larsen and Shay Oglesby-Smith with musical
direction by Daniel Lockert)
13. Sondheim On Sondheim, CD/PS Classics PS-1093 Erin Mackey,
Barbara Cook, Vanessa Williams, and Leslie Kritzer with musical
direction by David Loud)
14. Lado A Lado Com Sondheim, CD/Axion
(Claudio Botelho, Ester Elias, Ivana Domenico, Marya Bravo, and
Sabrina Korgut with musical direction by Andre Luis Goes)
15. Liaisons: Re-Imagining Sondheim From The Piano, CD/ECM
2470-72 (David Shire, piano)
16. Subject To Change!, CD/Harbinger HCD 3203 (Sylvia McNair
with musical direction by Ted Taylor)
Miles Gloriosus (aka "Miles Gloriosus
Entrance") (cut; a portion is reused in "There's Something
About A War" and as the introduction to "Bring Me My
Bride"):
1. Composer Demo (Stephen
Sondheim)
2. Düsenantrieb, CD/Brambus 1993482 (Twice A Week) (unverified)
There's Something About A War (cut; the
beginning portion is retained as the introduction to "Bring
Me My Bride"; later used in YOU'RE GONNA LOVE TOMORROW):
1. Composer Demo (Stephen
Sondheim) [reissued on Stephen Sondheim: The Story So Far,
CD/Sony Masterworks *****]
2. A Stephen Sondheim Evening, RCA Victor (S) CBL2-4745 (Cris
Groenendaal with Bob Gunton, George Hearn, and Steven Jacob with
musical direction by Paul Gemignani) [reissued as CD/RCA Victor
09026-61171-2]
The Window Across The Way (cut):
1. Composer Demo (Stephen
Sondheim)
2. Composer Demo (Stephen Sondheim, piano only)
3. Composer Demo (Stephen Sondheim, piano only) (second
instrumental rendition)
4. Stepping out of a Dream, CD/Andrew Distel (Andrew Distel)
(unverified)
Your Eyes Are Blue (aka "Once Upon A
Time" or "Love Story") (cut; later used in MARRY ME A
LITTLE):
1.
Composer Demo (Stephen Sondheim)
2. Commercial Demo, Private LP (M) MB-250 (Rose Marie Jun and
Bernie Knee)
3. Sondheim: A Musical Tribute, Warner Bros. (S) 2WS-2705
(Harvey Evans and Pamela Hall with musical direction by Paul
Gemignani) [reissued as CD/RCA Victor 60515-2-RC]
4. Marry Me A Little, RCA Victor (S) ABL1-4159 (Suzanne Henry
and Craig Lucas with musical direction by E. Martin Perry)
[reissued as CD/RCA Victor 7142-2-RG]
5. A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum In Jazz,
CD/Varese Sarabande VSD-5707 (Terry Trotter Trio)
6. Boys And Girls Like You And Me, CD/Bayview Records RNBW007
(Sally Mayes and Brent Barrett with musical direction by Dick
Gallagher)
7. Marry Me A Little, CD/Ghostlight 8-4474 (Jason Tam and
Lauren Molina with musical direction by John Bell)
Unrecorded Songs:
Chase (exists in sketch
form only)
Happy Ending (exists in sketch form only)
Overture (original unused version)
Take The Acorn (exists in sketch form only)
What Do You Do With A Woman? (incomplete)