A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a classic 1962 Broadway musical comedy, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, that farcically blends Roman-era antics with vaudeville-style humor.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Context triple: [Harold Prince, notableWork, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum]
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future is a short, humorous and inspirational book by Michael J. Fox offering life lessons and reflections on optimism, resilience, and navigating adulthood.
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The Sunshine Boys
The Sunshine Boys is a 1975 comedy film, based on Neil Simon’s play, about two feuding former vaudeville partners reluctantly reunited for a television special.
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Beyond the Fringe
Beyond the Fringe is a groundbreaking early-1960s British satirical stage revue that helped launch the modern era of sketch comedy and satire.
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Follies
Follies is a celebrated Stephen Sondheim musical that nostalgically explores aging, memory, and lost dreams through a reunion of former showgirls in a crumbling Broadway theater.
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a 1988 comedy film about two con men on the French Riviera, best known for its witty script and Steve Martin’s acclaimed performance alongside Michael Caine.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Target entity description: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a classic 1962 Broadway musical comedy, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, that farcically blends Roman-era antics with vaudeville-style humor.
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A.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future is a short, humorous and inspirational book by Michael J. Fox offering life lessons and reflections on optimism, resilience, and navigating adulthood.
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B.
The Sunshine Boys
The Sunshine Boys is a 1975 comedy film, based on Neil Simon’s play, about two feuding former vaudeville partners reluctantly reunited for a television special.
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C.
Beyond the Fringe
Beyond the Fringe is a groundbreaking early-1960s British satirical stage revue that helped launch the modern era of sketch comedy and satire.
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D.
Follies
Follies is a celebrated Stephen Sondheim musical that nostalgically explores aging, memory, and lost dreams through a reunion of former showgirls in a crumbling Broadway theater.
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E.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a 1988 comedy film about two con men on the French Riviera, best known for its witty script and Steve Martin’s acclaimed performance alongside Michael Caine.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Subject: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Description of subject: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a classic 1962 Broadway musical comedy, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, that farcically blends Roman-era antics with vaudeville-style humor.
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1996 Broadway revival)
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (musical)
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1996 Broadway revival)
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (original 1962 Broadway production)
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Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1996 Broadway revival)
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (stage and film, role as Pseudolus)
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966 film)
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Michael Pertwee
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (screenplay adaptation)
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