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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

by Stephen Sondheim, Larry Gelbart, Burt Shevelove · 1961

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The book and lyrics of the first musical for which Sondheim composed the score as well. Forum opened in 1962 and is Sondheim's longest running play. Other plays for which he has written both the music and lyrics are A Little Night Music, Into the Woods and Assassins.

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