Social: Spend A Day at THE MUNY with John Tartaglia
By: Alan Henry Jul. 05, 2017
Start of the day- leaving the hotel with coffee in hand #essentials pic.twitter.com/8th4igBj0A
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On the way to A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Forum rehearsal with a car full of comedic greats!!! #munyfunnything pic.twitter.com/yxUdE62eZF
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The beautiful MUNY! This is the 99th season! SO proud to be a part of it! @johnnytartags #munyfunnything pic.twitter.com/Ch56Np5mDA
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Our rehearsal space...in the middle of gorgeous Forest Park. How lucky are we?!? #munyfunnything pic.twitter.com/EVZdTJ5bn8
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Our awesome choreographer Alex Sanchez and his talented wife Lainie warming up. #munyfunnything #relationshipgoals pic.twitter.com/vTym1ZgtQ3
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Two comedy legends and the stars of the show- Mark Linn-Baker and Peter Scolari. GENIUSES! #munyfunnything @MarkLinnBaker_ @PeterScolari pic.twitter.com/RYPbVA9tkA
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@super_n8 Nathaniel Hackmann, our Miles Glorious, shows off his....serious face. I don't know WHAT I'm doing.....#munyfunnything pic.twitter.com/YNr3Avx4OI
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Our fearless leader, MUNY artistic director Mike Isaacson hangs with our fabulous cast! #munyfunnything pic.twitter.com/t2awfdMPQ7
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The amazing folks of the MUNY costume shop who turn out an unbelievable amount of gorgeous costumes for all 7 shows. #munyfunnything pic.twitter.com/aroYxYkS7g
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End of a long rehearsal day! Thanks for letting me takeover BroadwayWorld! Come see us at the MUNY July 5-11 #munyfunnything @johnnytartags pic.twitter.com/VzuTZ2ZZwc
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The incredible scenic artists who still paint every boom (stagewide screens since we have no flys) by hand, gorgeously! #munyfunnything pic.twitter.com/jL4CcsKJJn
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Check out highlights from our Twitter takeover last week with John Tartaglia, who's currently gearing up to open A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM.
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Tony and Emmy nominee John Tartaglia has appeared on Broadway in Avenue Q (Tony nomination), Disney's Beauty and the Beast, and Shrek the Musical. John created, executive produced and starred in his own preschool series Johnny and the Sprites for Disney Junior (8 Emmy nominations) and performed on Sesame Street (PBS Kids) for 13 seasons. As a director he's worked on The Wizard of Oz, Tarzan and Shrek (The Muny), Dinosaur Train Live and Sid the Science Kid Live (national tours), Claudio Quest(NY Musical Festival, Best of the Fest), Lord Tom (York Theatre), Shrek the Halls (DreamWorks Theatricals), Because of Winn Dixie (Arkansas Repertory), amongst others. Current projects include playing Kip on Jim Henson's Word Party and Hank on Julie's Greenroom, as well as creator, co-executive producer and star (Splash) of Jim Henson's Splash and Bubbles (PBS Kids).
A noteworthy design team spearheads this production of FORUM with scenic design by Timothy R. Mackabee, costume design by Mara Blumenfeld, lighting design by Rob Denton, sound design by John Shivers and David Patridge, wig design by John Metzner, with production stage manager Cody Renard Richard.
As previously announced, direction is by Gary Griffin, with choreography by Alex Sanchez and music direction by Brad Haak.
Considered one of Broadway's greatest farces, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum follows Pseudolus, a crafty slave, as he aids his master in winning the hand of Philia, a slow-witted, but sweet courtesan, in exchange for his freedom. This musical romp through Rome includes scheming neighbors, secrets behind every toga and music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. This is one Muny spectacle guaranteed to make even the Greek gods keel over with laughter.
The seven shows in the 2017 Muny season are: Jesus Christ Superstar (June 12-18), Disney's The Little Mermaid (June 20-29), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (July 5- 11), All Shook Up (July 13-19), The Unsinkable Molly Brown (July 21-27), A Chorus Line (July 29- August 4), and Newsies (August 7-13).
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