Feature: FORUM opens tonight with Platte Valley Players

Directed and Choreographed by Kelly Van Oosbree with Music Direction by Bonnie Simcox, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way the Forum will run at The Armory Performing Arts Center in Brighton, CO from June 16- June 24. This production is generously supported by the Brighton Lodging Tax and SCFD.

With music and lyrics by the legendary Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim and a book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart (the award-winning write of the film Tootsie and the M*A*S*H* TV Series), this hilarious, slapstick farce is regarded by many as a high point in the history of Broadway musical comedy. Be prepared to laugh early and often- as the signature show tune puts it, "Tragedy tomorrow, Comedy tonight!"

Cast members making their PVP debut include Brian Trampler (Aurora Fox's Little Women) as Pseudolus, Vern Moody (Performance Now's Man of La Mancha) as Hysterium, Mark Snyder Jr. (Theatre Harrisburg's A Dangerous Year) as Hero, Liz Larsen (Performance Now's Hello Dolly) as Domina, Max Maxwell (Performance Now's Man of LaMancha) as Erronius, Kristine Bachica (American Spirit Dance Company)as Panacea, Kaitlin Weinstein (UNC's West Side Story) and Kelsey Weinstein (Ignite's The Wild Party) as The Geminae. Dan Lawless (Prairie Playhouse's Shrek) Joey Taczak (Opera Colorado) and Trevor Wood (Performance Now's Hello Dolly) join the cast as The Proteans. Returning to PVP are Wes Munsil as Senex, Sara Metz as Philia, BranDon Phelps as Marcus Lycus, TJ Hogle as Miles Gloriosus, Bri Tracy as Tintintabula, Jasmine Jones as Vibrata and Shandra Duncan as Gymnasia.

Photos by RDG Photography

Performance Dates:

Friday, June 16 @ 7:30 PM
Saturday, June 17 @ 2:00 PM
Saturday, June 17 @ 7:30 PM
Friday, June 23 @ 7:30 PM
Saturday, June 24 @ 2:00 PM
Saturday, June 24 @ 7:30 PM

The Armory Performing Arts Center
Brighton, CO 80601

Tickets:
Adult $15 online/$17 at door
Children 12 and under/Senior Citizens $13 online/$15 at door
Advance Tickets may be purchased online at www.plattevalleyplayers.org