Show A 4 Funny Thing j i j 4 t k ii-k- o 4 H e d at t th the Happened ap pen a e v- v A i i Grand Theatre i T Alison Thornton L g I Associate Editor IF Mel Brooks didn't write the play A Flinn Funny Thing Happened on the Va Way to the FO Forum he should have Its It's full of that un-funny un at att attempt attempt at- at t tempt at humor that everyone everyone- seems to find hysterical The plot centers on a overprotected overprotected overprotected over- over protected over-mothered over boy who lives next door to a house of ill- ill repute The naive young man named Hero Joey Alan Brodine falls In jn love with a virgin prostitute named Philia Holly Healy Hero vows to set his slave dolus Paul Gates free only if if can devise a scheme v to tomake tov make Philia marry Hero Philia Philia- wants to marry matry H Hero ro but Philia has been sold to a military captain Convincing Philia to marry Hero will be harder than it it seems seems eem because Philia belie believes es she can pretend to love her military captain while thinking of Hero the man roan she loves She cant can't be persuaded to go along with any plots to leave her captain The three-hour three play is ridded with sappy songs bad jokes and the play on words which include winks at the audience It even had the expected ever happy ending The actors under the d diction of Scott Anderson were professional and well rehearsed and full Play goers responded with roaring roaring roaring roar roar- ing laughter and applause My taste in comedy runs distant from this agent Roman town However However However How How- ever if you saw the movie Men In III Tights lights and loved it A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a must see |