More Raving

A rave review for Frank Ferrante in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum from The Wall Street Journal. And a rave review for Frank Ferrante in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum from Newsworks.

The Wall Street Journal review is behind a paywall for some so I'll quote one excerpt…

Mr. Ferrante plays Pseudolus, the scheming Roman slave whose role was created on Broadway by Zero Mostel, and it's hard to imagine anyone doing a better job. Not only is Mr. Ferrante a marvelous performer, but he's also staged "A Funny Thing Happened" with explosive comic punch, and he's put together a cast of old pros who understand the style as well as he does. Ron Wisniski, who plays Senex, the victim of his skullduggery, could just as easily have slipped into Mr. Ferrante's toga and made an equally strong impression. The fact that this is self-evidently not a one-man show is a big part of what makes it so good. So is Robert Andrew Kovach's colorful set, which looks like a "Fractured Fairy Tales" background drawing and makes you smile as soon as the curtain goes up. The 11-piece pit band, led by John Daniels, plays Jonathan Tunick's dapper orchestrations with gratifying finesse.

Contrary to how it may seem at times on the blog, I am not Frank's agent nor do I have any monetary interest in this show. (Full Disclosure: We did not pay for our tickets last night but I can't be bought, at least not that cheaply.) I post these reviews just to prove that I am not saying it's great just because he's my friend. Others loved it, as well.