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James Corden, who won a Tony award for the New York staging of One Man, Two Guvnors, is set to return to Broadway for a revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.James Corden, who won a Tony award for the New York staging of One Man, Two Guvnors, is set to return to Broadway for a revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.
The play is a comic farce set in ancient Rome, in which Corden would play Pseudolus, a slave who helps his master woo a courtesan who lives next door, in order to win his freedom. The producers' spokesperson told the New York Times that Corden was in negotiations for the role, but the revival, pencilled in for spring 2015, could not be confirmed until all the roles were cast.The play is a comic farce set in ancient Rome, in which Corden would play Pseudolus, a slave who helps his master woo a courtesan who lives next door, in order to win his freedom. The producers' spokesperson told the New York Times that Corden was in negotiations for the role, but the revival, pencilled in for spring 2015, could not be confirmed until all the roles were cast.
The play debuted in 1962 and ran successfully for nearly a thousand performances; Zero Mostel, as Pseudolus, won a Tony award for his performance. Phil Silvers and Nathan Lane have also played the role, in 1972 and 1996 respectively, and each also won Tonys. Lane was eventually succeeded by Whoopi Goldberg in the long-running revival.The play debuted in 1962 and ran successfully for nearly a thousand performances; Zero Mostel, as Pseudolus, won a Tony award for his performance. Phil Silvers and Nathan Lane have also played the role, in 1972 and 1996 respectively, and each also won Tonys. Lane was eventually succeeded by Whoopi Goldberg in the long-running revival.
The show's chaos, irreverence and broad wit would be a natural fit for Corden, whose equally madcap turn in One Man, Two Guvnors remains one of his most beloved roles. He's also set for a role in another Sondheim adaptation, Into the Woods, which will instead be heading to the big screen – Johnny Depp and Meryl Streep play the leads in the postmodern reworking of classic children's fairytales. The show's chaos, irreverence and broad wit would be a natural fit for Corden, whose equally madcap turn in One Man, Two Guvnors remains one of his most beloved roles. He's also set for a role in another Sondheim adaptation, Into the Woods, which will instead be heading to the big screen – Johnny Depp and Meryl Streep also star in the postmodern reworking of classic children's fairytales.
Corden's film career also continues with the forthcoming Begin Again, in which he plays a British busker on the streets of New York alongside Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo and Cee-Lo Green, and in Kill Your Friends, an adaptation of John Niven's scabrous music industry memoir.Corden's film career also continues with the forthcoming Begin Again, in which he plays a British busker on the streets of New York alongside Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo and Cee-Lo Green, and in Kill Your Friends, an adaptation of John Niven's scabrous music industry memoir.