A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum cast signed program autographed by Jos Ferrer, Ben Lessy, Paul Jayson, Jerry Lanning, Gillian Simpson, Frank Sorello, Roy Johnson, and Helen McComas. 9x12 inches A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart.