A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum - Lido de Par

Directed by Cal McCrystal too - this just became a must see!

i wonder if said big names TV reboot finally being picked has anything to do with the late announcement...

Will this be in French or English?

Forgive me if this may be a foolish thing to ask but (genuine question) why would perform a show in a language that differs from that city's mother tongue?

A few bullet points
- Context gets lost in translation.
- The shape of the sentence and flow of the music then changes
English is such an international language.
Often, us Brits fear foreign languages unlike our european neighbours

Another factor is the additional cost. If a translation exists, you have to pay the translator for the right to do it on top of the existing show rights.

And if a translation doesn't exist, you have to pay get one created.

The French have actual laws which require the use of French in a range of circumstances including all TV broadcasts with a couple of exceptions, one of which is musicals. They don't apply to theatre though. There are also official bodies that police the French language itself by removing borrowings from English and a government body to specify French alternatives. 

Going to Paris next week.
Bit expensive. Any idea on how to get discount/day tickets? French Otday tickets or similar?
Also, saw the video but Richard Kind seems not be be playing?

Thanks. They have an offer themselves. When you click on seats there is a Noel discount. It seems it's not selling very well. Got a nice seat for €35.

I am sorry to say that I fully disagree with the previous member.

I attended the evening show on the 22nd. The Lido looks nice and they have obviously spent a lot of money renovating it. Still, that ugly low ceiling gives away that this is not a classy place with history. It wasn't selling well even with the Christmas discount and I got an upgrade. I paid 35 euros for a seat at the back and got a seat originally priced at 149 a few rows closer to the stage. It looks the same for the rest of the run, buy the cheapest ticket and you'll get a better one for sure. I think the balcony was empty.

I know the show fairly well having seen the NT production, the film adaptation and listening to different casts albums. I have to say that for me this production was a huge disappointment. In my opinion this is the director's fault. The actors were good, John Owen Jones by far the best, the band sounded great, the set and costumes were fine too. But the comedy wasn't there for me. I think I laughed twice during the whole show. The lines fell flat and the attempts to have audience participation were terrible. The break of the fourth wall didn't make much sense, I understand that in this setting it is easier than in a theatre, but why talk about Paris when you are in Rome? They also stopped the flow of the show without adding anything.

Two of the dancers stole the show: one of the female dancers during The house of Marcus Lycus was unbelievable, I have never seen anyone doing that with their bodies; the other one was one of the dancers/actors playing multiple roles, he was funny, camp and butch at the same time and a pleasure to watch. I cannot find their names on the website.

So, if you are in Paris and you have never seen it, it might be a good opportunity if you get cheap tickets, but I wouldn't bother otherwise.