The film stars John Lloyd Young , who reprises his Tony Award-winning portrayal of the lead singer of The Four Seasons, Frankie Valli , with Erich Bergen as Bob Gaudio , who wrote or co-wrote all of the group’s biggest hits.
The prominence of the Broadway production led, finally, to the screen. Director Ryan Murphy and Kramer joined in 2014 for “The Normal Heart” [HBO Films], with Mark Ruffalo , Matt Bomer , Taylor Kitsch, Jim Parsons, Alfred Molina and Julia Roberts .
The salient feature of ” A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum ” [Kino Lorber], Richard Lester's 1966 adaptation of the 1962 Stephen Sondheim / Burt Shevelove / Larry Gelbart musical comedy hit, is the presence of Zero Mostel as Pseudolus, the Roman slave in search of freedom.