Editing Stephen Sondheim (section)

==== ''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'' ====
The first Broadway production for which Sondheim wrote the music and lyrics was ''[[A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum]]'', which opened in 1962 and ran for 964 performances.<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.playbill.com/article/look-back-at-the-original-production-of-a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-forum|title = Look Back at the Original Production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum|work = [[Playbill]]|date = May 8, 2021|access-date = November 28, 2021|last = Skethway|first = Nathan}}</ref> The [[Book musical|book]], based on [[farce]]s by [[Plautus]], was by [[Burt Shevelove]] and [[Larry Gelbart]]. The show won six [[Tony Award]]s (including [[Tony Award for Best Musical|Best Musical]])<ref>{{cite web|year=1963|title=The Tony Award Nominations|url=https://www.tonyawards.com/nominees/year/1963/category/any/show/any/|website=[[Tony Awards]]|access-date=November 28, 2021}}</ref> and had the longest Broadway run of any show for which Sondheim wrote both music and lyrics.{{r|Weber}}