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It’s All Greek to Me
Friday-Sunday (now through Apr. 29), 7:30 p.m.; with Sunday matinee, 5 p.m. at Iao Theater

April 12, 2007

[MUSICAL] Greek? Roman? Who knows? Pseudolus, Hero, Philia, Senex, Marcus Lycus, Domina, Erronius, Gymnasi, Fertilla the Populator... It’s “A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Forum” at the Iao Theater. This musical is based on the farces of the ancient Roman playwrights. Basically, a slave is trying to gain his freedom by winning the hand of the girl next door for his master. It sounds a little Cyrano deBergerac to me, which is cool. Maui OnStage first put this on back in 1979, and then they did it again in 1994 (it was actually the first play Maui OnStage play to take place at the MACC. The bottom line is that it’s supposed to be really funny, plus the whole Grecian/Roman look is very “in” right now so you can go and get some fashion ideas from the costumes. Multitasking at its finest. Tickets: $20, Iao Theater, 244-8680. [LILIANA BEGLEY]