The Wheelhouse Theater Night
February 20, 2025 at 7:00pm
1302 Center Street, Deer Park, TX 77536
Each year, Art Park Players of Deer Park, TX, offers one of their main stage performances as a fundraiser for us.
We show up with Italian food from the famous Antonio’s Italian Grill of Deer Park. We eat dinner with Dinner and Show ticket holders and wait for Show Only ticket holders to join us.
We report on the “state of” The Wheelhouse and then we sit back and enjoy the show.
This Theatre Night event will be Thursday, February 20, 2025, and will include a performance of the world-famous A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM.
Dinner with show tickets which are $40 each. Reserved purchased tickets required
Show only tickets, which are $22 each. Reserved purchased tickets are recommended. Show-only seating begins15 minutes before showtime
Dinner: 7 p.m.
Show: 8 p.m.
ABOUT THE PLAY
Inspired by the farces of the ancient Roman playwright Plautus (254–184 BC), the musical tells the bawdy story of a slave named Pseudo Lus and his attempts to win his freedom by helping his young master woo the girl next door. The plot displays many classic elements of farce, including puns, slamming doors, cases of mistaken identity (frequently involving characters disguising themselves as one another), and satirical comments on social class. The title derives from a line often used by vaudeville comedians to begin a story: "A funny thing happened on the way to the theater."
The musical's original 1962 Broadway run won several Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Author (Musical). A Funny Thing has enjoyed several Broadway and West End revivals and was made into a successful film starring the original lead of the stage musical Zero Mostel.