Stephen Sondheim’s first Broadway show with both his lyrics AND music was also his longest-running hit. See how Sondheim and his two collaborators made a triumphant musical out of the plays of an ancient Roman playwright — and how the show turned from a disaster to a hit with one new song that Sondheim wrote on the last week before Broadway!

Charles Troy’s multimedia presentations have graced the Skokie Theatre stage for more than ten years. The tell the stories behind the greatest Broadway musicals and their creators, in seamless visual programs featuring Troy's original graphics, historic photos and audio tracks, vintage film clips, and a scripted narrative that weave the events into cohesive, dramatic tales.

His newest presentation examines the story behind the funniest musical ever written!