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The Fantasticks is a 1960 musical with music by Harvey Schmidt and book and lyrics by Tom Jones.It tells an allegorical story, loosely based on the 1894 play The Romancers (Les Romanesques) by Edmond Rostand, concerning two neighboring fathers who trick their children, Luisa and Matt, into falling in love by pretending to feud.
Harvey Lester Schmidt (September 12, 1929 – February 28, 2018 [1]) was an American composer for musical theatre and illustrator.He was best known for composing the music for the longest running musical in history, The Fantasticks, which ran off-Broadway for 42 years, from 1960 to 2002.
His best-known work is The Fantasticks, which ran off-Broadway from 1960 until 2002, and the hit song from the same, "Try to Remember". Other songs from The Fantasticks include "Soon It's Gonna Rain", "Much More", and "I Can See It". He also wrote the screenplay for the 1995 feature-film adaptation. [2]
The off-Broadway hit ‘The Fantasticks,’ the world’s longest-running musical is introduced to a new generation in Venice Theatre SummerStock program
It closed in 2017, ending as the longest-running production of any kind in the history of American theater with a total of an astonishing 21,552 performances. "My mind doesn't grasp it, in a way ...
Everybody's Talking About Jamie (2017) Dan Gillespie Sells: Tom MacRae: Tom MacRae Everybody's Talking About Jamie (2021) Jonathan Butterell: Fanny (1954) Harold Rome: Harold Rome S. N. Behrman Joshua Logan: Fanny (1968) Joshua Logan The Fantasticks (1960) Harvey Schmidt: Tom Jones: Tom Jones The Fantasticks (2000) Michael Ritchie: Fiddler on ...
“Try to Remember,” the most famous song to have come out of the stage musical “The Fantasticks,” was noted for its autumnal feel, sung by someone reflecting back on youthful days. The ...
Jean Louisa Kelly (born March 9, 1972) is an American actress and singer. After making her film debut as Tia Russell in Uncle Buck (1989) alongside John Candy, she appeared in a wide range of other films including The Fantasticks (1995) and Mr. Holland's Opus (1995).