PERFORMANCE DATES
Begins October 22
WHERE
Hayes Theater
HAYES THEATER / BROADWAY
THE FANTASTICKS
BOOK & LYRICS BY TOM JONES
MUSIC BY HARVEY SCHMIDT
REVISED BOOK & LYRICS BY TOM JONES
DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY CHRISTOPHER GATTELLI
Two boys. Their two mothers. And a mischievous plan to make the young men fall in love. This is The Fantasticks, known and adored across the globe, in a Broadway premiere that brings glorious new life to the beloved classic. With a book and lyrics by Tom Jones and music by Harvey Schmidt, this inspired reinterpretation celebrates love, reconciliation, and the singular power of theater. Brilliantly reconceived by Jones himself, it retains all the heart and humor that have made The Fantasticks one of the most iconic musicals of all time. Tony Award winner Christopher Gattelli (Schmigadoon!, Newsies) directs.
Produced in association with Broadway & Beyond Theatricals, Daryl Roth, and True North Theatricals.
Second Stage Theater’s programs are supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council, and by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
The Season is supported by a grant from the Howard Gilman Foundation.
(s) Student Matinee
*Across the Boards — Join members of the creative team for a discussion following the performance.
(i) Insider's Night — An exclusive event for 2ST Subscribers. Join us one hour before for wine, hors d’oeuvres, and intimate discussion with one of the show’s designers.
OC Open Captioned Performance — Text is displayed at the side of the stage in real time, including dialogue and sound effects from the production.
AD Audio Described Performance — Using special audio equipment, commentary and narration is provided during the performance, guiding the listener through the show with descriptions of scenes, costumes, etc. in between dialogue or songs.
BOOK & LYRICS BY TOM JONES
MUSIC BY HARVEY SCHMIDT
TOM JONES (Revised Book and Lyrics) and HARVEY SCHMIDT (Music) met at the University of Texas at Austin where they wrote their first musical together, Time Staggers On. After coming to New York, they wrote The Fantasticks for a summer theatre production at Barnard College. After its Off Broadway opening in May 1960, it ran for an incredible 42 years becoming the longest running musical in the world and the longest-running uninterrupted show of any kind in the history of the American theatre.
Their first Broadway show, 110 in the Shade, was nominated for a Tony Award and was successfully revived by the New York City Opera and later produced on Broadway starring Audra MacDonald. I Do! I Do!, their two-character musical starring Mary Martin and Robert Preston, was also a success on Broadway and on tour.
Additional collaborations include Celebration, which moved to Broadway; Philemon, which won an Outer Critics Circle Award and was produced on Hollywood Television Theatre; Mirette, based on the award-winning children’s book; The Show Goes On, a musical revue featuring their theatre songs and starring Jones and Schmidt; and Roadside, based on a play by Lynn Riggs. They contributed incidental music and lyrics to the Off-Broadway play Colette starring Zoe Caldwell, then developed a full-scale musical version starring Diana Rigg, which was later revised under the title Colette Collage.
In addition to an Obie Award and a special Tony Award for “Excellence in the Theatre” for The Fantasticks, Jones and Schmidt were inducted into the Broadway Hall of Fame at the Gershwin Theatre, and their “stars” were added to the Off-Broadway Walk of Fame outside the Lucille Lortel Theatre. In 2012, they were inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame and in 2017, they received the Oscar Hammerstein Award. For more information on their work together and separately, visit their extensive website: www.JonesandSchmidt.com.
DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY CHRISTOPHER GATTELLI
CHRISTOPHER GATTELLI (Director, Choreographer). Currently represented on Broadway with Schmigadoon! (Tony noms. for Direction and Choreography), Death Becomes Her (Tony noms. for Direction and Choreography) and Ragtime (creative consultant). Tony Award winner for Disney’s Newsies. Broadway: 20 productions including My Fair Lady, SpongeBob SquarePants, The King and I and South Pacific. Lortel Awards for Bat Boy, Dogfight and Altar Boyz. Other dir./chor.: R&H 80th Anniversary Concert at the Drury Lane in London, Silence! The Musical, Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas, In Your Arms. Film: Wonka; Isn’t It Romantic?; Hail, Caesar! Television: “Schmigadoon!” (Two Emmy nominations), “Miracle Workers”, “Bupkis” and “The Muppet Show” with Sabrina Carpenter and Seth Rogen.