Tom Jones
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".
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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.
Jones acted in a New York City revival of The Fantasticks, which he also directed. He played the part of the Old Actor, from when the musical opened in 1960, and from April 26, 2010, to June 6, 2010. He was credited as an actor in the show as Thomas Bruce.
Jones was also the author of Making Musicals: An Informal Introduction to the World of Musical Theater.
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Video: Same Heart, New Love Story! Inside Broadway's THE FANTASTICKS
by Sam Anctil - 2026-10-15 11:12:18
Video: Richard Jay-Alexander Celebrates 50 Years in the Broadway Business
by Robert Diamond - 2026-04-03 13:00:22
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by - Oct 15, 2026
This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 10/15/2026 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.
by Rachel Stone - Oct 15, 2026
Heresy Records will release the American edition of EK-R: FIVE STAGES OF TRANSFORMATION, a classical album by composer Boris Bergmann and Swiss cellist Raphaël Zweifel exploring grief and acceptance through contemporary composition and spoken word.
by Sam Anctil - Oct 15, 2026
After more than six decades of enchanting audiences, The Fantasticks is finally making its Broadway debut! The beloved musical by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt is getting a fresh new look this fall in a reimagined production from Second Stage Theatre, directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Christopher Gattelli. Watch as Richard Ridge catches up with the company in this video.
by Rachel Stone - Oct 13, 2026
Folk rock guitarist and songwriter Richard Thompson will perform at Boulder Theater with Clayton Linthicum and Quinn Bachand.
by Bruce Glikas - Oct 13, 2026
Up next at Second Stage Theater is the Broadway premiere of THE FANTASTICKS, directed and choreographed by Christopher Gattelli. The company of THE FANTASTICKS will feature Maxim Chlumecky as The Boy (Matt), Kevin Del Aguila as The Man Who Dies (Mortimer), David Patrick Kelly as The Old Actor (Henry), Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer as Matt’s Mother (Mildred Hucklebee), Nathan Levy as The Boy (Lewis), Ruthie Ann Miles as Lewis’ Mother, Zane Phillips as The Narrator (El Gallo), and Ahmad Simmons as The Mute. Mr. Phillips will be making his Broadway debut.
by David Friscic - Oct 9, 2026
Bittersweet poignancy permeates underneath and amidst the charismatic and subversive musical that is Maybe Happy Ending ---now playing at the National Theatre. This totally involving musical is suffused with numerous creative, surprising twists and subplots by insightful writers Will Aronson and Hue Park.
by Rebecca Kaplan - Oct 3, 2026
On Thursday, October 8 at 7 PM, acclaimed New York City singer and cabaret performer Helane Blumfield returns to Don’t Tell Mama in an encore performance of INVISIBLE TO INVINCIBLE. Read a conversation with Blumfield.
by - Oct 1, 2026
This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 10/1/2026 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 29, 2026
Roger Waters-directed production featuring his son Harry Waters on piano brings a 10-piece band performing PINK FLOYD's classic albums to New Jersey Performing Arts Center.
by Rachel Stone - Sep 28, 2026
Singer and actor Russell Moss will perform A NIGHT OF COOL at The Triad Theater on October 8, featuring a five-piece orchestra and guest artists Hannah Celeste and Evan Buckley Harris. The show celebrates music from the 1950s–1970s with performances of standards by Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, and Nat King Cole.
by - Sep 24, 2026
This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 9/24/2026 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.
by Andrew Poretz - Sep 24, 2026
Mary Porter brings Southern charm to 54 Below in Southern Nights, a rollicking, guest-filled celebration featuring NaTasha Yvette Williams, Seth Sikes, Richard Skipper, Edmund Bagnell, and a terrific band.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 23, 2026
Lottery Winners, fresh off touring stadiums with Robbie Williams, bring their Burning House Party show to Parr Hall on December 17-18. Tickets on sale Friday.
by Michael Gioia - Oct 6, 2026
Music supervisor and orchestrator Sam Davis exclusively tells BroadwayWorld how he’s freshening up ‘The Fantasticks’ for Broadway for its first production on the Great White Way.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 15, 2026
Remember Jones will lead a 17-piece big band at The Stone Pony for a holiday benefit supporting Mary's Place by the Sea, a New Jersey nonprofit offering free wellness retreats and services for women with cancer.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 11, 2026
Singer-songwriter and pianist Jon Regen will release his first live album, recorded at London's EFG Jazz Festival with his touring band and saxophonist Paul Booth.
by Gavin Glynn - Sep 14, 2026
Todd Schroeder is a multiple award-winning Music Director, Creative Director, Composer, Producer, Arranger, and Pianist whose artistry has graced some of the world’s most iconic stages. Celebrated for his ability to connect with artists on a deep level, Todd has collaborated across genres—from Jazz and Broadway to Pop, Country, and Rock—with luminaries including Jason Alexander, Engelbert Humperdinck, Liza Minnelli, Dave Koz, Sir Tom Jones, Haley Reinhart, Leslie Odom Jr., Sam Harris, and Angela Lansbury.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 2, 2026
Gabrielle has announced British R&B group DAMAGE will join her as special guests at Bradford Live on Friday, April 2, 2027. Tickets are on sale now.
by Stephi Wild - Aug 31, 2026
Helane Blumfield will present an encore of her cabaret show INVISIBLE TO INVINCIBLE at Don't Tell Mama, exploring reinvention, resilience, and self-discovery through storytelling and song.
by Rachel Stone - Aug 28, 2026
Brooks John Martin released "Do," the first single and AI-generated video from his upcoming album WAR ALL THE TIME, blending manic energy with surreal humor.
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Tom Jones has written 21 shows including 110 in the Shade (Lyricist), 4 Below (Sketches), Son of 4 Below (Lyricist), Kaleidoscope (Lyricist), Demi-Dozen (Lyricist), The Fantasticks (Bookwriter), Anatol (Bookwriter/Lyricist), I Do! I Do! (Bookwriter), Celebration (Bookwriter), Colette (Lyricist), Colette (Lyricist), Portfolio Revue (Lyricist), Philemon (Bookwriter/Lyricist), The Bone Room (Lyricist), Colette (Bookwriter/Lyricist), Grover's Corners (Bookwriter/Lyricist), Mirette (Lyricist), The Show Goes On (Lyricist), Roadside (Bookwriter), Roadside (Bookwriter/Lyricist), Harold and Maude (Bookwriter/Lyricist).
Legend of Off Broadway Award (), Playwrights Sidewalk Inductee(s) (The Lortels), Special Award (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Portfolio Studio, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for I Do! I Do!, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for 110 in the Shade and Citation of Excellence (Drama Desk Awards) for The Fantasticks.
Tom Jones has won the Legend of Off Broadway Award, been inducted as a Playwrights Sidewalk Inductee by The Lortels, received a Special Award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Portfolio Studio, and earned a Citation of Excellence from the Drama Desk Awards for The Fantasticks.
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