Ghostlight to Record New Fantasticks Cast Album

Ghostlight Records will record the cast album of The Fantasticks, the whimsical Jones and Schmidt musical that is currently receiving an Off-Broadway revival at the Snapple Theater Center (210 West 50th Street at Broadway), where it began previews on July 29th.  It opens on August 16th.

Recording and release dates have not yet been announced.

The Fantasticks stars Thomas Bruce as Henry, Burke Moses as El Gallo, Leo Burmester as Hucklebee, Robert R. Oliver as Mortimer (temporarily subbing for a recuperating MacIntyre Dixon), Santino Fontana as Matt, Sara Jean Ford as Luisa, Douglas Ullman, Jr. as The Mute and Martin Vidnovic as Bellomy.

The Fantasticks is produced by Steven Baruch, Marc Routh, Richard Frankel  and Thomas Viertel.

The beloved musical love story features music by Harvey Schmidt and book and lyrics by Tom Jones.  Jones also directs The Fantasticks, which was originally directed by Word Baker. 

"The Fantasticks tells the story of a young boy and girl who fall madly in love at the hands of their meddling fathers, but soon grow restless and stray from one another. Will their separation provide a deeper appreciation for the love they once shared or create a permanent gulf between them?  The musical is the quintessential celebration of love, in all its gorgeous simplicity and heartbreaking complexities," according to press notes.  It features such classic tunes as "Try To Remember," "Much More," and "I Can See It."

The show originally opened at New York's Sullivan Street Playhouse on May 3, 1960 and played 17,162 performances before closing January 13, 2002, making it the world's longest running musical.  Audiences have enjoyed 11,103 productions of the show in over 3,000 cities and towns throughout the United States. Internationally, more than 700 productions have been staged in 68 nations from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, and beyond.

The playing schedule for The Fantasticks is as follows: Monday at 8:30pm, Wednesday at 2:30pm, Thursday and Friday at 8:30pm, Saturday at 2:30pm and 8:30pm and Sunday at 3:30pm and 7:30pm.  Please note,  there will be no Wednesday matinee on August 16.  Tickets are $75, and can be purchased through www.ticketmaster.com at (212) 307-4100.

For more information, visit www.fantasticksonstage.com.  For more on Ghostlight Records, a division of Sh-K-Boom Records, visit www.ghostlightrecords.com.