Photo Flash: The Fantasticks in Previews
By: BWW News Desk Aug. 09, 2006
The Fantasticks, currently in previews at New York's new Snapple Theater Center (210 W. 50th Street at Broadway), will open on Wednesday, August 23rd. It was recently announced that the show is opening a week late to accomodate new cast members Burke Moses and Robert R. Oliver.
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. Moses (El Gallo) and Oliver (Mortimer) recently joined the previously announced cast of The Fantasticks:
Thomas Bruce as Henry, Leo Burmester as Hucklebee, Santino Fontana as
Matt, Sara Jean Ford as Luisa, Douglas Ullman, Jr. as The Mute and
Martin Vidnovic as Bellomy. 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.
For more information, visit www.fantasticksonstage.com.
Photos by Joan Marcus
For more information, visit www.fantasticksonstage.com.
Sara Jean Ford
Martin Vidnovik, Douglas Ullman Jr. and Leo Burmester
Thomas Bruce
Sara Jean Ford, Douglas Ullman, Jr. and Santino Fontana
Burke Moses and Sara Jean Ford
Robert R. Oliver, Santino Fontana and Thomas Bruce
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