Rita Gardner, Jean Louis Kelly And More To Perfom In THE FANTASTICS 'Night of 1,000 Luisas' Benefit, 11/4

The musical The Fantasticks will sponsor a benefit concert, "Night of 1,000 Luisas" on Wednesday, November 4, at 7pm in support of Bideawee, an animal welfare organization.

Featuring music by Harvey Schmidt, and book/lyrics/direction by Tom Jones, The Fantasticks is a romantic comedy about a boy and girl who fall in and out of love at the hands of their meddling fathers.

The concert will showcase Rita Gardner, who originated the role Off-Broadway in 1960; Jean Louisa Kelly, who played Luisa in Michael Ritchie's film version, as well as Alice Cannon, Glory Crampton, Karen Culliver, Carole Demas, Betsy Morgan, Marty Morris, Allison Munn, Sarah Rice, and Sara Schmidt.

Tickets can be purchased by calling 212-921-7862.

Founded in 1903 by Flora D'Auby Jenkins Kibbe, Bideawee ("stay awhile" in Scottish) is one of the oldest humane organizations in the United States. Bideawee's Mission is to promote and support safe, loving, long-term relationships between people and companion animals by providing a continuum of services and programs that are innovative, personalized and of high quality. The organization was founded in 1903 in New York City and has been caring for, and finding homes for, stray animals. Since its inception, it has been Bideawee's policy never to euthanize an animal unless it is incurably ill or suffering. For more information, visit www.bideawee.org.