Stage musical

The Fantasticks

Opening date: April 23, 1960
Comments: A musical with music by Harvey Schmidt and lyrics by Tom Jones. It premiered at the Sullivan Street Playhouse, a small Off-Broadway theatre in New York City's Greenwich Village, on May 3, 1960, after 10 preview performance. The show featured Jerry Orbach as El Gallo, Rita Gardner as Luisa, Kenneth Nelson as Matt and librettist Tom Jones (under a pseudonym) as the Old Actor, among the cast members. The show's original off-Broadway production ran a total of 42 years and 17,162 performances before closing January 13, 2002, making it the world's longest-running musical. The poetic book and breezy, inventive score, including such familiar songs as "Try to Remember," helped make this show so durable. Original Cast Album released in the same year.

Title	Performer	Written by	Info
I Can See It PRF	Kenneth Nelson and Jerry Orbach	Harvey Schmidt, Tom Jones [US]	Covered by (6 artists) Originally by Kenneth Nelson & Jerry Orbach REL
Much More PRF	Rita Gardner	Harvey Schmidt, Tom Jones [US]	Covered by (9 artists) Originally by Rita Gardner REL
Rape Ballet PRF	The Fantasticks Cast	Harvey Schmidt, Tom Jones [US]	Covered by Tapani Perttu Originally by The Company [The Fantasticks] REL
Soon It's Gonna Rain PRF	Kenneth Nelson and Rita Gardner	Harvey Schmidt, Tom Jones [US]	Covered by (79 artists) Originally by Kenneth Nelson & Rita Gardner REL
They Were You PRF	Kenneth Nelson and Rita Gardner	Harvey Schmidt, Tom Jones [US]	Covered by (10 artists) Originally by Kenneth Nelson & Rita Gardner REL
Try to Remember PRF	Jerry Orbach	Harvey Schmidt, Tom Jones [US]	Covered by (202 artists) Originally by Jerry Orbach REL