The Fantasticks is a 1960 musical with music by Harvey Schmidt and lyrics by Tom Jones. It tells an allegorical story, loosely based on the play The Romancers (Les Romanesques) by Edmond Rostand, concerning two neighboring fathers who trick their children, Luisa and Matt, into falling in love by pretending to feud. The fathers hire traveling actors to stage a mock abduction, so that Matt can heroically seem to save Luisa, ending the supposed feud. When the children discover the deception, they reject the arranged love match and separate. Each then gains disillusioning experiences of the real world, seen in parallel fantasy sequences. They return to each other bruised but enlightened, and they renew their vows with more maturity.
The show's original off-Broadway production ran a total of 42 years and 17,162 performances, making it the world's longest-running musical. The musical was produced by Lore Noto. It was awarded Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre in 1991. The poetic book and breezy, inventive score, including such familiar songs as "Try to Remember," helped make this show so durable. Many productions followed, as well as television and film versions. The Fantasticks has also become a staple of regional, community, and high school productions virtually since its premiere, with approximately 250 new productions each year. It is played with a small cast, two- to three-person orchestra and minimalist set design. Among many revivals, the show re-opened off-Broadway in 2006. As of 2010, its original investors have earned 240 times their original investments. The musical has played throughout the U.S. and in at least 67 foreign countries.
Though it was made in 1995, the film did not see a proper, though very limited, release until 2000 in an abridged form.
Plot
Amos Babcock Bellamy (Joel Grey) and Ben Hucklebee (Brad Sullivan) scheme to get their respective children, Luisa (Jean Louisa Kelly) and Matt (Joey McIntyre), to fall in love. Knowing they will resist their fathers' interference, the two men use reverse psychology and fabricate a feud, building a wall between their houses and forbidding their children to speak to each other. When their plan works, they enlist the aid of El Gallo (Jonathon Morris), the proprietor of a traveling carnival, to put an end to their supposed disagreement in a manner which will not reveal their deception.
The Fantasticks, complete and (mostly) color, Hallmark Hall of Fame, 1964
A black and white version of this program has been available on YouTube for a while, but recently a color version with much better audio also appeared. However, the color version cut off the opening notes of both acts, the end credits, and all framing segments. So I've created a more complete version, editing the missing bits from the black and white version into the color version. (I included the commercials too.)
published: 01 Mar 2020
The Fantasticks (1/10) Movie CLIP - Much More (1995) HD
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CLIP DESCRIPTION:
Louisa Bellamy (Jean Louisa Kelly) sings about her desire to experience the world, for better or worse.
FILM DESCRIPTION:
The longest-running show in the history of the American theater (it opened at an off-Broadway theater in the spring of 1960, where it remained until the production finally closed in early 2002) finally arrives onscreen. Hucklebee (Brad Sullivan) and Bellamy (Joel Grey) are a pair of small town fathers who are scheming to bring their children Matt (Joseph McIntyre) and Luisa (Jean Louisa Kelly) together in a romance. As a carnival arrives to bring some excitement to the sleepy village, the fathers persuade a ...
published: 31 Jul 2013
The Fantasticks
Josephine Theatre, San Antonio TX
published: 15 Jun 2013
The Fantasticks Act One
West Valley Playhouse
Canoga Park, CA
Filmed on 8-27-17
published: 25 Sep 2017
The Fantasticks- Soon It's Gonna Rain
University of Redlands' spring 2010 inaugural production of the Frederick Loewe Black Box Theatre. Directed by Chris Beach. Featuring Carey Curtis Smith, Dimyana Pelev, Nathan Riley and Kelly Odor. Scenic Design: Nephelie Andonyadis, Costume Design: Haley Keim, Light Design: Daniel Bachman.
published: 19 Dec 2010
Jerry Orbach - Try to Remember (1982)
47 year old Jerry Orbach sings "Try to Remember" from The Fantasticks.
published: 19 May 2010
The Fantasticks - William Paterson University
THE FANTASTICKS is a funny and romantic musical about a boy, a girl, and their two fathers who try to keep them apart. The narrator, El Gallo, asks the audience to use their imagination and follow him into a world of moonlight and magic. The boy and the girl fall in love, grow apart and finally find their way back to each other after realizing the truth in El Gallo’s words that, “without a hurt, the heart is hollow.”
Performed at William Paterson University in September 2019.
published: 23 Sep 2019
The Fantasticks Official Trailer #1 - Brad Sullivan Movie (1995) HD
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The Fantasticks Trailer - Directed by Michael Ritchie and starring Joel Grey, Barnard Hughes, Joey McIntyre, Jonathon Morris, Brad Sullivan. Two rural teens sing and dance their way through a forbidden romance and a dangerous travelling carnival.
MGM - 1995
published: 05 Oct 2012
The Fantasticks - They were You
Very pretty song!
published: 01 Apr 2008
The Fantasticks (Musical Hell Review #62)
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A black and white version of this program has been available on YouTube for a while, but recently a color version with much better audio also appeared. However,...
A black and white version of this program has been available on YouTube for a while, but recently a color version with much better audio also appeared. However, the color version cut off the opening notes of both acts, the end credits, and all framing segments. So I've created a more complete version, editing the missing bits from the black and white version into the color version. (I included the commercials too.)
A black and white version of this program has been available on YouTube for a while, but recently a color version with much better audio also appeared. However, the color version cut off the opening notes of both acts, the end credits, and all framing segments. So I've created a more complete version, editing the missing bits from the black and white version into the color version. (I included the commercials too.)
The Fantasticks movie clips: http://j.mp/16Wx1h1
BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/sDLhJW
Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr
CLIP DESCRIPTI...
University of Redlands' spring 2010 inaugural production of the Frederick Loewe Black Box Theatre. Directed by Chris Beach. Featuring Carey Curtis Smith, Dimya...
University of Redlands' spring 2010 inaugural production of the Frederick Loewe Black Box Theatre. Directed by Chris Beach. Featuring Carey Curtis Smith, Dimyana Pelev, Nathan Riley and Kelly Odor. Scenic Design: Nephelie Andonyadis, Costume Design: Haley Keim, Light Design: Daniel Bachman.
University of Redlands' spring 2010 inaugural production of the Frederick Loewe Black Box Theatre. Directed by Chris Beach. Featuring Carey Curtis Smith, Dimyana Pelev, Nathan Riley and Kelly Odor. Scenic Design: Nephelie Andonyadis, Costume Design: Haley Keim, Light Design: Daniel Bachman.
THE FANTASTICKS is a funny and romantic musical about a boy, a girl, and their two fathers who try to keep them apart. The narrator, El Gallo, asks the audience...
THE FANTASTICKS is a funny and romantic musical about a boy, a girl, and their two fathers who try to keep them apart. The narrator, El Gallo, asks the audience to use their imagination and follow him into a world of moonlight and magic. The boy and the girl fall in love, grow apart and finally find their way back to each other after realizing the truth in El Gallo’s words that, “without a hurt, the heart is hollow.”
Performed at William Paterson University in September 2019.
THE FANTASTICKS is a funny and romantic musical about a boy, a girl, and their two fathers who try to keep them apart. The narrator, El Gallo, asks the audience to use their imagination and follow him into a world of moonlight and magic. The boy and the girl fall in love, grow apart and finally find their way back to each other after realizing the truth in El Gallo’s words that, “without a hurt, the heart is hollow.”
Performed at William Paterson University in September 2019.
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MGM - 1995
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The Fantasticks Trailer - Directed by Michael Ritchie and starring Joel Grey, Barnard Hughes, Joey McIntyre, Jonathon Morris, Brad Sullivan. Two rural teens sing and dance their way through a forbidden romance and a dangerous travelling carnival.
MGM - 1995
Try to remember what has made this musical so endearing--because the movie isn't going to give you a clue.
Be sure to check out my awesome title card artist, M...
Try to remember what has made this musical so endearing--because the movie isn't going to give you a clue.
Be sure to check out my awesome title card artist, Miriam Gronli!
http://www.miriamrosenbaumgronli.com/
http://fwlwdraws.tumblr.com/
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Try to remember what has made this musical so endearing--because the movie isn't going to give you a clue.
Be sure to check out my awesome title card artist, Miriam Gronli!
http://www.miriamrosenbaumgronli.com/
http://fwlwdraws.tumblr.com/
Visit Musical Hell at:
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A black and white version of this program has been available on YouTube for a while, but recently a color version with much better audio also appeared. However, the color version cut off the opening notes of both acts, the end credits, and all framing segments. So I've created a more complete version, editing the missing bits from the black and white version into the color version. (I included the commercials too.)
University of Redlands' spring 2010 inaugural production of the Frederick Loewe Black Box Theatre. Directed by Chris Beach. Featuring Carey Curtis Smith, Dimyana Pelev, Nathan Riley and Kelly Odor. Scenic Design: Nephelie Andonyadis, Costume Design: Haley Keim, Light Design: Daniel Bachman.
THE FANTASTICKS is a funny and romantic musical about a boy, a girl, and their two fathers who try to keep them apart. The narrator, El Gallo, asks the audience to use their imagination and follow him into a world of moonlight and magic. The boy and the girl fall in love, grow apart and finally find their way back to each other after realizing the truth in El Gallo’s words that, “without a hurt, the heart is hollow.”
Performed at William Paterson University in September 2019.
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The Fantasticks Trailer - Directed by Michael Ritchie and starring Joel Grey, Barnard Hughes, Joey McIntyre, Jonathon Morris, Brad Sullivan. Two rural teens sing and dance their way through a forbidden romance and a dangerous travelling carnival.
MGM - 1995
Try to remember what has made this musical so endearing--because the movie isn't going to give you a clue.
Be sure to check out my awesome title card artist, Miriam Gronli!
http://www.miriamrosenbaumgronli.com/
http://fwlwdraws.tumblr.com/
Visit Musical Hell at:
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The Fantasticks is a 1960 musical with music by Harvey Schmidt and lyrics by Tom Jones. It tells an allegorical story, loosely based on the play The Romancers (Les Romanesques) by Edmond Rostand, concerning two neighboring fathers who trick their children, Luisa and Matt, into falling in love by pretending to feud. The fathers hire traveling actors to stage a mock abduction, so that Matt can heroically seem to save Luisa, ending the supposed feud. When the children discover the deception, they reject the arranged love match and separate. Each then gains disillusioning experiences of the real world, seen in parallel fantasy sequences. They return to each other bruised but enlightened, and they renew their vows with more maturity.
The show's original off-Broadway production ran a total of 42 years and 17,162 performances, making it the world's longest-running musical. The musical was produced by Lore Noto. It was awarded Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre in 1991. The poetic book and breezy, inventive score, including such familiar songs as "Try to Remember," helped make this show so durable. Many productions followed, as well as television and film versions. The Fantasticks has also become a staple of regional, community, and high school productions virtually since its premiere, with approximately 250 new productions each year. It is played with a small cast, two- to three-person orchestra and minimalist set design. Among many revivals, the show re-opened off-Broadway in 2006. As of 2010, its original investors have earned 240 times their original investments. The musical has played throughout the U.S. and in at least 67 foreign countries.