The Fantasticks (Off-Broadway musical)
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The Fantasticks is a long-running Off-Broadway musical, famed for its minimalist staging and enduring songs like "Try to Remember," that became a landmark of American musical theatre.
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| The Fantasticks | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
American musical
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Off-Broadway musical ⓘ stage musical ⓘ |
| awarded | Special Tony Award (1991) for Excellence in Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Les Romanesques NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Edmond Rostand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bookWriter | Tom Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayRevival | 2006 Broadway revival ⓘ |
| broadwayRevivalClosingYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| broadwayRevivalOpeningYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
coming of age
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illusion versus reality ⓘ parents and children ⓘ young love ⓘ |
| character |
Bellomy
NERFINISHED
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El Gallo NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ Hucklebee NERFINISHED ⓘ Luisa NERFINISHED ⓘ Matt NERFINISHED ⓘ Mortimer NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Harvey Schmidt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReputation | landmark of American musical theatre ⓘ |
| famousOpeningNumber | Try to Remember NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptation | The Fantasticks (1995 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| genre |
comic musical
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musical theatre ⓘ romantic musical ⓘ |
| influenced | American musical theatre ⓘ |
| knownFor |
intimate staging
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poetic, allegorical storytelling ⓘ small cast ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| licensingPopularity | widely produced by schools and community theatres ⓘ |
| lyricist | Tom Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narratorCharacter | El Gallo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
longest-running Off-Broadway musical
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longest-running musical in history at one time ⓘ |
| notableSong |
I Can See It
NERFINISHED
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Much More NERFINISHED ⓘ Soon It’s Gonna Rain NERFINISHED ⓘ They Were You NERFINISHED ⓘ Try to Remember NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 2 ⓘ |
| orchestrationStyle | minimal ⓘ |
| originalInstrument |
harp
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piano ⓘ |
| originalOffBroadwayRunEnd | 2002 ⓘ |
| originalOffBroadwayRunStart | 1960 ⓘ |
| originalOffBroadwayVenue | Sullivan Street Playhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalProductionType | Off-Broadway ⓘ |
| premiereBorough | Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1960-05-03 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Sullivan Street Playhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereNeighborhood | Greenwich Village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prop |
cardboard moon
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cardboard sun ⓘ |
| setDesign | simple wooden platform ⓘ |
| stagingStyle | minimalist ⓘ |
| structure | prologue and two acts ⓘ |
| targetVenueScale | small theatres ⓘ |
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