Story: The Fantastiks
Summary: The Fantasticks is a musical comedy from 1960. It's about two neighboring fathers who trick their children into falling in love by pretending to feud.
The show's original off-Broadway production ran a total of 42 years (until 2002) and 17,162 performances, making it the world's longest-running musical.
It's typically staged with a very sparse set consisting of a table and ladders to represent the neighboring bedrooms.
Page: 1 Introduction
The Fantastiks Original Poster
The Fantasticks is a musical comedy from 1960. It's about two neighboring fathers who trick their children into falling in love by pretending to feud.
The show's original off-Broadway production ran for 42 years -- more than seventeen thousand performances -- making it the world's longest-running musical.
The show's original off-Broadway production ran for 42 years -- more than seventeen thousand performances -- making it the world's longest-running musical.
Page: 2 The Sparse Set of the Fantastiks
The sparse set of The Fantastiks
It's typically staged with a very sparse set consisting of a table and ladders to represent the neighboring bedrooms.
Page: 3 Jerry Orbach as El Gallo
Jerry Orbach as El Gallo
Jerry Orbach was cast as the mysterious bandit named "El Gallo."