Jerry Orbach as El Gallo

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Jerry Orbach as El Gallo
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Jerry Orbach was cast as the mysterious bandit named "El Gallo."
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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.

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