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 first musical number of the show is "Try to Remember," a song about nostalgia. In the song, the audience is invited to reminisce and reflect on their childhood and growing up.
Jerry Orbach sang the song in the role of "El Gallo"
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.
West Side Story was an acclaimed and popular Broadway musical in 1959 and then Hollywood film in 1961. Based on the story of Romeo and Juliette, it is the story of an ill-fated and impossible love between Tony and Maria whose families and communities are at war with each other.
