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THE FANTASTICKS [musical show]
- Title
- THE FANTASTICKS [musical show]
- Opening Date
- May 03, 1960
- Genre
- musical show
- Production and Recordings Information
- Orig prod. MUSIC: Harvey Schmidt. WORDS: Tom Jones. ORCH & COND: Julian Stein. CAST: Kenneth Nelson, Jerry Orbach, Rita Gardner, William Larsen, Hugh Thomas; Tom Jones ("Thomas Bruce"), lyricist. (MGM 3872; CD/Polydor 821943-2. Excerpts: Orbach: "Try to Remember" (ALB-830, ALB-1180, ALB-1562, ALB-2181) Gardner, Nelson: "Soon It's Gonna Rain" (ALB-830, ALB-1562).)
- 1964 records by Ed Ames of 1961 New York cast. "Try to Remember," "They Were You" (ALB-212)
- 1964 TV prod soundtrack. ORCH: Philip J Lang. Stanley Holloway, Bert Lahr: "Plant a Radish" (ALB-608, ALB-620)
- 1992 Japan touring prod, incl a new song. PIANO: Harvey Schmidt (composer). CAST: Alfred Lakeman, Chiara Peacock, James Harms, Gannon McHale, Sam Samuelson, Tom Jones (lyricist), James Cook. (CD/DRG Records 19005)
- 1994 record by Debbie Pavelka & Richard Roland (both of New York cast in 1992) of a song dropped from the show. "I Have Acted like a Fool" (ALB-1594)
- 1996 studio prod. COND: Martin Yates. CAST: Graham Bickley, Alexander Hanson, Catherine Porter, Brian Greene, Matt Zimmerman. (CD/TER(E) MUS-CN60)
- 2000 Wimbleton prod. COND: Toby Alloway. CAST: Robin Chalk, Daniel Cooper, William Edwards, Ilan Goodman, Timothy Gosman, Mark Lowen, Andrew Nicholaides, Amber Sinclair. (CD/Jay(E) 8007)
- 2006 prod. COND & PIANO: Dorothy Martin. CAST: Tom Jones ("Thomas Bruce"), lyricist; Leo Burmester, Santino Fontana, Sara Jean Ford, Burke Moses, Robert R Oliver, Douglas Ullman Jr, Martin Vidnovic. (CD/Ghostlight 8-4415, with addl material (ALB-2269). Excerpts on promo: "Try to Remember," "Never Say No," "Soon It's Gonna Rain" (CD/Ghostlight mx 0107).)
- Later records by members of orig cast. Jerry Orbach: "Try to Remember" (1962: ALB-420) Rita Gardner: "I Can See It," "Try to Remember," "They Were You" (2005: ALB-2242)
- Records by Tom Jones (lyricist) & Harvey Schmidt (composer). Jones (vocal) & Schmidt (vocal & piano): "Come On Along" (cut from the show) (1997: ALB-1846) Schmidt (vocal & piano): "O Have You Ever Been to China?" (1959 demo of a cut song: ALB-2269) Schmidt (piano): "Try to Remember," "Never Say No," "Moonlight #2," "Soon It's Gonna Rain," "They Were You" (2004: ALB-2224)
- Note
- From: Show Music on Record by Jack Raymond
- DigitalID
- loc.natlib.smor.19600503
Last Updated: 08-23-2012