The Fantasticks
Book and Lyrics by Tom Jones
Music by Harvey Schmidt
EXTENDED to September 11th
The original production of The Fantasticks opened on May 3, 1960 at the Sullivan Street Playhouse - a small theatre in New York’s Greenwich Village. The musical tradition created by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt continues to this day. The Fantasticks is now running strong at the Snapple Theatre and is set to begin its 50th year.
Artistic Director Bill English commented, “On this 50th anniversary of my favorite musical, I could not resist the opportunity to take a look at The Fantasticks from a new angle. What if the world of The Fantasticks was not so whimsical or perfect? How would the songs and story translate? What if we set the “Try to Remember” song in a world devastated by Global warming so that a time when “grass was green and grain was yellow,” was a dim memory, when the ozone layer had been burnt off and “Soon it’s Gonna Rain” was a desperate wish, not a certainty? By re-imagining this classic in the wasteland of a man-made future, we hope to bring new resonance to its theme of hope and of facing the truth, before one can grow.
+ Reviews
“Playfully charming”-R. Hurwitt, San Francisco Chronicle
“A sure-fire winner”-Kedar Adour, For All Events
“Best production of "Fantasticks" I have ever seen.”-Lee Hartgrave, For All Events
“The cast is terrific.”-DAK, SF Theatre Blog
+ Calendar
JUNE |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Mon | Tues | Weds | Thurs | Fri | Sat |
| 13
|
14 |
15
|
16
|
17
|
18
|
19 opening gala |
| 20
|
21 |
22
|
23
|
24
|
25
|
26
3:00pm |
| 27
|
28 |
29
|
30
|
|||
JULY |
||||||
| Sun | Mon | Tues | Weds | Thurs | Fri | Sat |
| 1
|
2
|
3
3:00pm |
||||
| 4
|
5 |
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
3:00pm |
| 11
|
12 |
13
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
17
3:00pm |
| 18
|
19 |
20
|
21
|
22
|
23
|
24
3:00pm |
| 25
|
26 |
27
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
31
3:00pm |
AUGUST |
||||||
| Sun | Mon | Tues | Weds | Thurs | Fri | Sat |
| 1
|
2 |
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
3:00pm |
| 8
|
9 |
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
14
3:00pm |
| 15
|
16 |
17
|
18
|
19
|
20
|
21
3:00pm |
| 22
|
23 |
24
|
25
|
26
|
27
|
28
3:00pm |
| 29
|
30 |
31
|
|
|||
SEPTEMBER |
||||||
| Sun | Mon | Tues | Weds | Thurs | Fri | Sat |
| 1
|
2
|
3
|
4
3:00pm |
|||
| 5
|
6 |
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
3:00pm |
+ Videos
Trailer:
Behind the Scenes:
+ Production Photos
If you would like to download high-resolution version of these photos, right-click the image and select "Save link as..." or simply click on the image and save the large version that appears. If you have any issues please email Susi@sfplayhouse.org
Tarek Khan*, Yusef Lambert, Ray Reinhardt*, Norman Munoz
Ray Reinhardt*, Tarek Khan*, Norman Munoz, Jeremy Kahn, Sepideh Moafi, Yusef Lambert
Tarek Khan*, Sepideh Moafi
Sepideh Moafi, Jeremy Kahn
Sepideh Moafi, Norman Munoz, Jeremy Kahn
Cast of The Fantasticks
Joan Mankin*, Sepideh Moafi, Jeremy Kahn, Louis Parnell*
Joan Mankin*, Sepideh Moafi
Ray Reinhardt*, Jeremy Kahn, Yusef Lambert, Norman Munoz
Tarek Khan*, Jeremy Kahn
Joan Mankin*, Louis Parnell*
Joan Mankin*, Louis Parnell*
Norman Munoz, Robert Moreno
Cast of The Fantasticks
Cast of The Fantasticks
Tarek Khan*, Yusef Lambert, Ray Reinhardt*
Cast of The Fantasticks
Cast & crew of The Fantasticks
*Courtesy of Actors' Equity
Photos by Jessica Palopoli
