The Fantasticks
"Try To Remember" a time when this romantic charmer wasn't enchanting audiences around the world. The Fantasticks is the longest-running musical in the world and with good reason: at the heart of its breathtaking poetry and subtle theatrical sophistication is a purity and simplicity that transcends cultural barriers. The result is a timeless fable of love that manages to be nostalgic and universal at the same time.
The Fantasticks is a funny and romantic musical about a boy, a girl, and their two fathers who try to keep them apart. The narrator, El Gallo, asks the audience to use their imagination and follow him into a world of moonlight and magic. The boy and the girl fall in love, grow apart and finally find their way back to each other after realizing the truth in El Gallo's words that, "without a hurt, the heart is hollow."
With its minimal costumes, small band and virtually nonexistent set, The Fantasticks is an intimate show that may be performed in virtually any space, engaging the audience's imagination and showcasing a strong ensemble cast. Its moving tale of young lovers who become disillusioned, only to discover a more mature, meaningful love is punctuated by a bountiful series of catchy, memorable songs, many of which have become classics.
Show Essentials
Songs
Overture
Try To Remember
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Metaphor
Never Say No
It Depends On What You Pay
Soon It's Gonna Rain
Abduction Ballet
Happy Ending
This Plum Is Too Ripe
I Can See It
Plant A Radish
Round And Round
They Were You
Try To Remember (Reprise)
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Would it be possible / is it allowed to make one of the fathers a mother? High school, struggling with having strong enough boys.
Answer this QuestionUpdates on licensing availability for Flint version
Wondering if there’s an update on licensing availability for the Flint version.
Flint Revision of The Fantasticks
I see that Provincetown Theatre has announced it will be producing the Flint MI version of The Fantasticks. Do you know when other theatres will be able to license it as well?
Philip Crosby
Executive Director, Richmond Triangle Players
Current version of The Fantasticks
Hello,
I'm slated to music direct a production of The Fantasticks this summer, and given that it's a bit difficult and exposed I'd like to get a jump on practicing the music. Can you tell me if the currently licensed version of the show matches the published vocal score "The Fantasticks 50th Anniversary Edition"? It seems to match "The New Off-Broadway Recording (2006)".
Thanks,
Matt
Song/key error in The Fantasticks
We received tracks for The Fantasticks, but the song Round and Round is 1/3 higher in key than the score. Can that error be fixed?
Flint Michigan version of THE FANTASTICKS
Will MTI be making available the new version of The Fantasticks written by Tom Jones for the Flint Repertory Theatre? We'd be very interested in licensing it.
Philip Crosby
Executive Director, Richmond Triangle Players
Flint MI is doing a production with 2 guys in love...
will this version be available to perform.
Gender Swap
Is it possible to have one or both of the fathers be female instead?
How can I get International Rights to The Fantasticks?
We have been accepted into the Edinburgh Theatre Festival this upcoming summer. This trip is being sponsored by APAI. I am looking at Little Shop of Horrors, The 25 Putnam County Spelling Bee but I am mainly considering The Fantasticks as my main choice. Our school presented Chicago at this festival in 2006 and The Real Inspector Hound in 2010. Musicals are very popular in Scotland so I was hoping to produce a musical this upcoming festival. Please let me know what rules do I need to follow and how do I make arrangements for international rights?
Thanks so much,
Fay Cunningham
How can I get International Rights to The Fantasticks?
We have been accepted into the Edinburgh Theatre Festival this upcoming summer. This trip is being sponsored by APAI. I am looking at Little Shop of Horrors, The 25 Putnam County Spelling Bee but I am mainly considering The Fantasticks as my main choice. Our school presented Chicago at this festival in 2006 and The Real Inspector Hound in 2010. Musicals are very popular in Scotland so I was hoping to produce a musical this upcoming festival. Please let me know what rules do I need to follow and how do I make arrangements for international rights?
Thanks so much,
Fay Cunningham
Concert Selections for The Fantasticks
MTI is pleased to provide the pre-approved rental materials of select songs for your symphonic concert performance. Please note, MTI is unable to grant the necessary Performance Rights with this material rental. The Performance Rights needed must be obtained separately through the individual song’s respective small rights agency such as ASCAP, BMI, or SESAC. Please email concerts@mtishows.com with any questions.
A show extraction is taken directly from the licensed show materials. No edits have been made to the song.
A show extraction is taken directly from the licensed show materials. No edits have been made to the song.
A show extraction is taken directly from the licensed show materials. No edits have been made to the song.
A show extraction is taken directly from the licensed show materials. No edits have been made to the song.