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The Fantasticks Sets Broadway Development as Gay Love Story

Tom Jones finished the revised book and lyrics before his 2023 death.

Overview

  • Producers Broadway & Beyond Theatricals, Daryl Roth, and True North Theatricals have launched a Broadway development led by director-choreographer Christopher Gattelli.
  • The re-envisioned musical centers on Matt and Lewis with the parental figures reimagined as two mothers.
  • Jones’s revisions were first presented in 2022 at Flint Repertory Theatre and further developed at Provincetown Playhouse and Coachella Valley Repertory.
  • The creative package includes new orchestrations by Sam Davis, scenic design by Jason Sherwood, and casting by The Telsey Office’s Patrick Goodwin, with DR Theatrical Management handling general management.
  • Casting and performance dates will be announced in the coming months for the work widely known as the world’s longest-running musical.