The Fantasticks to Return To New York this Summer

The Fantasticks, which previously ran in New York for over 17,000 performances, is returning to Gotham. The show will begin performances at the new Snapple Theater Center 210 West 50th Street at Broadway on July 28.

The Fantasticks, about a boy and girl separated by a wall built by their feuding fathers, features music by Harvey Schmidt and book and lyrics by Tom Jones. The show, which originally starred Jerry Orbach and Rita Gardner, opened at New York's Sullivan Street Playhouse on May 3, 1960. It ran at the Sullivan Street through January 13, 2002. A film version, released in 2000, was not successful.

The Fantasticks was originally directed by Word Baker, but this mounting will be helmed by Jones. It is scheduled to officially open on August 17.

The Snapple Theater Center has two theaters inside it. One is currently home to the long-running drama Perfect Crime, which will continue to run.