LAKECOUNTRYPLAYHOUSE.net - The Fantasticks

The Fantasticks
October 19 - Nov 3, 2007

Book and Lyrics by Tom Jones Music by Harvey Schmidt

(Suggested by a play called "Les Romanesques" by Edmund Rostand)

Directed by Ruth Behrend

There is a Boy. There is a Girl. Their Fathers are feuding, and a wall separates them. Naturally they fall in love, under the moonlight. It's an old and simple story, with a predictably happy ending.

Or is it?

In this classic musical fable, we are introduced to two fathers, Bellomy and Hucklebee, who manufacture a feud in order to trick their children Matt and Luisa into falling in love. With the help of the charming rogue, El Gallo, they bring about a happy ending under the moonlight.

However, Act II brings the harsh sun,and the realization that "what at night seems oh so scenic, may be cynic in the light". Young lovers stray and suffer, but at the end they are reunited, with hope for their future.

LCP is proud to present this delightful show, which includes the classic song "Try to Remember", along with "Never Say No", "Soon it's Gonna Rain", and "Beyond That Road".

Cast

El Gallo................................Ralph Garcia
Bellomy...............................John Hrobar
Hucklebee............................Mike Crowley
Matt......................................Zach Woods
Luisa....................................Karie Beyersdorf
The Mute..............................Dorothy Blish
Henry...................................Carl Liden
Mortimer..............................Tim Abbey
Alex Kartanos