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The Fantasticks at The Genesian Theatre

The Fantasticks Music by Harvey Schmidt, book and lyrics by Tom Jones Directed by Roger Gimblett Musical Director Adam Majsay Choreographer Dean Vince Season: 15th January - 19th February 2011 Preview night 14th January Friday and Saturday nights at 8pm From 6th February Sunday matinées at 4.30pm Adult $30.00 Conc $25.00 Family x 4 $100.00 Group 10+ $25.00 each Try to remember a time in September, and follow... At last the Genesian Theatre is proud to present the longest running musical in history The Fantasticks. Still running in New York where it opened in 1960 this most beautiful musical has won numerous honours and featured some of the worlds most famous performers in its casts over the years including Jerry Orbach, Liza Minnelli, F Murray Abraham and Joel Grey. Loosely based on the play Les Romanesques by Rostand the deceptively simple plot concerns two neighboring fathers who put up a wall between their houses to ensure that their children fall in love, because they know children always do what their parents forbid. After the children do fall in love, they discover their fathers' plot and, disillusioned, they each go off and experience 'the world'. Ultimately, they return to each other and the love they had, having learned from the world and made an informed decision. Elements of the play are drawn from the story of Pyramus and Thisbe, Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream as well as Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore and Rostand's play. Hugely ...

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