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Tag Archives: The Fantasticks
Broadway Birthday: Tom Jones
Happy Birthday to Tony-nominated writer Tom Jones, born Feb. 17, 1928, in Littlefield, Texas. Jones attended UT Austin, where he met collaborator Harvey Schmidt in the Curtain Club revue Hipsy-Boo, directed by Word Baker. The club produced the first Jones and … Continue reading
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Tagged 110 in the Shade, Harold and Maude, Harvey Schmidt, I Do! I Do!, La Tempesta, Philemon, The Fantasticks, Tom Jones
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Essential Musicals: The Fantasticks
As the size (and cost) of Broadway productions began to grow in the 1950s, several theater-makers left Times Square and settled in Greenwich Village, fashioning intimate playhouses out of bars, brownstones, and abandoned cinemas. By 1954, the Off-Broadway movement had … Continue reading