Musical
Broadway
The Fantasticks
About This Event
The Fantasticks, the American musical by composer Harvey Schmidt and writer-lyricist Tom Jones and loosely drawn from Edmond Rostand’s Les Romanesques, continues its New York run at the Helen Hayes Theater. The piece’s spare, fable-like structure—two neighboring fathers stage a feud to steer their children toward romance—relies on song and narration rather than spectacle, a quality behind its recurring presence on New York stages.
About the Artist
The Fantasticks
musicals
The Fantasticks is an American musical created by composer Harvey Schmidt and writer-lyricist Tom Jones, drawing loosely on Edmond Rostand’s late-19th-century comedy *Les Romanesques*. In New York City it has remained a recurring stage presence for decades, including its current run at the Helen Hayes Theater.