“THE FANTASTICKS”
Reviewed by Tony Annicone
The historic Ivoryton Playhouse’s first show of their season is The Fantasticks”, a 1960 musical with music by Harvey Schmitt and lyrics by Tom Jones. The original show opened off Broadway on May 3, 1960, ran for 17,162 performances, closing on January 13, 2002. It tells an allegorical story, loosely based on the play “Les Romanesques” by Edmond Rostond, concerning two parents who put a wall up between their two houses to ensure that their children fall in love, because they know children always do what their parents forbid.
