The Fantasticks off-broadway revival

[SDJTactress]

Posted: 5/18/06 at 11:41am

who else is excited????? What would be the "dream cast" of this show?

[tophertilson]

Posted: 5/18/06 at 11:45am

Count me as excited, provided of course it's a good production. That show is pure theatre. I just hope they don't try to update or expand it in anyway. In the case of this show, less is most certainly more.

TT

[Patronus]

Posted: 5/18/06 at 11:46am

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardname=bway&thread=897417#2183500

[Jon]

Posted: 5/18/06 at 11:58am

Considering that the author is directing the production, I doubt there will be any big changes.

[Isabella2]

Posted: 5/18/06 at 2:23pm

that's good i've always wanted to see the original

[spellbee]

Posted: 5/20/06 at 1:37am

Any casting ideas??? I personally think that for Matt and Luisa they should use unknowns . . . but NOT more straight out of college unknowns. I'd rather have people that have been around working a bit, at least, even if we don't know their names yet . . .

For already established people, I think Celia would be great, but i don't imagine she would want the difference in pay going from a bway contract to off-bway.

Thoughts?

[Dollypop]

Posted: 5/20/06 at 3:16pm

I think they should cast a gay actor as Matt.

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 5/20/06 at 3:31pm

Has there ever been a straight actor to play him?

THE FANTASTICKS, Off Broadway, was a wonderful starting ground for a lot of great musical theatre performers like Kristin Chenoweth, Betsy Joslyn, Carole Demas, F. Murray Abraham, Jerry Orbach etc.

I hope they keep that tradition. I would hate to see well known performers in these roles - it would ruin it.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 5/20/06 at 6:29pm

It's a little known fact, but Loretta Swit played The Mute for several months before MASH beckoned.

[neomystyk29]

Posted: 5/20/06 at 7:45pm

I'm unbelievably excited for this piece to return. I hope it captures the original and uses unknowns.

[TheActr97J]

Posted: 5/20/06 at 8:57pm

I'm so excited for this! Someday I can audition for it!