The Fantasticks

The Fantasticks
There's always time to remember this romantic fable about a boy, a girl, their two fathers and a love that grows with each season.



"Try To Remember" a time when this romantic charmer wasn't enchanting audiences around the world. The Fantasticks is the longest-running musical in the world and with good reason: at the heart of its breathtaking poetry and subtle theatrical sophistication is a purity and simplicity that transcends cultural barriers. The result is a timeless fable of love that manages to be nostalgic and universal at the same time.

The Fantasticks is a funny and romantic musical about a boy, a girl, and their two fathers who try to keep them apart. The narrator, El Gallo, asks the audience to use their imagination and follow him into a world of moonlight and magic. The boy and the girl fall in love, grow apart and finally find their way back to each other after realizing the truth in El Gallo's words that, "without a hurt, the heart is hollow."

With its minimal costumes, small band and virtually nonexistent set, The Fantasticks is an intimate show that may be performed in virtually any space, engaging the audience's imagination and showcasing a strong ensemble cast. Its moving tale of young lovers who become disillusioned, only to discover a more mature, meaningful love is punctuated by a bountiful series of catchy, memorable songs, many of which have become classics.

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Concert Selections for The Fantasticks

Concert Selections are original Broadway orchestrations and exciting new symphonic arrangements of select songs for use in concert performances. Concert Selections are the perfect way to give audiences a taste of the musical theatre experience without the sets, props and costumes.

Pricing

Pricing is for individual songs only. 

Pricing for Orchestral Suites and other items can be provided on receipt of your Application Form. 

 

Amateur

A$99.50 for 1st five minutes (Base Hire rate) 

A$19.00 per minute thereafter (to a maximum of 40 minutes for Small Rights works)

The minimum Base Hire period is 2 months which is calculated from the date required to the first performance date. 

Extra months are charged at 25% of the hire fee per month or part thereof.  

A 50% discount of the Base Hire fee is available for 2nd and subsequent performances provided the fee is not less than the Base Hire rate (amateur only).

If your order requires immediate processing, a A$44.00 Priority Fee per work is applicable. 

 

Professional

We will provide a quote once we receive your Application Form. 

  • SOON IT'S GONNA RAIN
    First Performance Fee:
    $175
    Each Additional Performance:
    $100
    Music by
    Harvey Schmidt
    Lyrics by
    Tom Jones
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    Arrangement Details
    Song Type: Show Extraction
    Starting Key
    G
    Estimated duration
    4 min 41 sec
    Instrumentation
    (3x) PIANO/CONDUCTOR SCORE, (20x) VOCAL BOOK, (2x) REED 1 (Flute, Piccolo), (1x) REED 2 (Oboe), (2x) REED 3 (Clarinet, Bass Clarinet), (1x) HORN, (1x) TRUMPET 1, (1x) TRUMPET 2, (1x) TROMBONE 1, (1x) TROMBONE 2, (3x) PERCUSSION (Bells, Cymbal, Mark Tree, Hi-Hat, Triangle), (1x) KEYBOARD 1 (Piano), (1x) KEYBOARD 2 (Synthesizer), (8x) VIOLIN 1, (8x) VIOLIN 2, (7x) VIOLA, (6x) CELLO, (5x) BASS
  • TRY TO REMEMBER
    First Performance Fee:
    $175
    Each Additional Performance:
    $100
    Music by
    SCHMIDT, HARVEY
    Lyrics by
    JONES, TOM
    Orchestrated by
    ELLIOT , JACK
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    Arrangement Details
    Song Type: Show Extraction
    Arranged for
    2 MALE VOICES, 1 FEMALE VOICE, CHORUS
    Starting Key
    F
    Estimated duration
    3 min 50 sec
    Instrumentation

    1 Reed 1(Flute), 1 Reed 2(Oboe), 1 Reed 3(Clarinet), 1 Horn, 1 Trumpet 1, 1 Trumpet 2, 1 Trombone 1, 1 Trombone 2, 9 Violin 1, 8 Violin 2, 7 Viola, 6 Cello, 5 Bass, 3 Percussion, 2 Piano Conductor, 1 Keyboard 1, 1 Keyboard 2, 25 Chorus Books

Resources

No matter where you are on your theatrical journey, our innovative production resources will enhance your show experience.

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RehearseScore App

Run rehearsals straight from your mobile device using a virtual accompanist that plays every note of your show’s score.

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Study Guides

Facilitate cross-curricular learning in class with lessons created by educational theatre experts.

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Transpositions On Demand

Change the key of any song and optimize your performer’s vocal range.

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Questions & Answers

December 26, 2023
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Updates on licensing availability for Flint version

Wondering if there’s an update on licensing availability for the Flint version. 

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February 25, 2023
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Flint Revision of The Fantasticks

I see that Provincetown Theatre has announced it will be producing the Flint MI version of The Fantasticks. Do you know when other theatres will be able to license it as well?

Philip Crosby

Executive Director, Richmond Triangle Players

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February 04, 2023
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Current version of The Fantasticks

Hello,

I'm slated to music direct a production of The Fantasticks this summer, and given that it's a bit difficult and exposed I'd like to get a jump on practicing the music. Can you tell me if the currently licensed version of the show matches the published vocal score "The Fantasticks 50th Anniversary Edition"? It seems to match "The New Off-Broadway Recording (2006)".

Thanks,

Matt

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October 04, 2022
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Song/key error in The Fantasticks

We received tracks for The Fantasticks, but the song Round and Round is  1/3 higher in key than the score.  Can that error be fixed?  

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June 04, 2022
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Flint Michigan version of THE FANTASTICKS

Will MTI be making available the new version of The Fantasticks written by Tom Jones for the Flint Repertory Theatre? We'd be very interested in licensing it.

Philip Crosby

Executive Director, Richmond Triangle Players

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May 17, 2022
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Flint MI is doing a production with 2 guys in love...

will this version be available to perform.

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April 10, 2018
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Gender Swap

Is it possible to have one or both of the fathers be female instead? 

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December 06, 2017
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How can I get International Rights to The Fantasticks?

We have been accepted into the Edinburgh Theatre Festival this upcoming summer. This trip is being sponsored by APAI. I am looking at Little Shop of Horrors, The 25 Putnam County Spelling Bee but I am mainly considering The Fantasticks as my main choice. Our school presented Chicago at this festival in 2006 and The Real Inspector Hound in 2010. Musicals are very popular in Scotland so I was hoping to produce a musical this upcoming festival. Please let me know what rules do I need to follow and how do I make arrangements for international rights?

Thanks so much,

Fay Cunningham

 

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December 06, 2017
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How can I get International Rights to The Fantasticks?

We have been accepted into the Edinburgh Theatre Festival this upcoming summer. This trip is being sponsored by APAI. I am looking at Little Shop of Horrors, The 25 Putnam County Spelling Bee but I am mainly considering The Fantasticks as my main choice. Our school presented Chicago at this festival in 2006 and The Real Inspector Hound in 2010. Musicals are very popular in Scotland so I was hoping to produce a musical this upcoming festival. Please let me know what rules do I need to follow and how do I make arrangements for international rights?

Thanks so much,

Fay Cunningham

 

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September 07, 2017
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Is there an ensemble

Is there an ensemble in this show or is it just an 8-10 person cast?

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