The Fantasticks!

My honey and I use to do some fun things

back in the day.

I think it was our fourth date

that we went to see

'The Fantasticks'

at the Osmond Studio

in Orem, Utah.

I had seen the stage play before

as a child.

My parents took me to see it

at Ghirardelli Square
in the Mustard Room

in San Fransisco.

(siblings, please correct me if I am wrong.

This is how I remember it, but I was

just a child, afterall)

It is now in it's 50th year!!!!

Longest running musical!

We had the sheet music bound with that

wonderful purple cover.

My sister Nancy and I would sit

at the piano and 

sing the songs.

I had my favorites.

; )

We had this one too.

Ed Eames.

I found a few interesting pictures about it's history.

Original costume sketch for Bellomy

Original cast

Jerry Orbach, Rita Gardner, Kenneth Nelson

(hey, Jerry Orbach was that

"Law and Order" guy!)

From left: Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt.

First place it played in New York.

Sketch of Rita Gardner

for pre-staging

lighting.

Cast of Hallmark Hall of Fame TV Production (NBC, 1964)

From left to right: Bert Lahr, Ricardo Montalban, 

Sarah Watson, Stanley Holloway, 

and John Davidson.

John Davidson, who starred as 

Matt in the 1964 HallMark Hall of Fame version of 

The Fantasticks, will join the cast of the 

Off-Broadway production of 

The Fantasticks for a limited engagement 

in the role of Henry, The Old Actor.

(please stop staring at me 

Mr. Davidson.  It is making me

uncomfortable....)

Kick back and enjoy!!!

Try to Remember...

They were you....

Soon it's gonna rain...

Plant a Garden...

I can see it...

Never say no......

Much more...

(sigh)

What a great musical.

How blessed I was to have parents 

who taught me to appreciate such things.

It's Wednesday!

Let's celebrate!

On count of 3....

One, two, three...

HAPPY DANCE!

(these guys from the show

'Psych' just crack me up)

Love to all you

little 

whippersnappers 

out there!

xoxoxoxo 

d