The Fantasticks to play final performance on 24 Feb 2008

The Off-Broadway musical revival of The Fantasticks will play its final performance on 24 Feb 2008, the musical had been booking through to 1 Jun 2008.

The Fantasticks opened at the Snapple Theater Center on 16 Aug 2006, following previews from 29 Jul 2006. When the show closes it will have played 27 preview and 628 regular performances.

The Fantasticks tells the story of a young boy and girl who fall madly in love at the hands of their meddling fathers, but soon grows restless and stray from one another. Will their separation provide a deeper appreciation for the love they once shared or create a permanent gulf between them?

Featuring the beloved songs "Try to Remember" and "Soon It's Gonna Rain," The Fantasticks is a celebration of love-first love, lost love and truelove.

The Fantasticks stars Julie Craig as 'Luisa,' John Deyle as 'Hucklebee,' Burke Moses as 'El Gallo,' Jordan Nichols as 'The Mute,' Robert R. Oliver as 'Mortimer,' Nick Spangler as 'Matt,' William Tost as 'Henry' and Martin Vidnovic as 'Bellomy.' The cast also features Tom Flagg, Stuart Marland and Liz Holtan.

Produced by Steven Baruch, Marc Routh, Richard Frankel and Thomas Viertel, The Fantasticks features scenic and costume design by Ed Wittstein, lighting design by Mary Jo Dondlinger and sound design by Domonic Sack.

This musical love story features music by Harvey Schmidt and book and lyrics by Tom Jones. Jones also directs The Fantasticks, which was originally directed by Word Baker.

The musical comedy originally opened at New York's Sullivan Street Playhouse on the 3 May 1960 and played 17,162 performances before closing on the 13 Jan 2002, making it the world's longest running musical.