LA Theater Review: 'The Fantasticks'
From the article:
"Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt's "The Fantasticks," a dreamy, understated show that is more poetic than plot-based, centers on Matt and Luisa, a pair of naive, star-crossed teenagers. Their fathers build a wall between them and organize a dramatic abduction in an attempt to bring their children together, and in the end their reverse-psychology scheme works. The show, which opened Off-Broadway in 1960, bears a few signs of its age in moments of political incorrectness, but for the most part its themes of youthful wonder, fatherly love, and the necessity of disillusionment are timeless."
"Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt's "The Fantasticks," a dreamy, understated show that is more poetic than plot-based, centers on Matt and Luisa, a pair of naive, star-crossed teenagers. Their fathers build a wall between them and organize a dramatic abduction in an attempt to bring their children together, and in the end their reverse-psychology scheme works. The show, which opened Off-Broadway in 1960, bears a few signs of its age in moments of political incorrectness, but for the most part its themes of youthful wonder, fatherly love, and the necessity of disillusionment are timeless."
