Parlato, Piccininni, Spangler, et al. to Star in The Fantasticks

Full casting has been announced for the return of the Off-Broadway musical revival of The Fantasticks, directed by Tom Jones. The production, which had closed earlier this year on February 24, will resume performances at the Snapple Theatre Center’s Jerry Orbach Theater on June 16.

Written by Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones, the musical is based on Les Romanesques by Edmond Rostand, and tells the story of a young boy and girl who fall madly in love at the hands of their meddling fathers, but soon grow restless and stray from one another. The original Off-Broadway production of the show ran for more than 40 years at the Sullivan Street Playhouse. The score for The Fantasticks includes such songs as “Try To Remember,” “Much More,” and “I Can See It.”

The production will feature Dennis Parlato as the narrator, El Gallo, and Nick Spangler and Erica Piccininni as the two young lovers. The cast will also include Gene Jones, Jordan Nichols, Steve Routman, John Shuman and John Thomas Waite.