"50 Years of The Fantasticks" to Air on PBS and CUNY TV

“50 Years of The Fantasticks“, a special episode of Theater Talk devoted to the world’s longest-running musical, will premiere on PBS this Friday evening, July 30, 2010 at 12:30am. The show is hosted by Michael Riedel and Susan Haskins.

The episode will also air on CUNY TV on July 31 at 8:30pm, August 1 at 12:30pm, and August 2 at 7:30am, 1:30pm and 7:30pm

The program will feature an interview with the show’s lyricist and book writer Tom Jones and one of the show’s original stars, Rita Gardner, who played Luisa in the 1960 cast.

There will also be performances from Gardner, as well as Edward Watts, Erik Altemus, and Kimberly Whalen who are appearing in the current Off-Broadway production of The Fantasticks at the Snapple Theatre Center.