Denver Victorian Playhouse presents "The Fantasticks" May 8, 2009

Denver Victorian Playhouse

The Fantasticks

Music by Music by Harvey Schmidt; Lyrics by Tom Jones

Directed By Sarah Roshan

Musical Direction by Philip Rosenberg-Watt; Choreography by Scott Wright

Opening on Friday, May 8 the Denver Victorian Playhouse presents “The Fantasticks.” Performances run Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. & Sundays at 2 p.m. through June 27. Tickets are $22 and are available by calling 303-433-4343 or online at www.denvervic.com.

The Fantasticks tells the story of a young man and the girl next door, whose parents have built a wall to keep them apart. The youngsters nevertheless contrive to meet and fall in love. Their parents, meanwhile, are congratulating themselves, for they have erected the wall and staged a feud in order to achieve, by negation, a marriage between their willfully disobedient children.

Director Sarah Roshan has cast Austin Terrell as El Gallo, Kelly Twedt as Luisa, David Allan Howell as Matt, Mathew Kepler as Bellomy, Nils Swanson as the Mute, Nathan Bock as Mortimor, Doug Rosen as Henry, and Jay Jakosky as Hucklebee.

The Fantasticks has played in every state, with more than 11,103 U.S. productions in over 2,000 cities and towns including the White House. In addition to the record-breaking run at NYC’s Sullivan Street Playhouse other records have been set including Denver's own Third Eye Theatre (1968-73).

The poetic book and breezy, hummable score, including such familiar songs such as "Try to Remember," has endeared the show to audiences for almost 50 years.

The Fantasticks

The world's longest running musical tells the story of a young man, the girl next door and their parents desire to keep them apart.

May 8 - June 27 - Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets $22.00 - Denver Victorian Playhouse, 4201 Hooker Street in Denver - Call 303-433-4343 or www.denvervic.com