Organization

Tri-cities Opera

Singer

Baritone

Peter Kendall Clark

El Gallo

James Siarris

Matt

Bass

Jeffrey Mathews

Henry

Joshua Sedelmeyer

Mortimer

Vito Longo

Mute

Conductor

John Cockerill

Pianist

Stage director

Tommy Iafrate

Felix Aguilar Tomlinson

Lewis

Janine Dworin

Mildred (Matt's Mother)

Kyrie Laybourn

Bessie Mae (Lewis' Mother)

English

The Fantasticks

Binghamton

United States

Tri-Cities Opera Center

The Fantasticks: The Fantasticks Schmidt, Harvey

Public

Approved

The Fantasticks was originally created in 1960 with music by Harvey Schmidt with book and lyrics by Tom Jones. It tells an allegorical story, loosely based on the 1894 play The Romancers (Les Romanesques), concerning two neighboring parents who trick their children into falling in love by pretending to feud. The original production closed in 2002. In 2022, the revival was an LGBTQIA+ focused rewrite featuring two young gay men, Matt and Lewis, at the center of the story, instead of a young man and woman (the original characters were Matt and Luisa). It remains the longest running musical production worldwide.

The message of the Fantasticks remains unchanged while the characters embody a broader representation. Matt and Lewis lead the audience through a story that remains focused on the complexity of life – and while it is full of obstacles, it is possible for people to persevere and find their way.

PETER KENDALL CLARK
El Gallo
FELIX AGUILAR TOMLINSON
Lewis
JAMES SIARRIS
Matt
JANINE DWORIN
Mildred (Matt's Mother)
KYRIE LAYBOURN
Bessie Mae (Lewis' Mother)
JEFFREY MATHEWS
Henry
JOSHUA SEDELMEYER
Mortimer
VITO LONGO
The Mute

JOHN COCKERILL
Conductor/Pianist
TOMMY IAFRATE
Director

The Fantasticks by Schmidt, Harvey, From (2024/2024), Directed by Tommy Iafrate,, Conductor John Cockerill, Tri-Cities Opera Center, Binghamton, United States

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