The amazing story of The fantasticks - Donald C. Farber

Frequently called the
Miracle on Sullivan Street
(in New York's Greenwich Village)
The Fantasticks has been the most-often performed musical around the world
setting more national and international longevity records than any musical in theater history. With the advent of the show's New York closing
Donald C. Farber and Robert Viagras have completely updated the 1991 edition of their best-selling book. The Amazing Story is the detailed history of how this fabulously successful show by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt came into being
and how and why it succeeded. In tracing the evolution of the show from an idea to a cultural phenomenon
the book takes readers through the countless auditions to attract backers
the search for theaters to hold tryouts (which indicated disaster)
and eventual popular success. Among the actors who have performed in the musical are Anna Maria Alberghetti
Richard Chamberlain
Elliott Gould
Bert Lahr
Liza Minnelli
Robert Goulet
and Glenn Close. This updated edition includes new photos of the show's many productions and stars
recent interviews with performers
writers
and others associated with the musical
and suprising revelations that could not be told until the show's closing on Off Broadway.