The upcoming (and updated) Broadway premiere of The Fantasticks has announced its cast, with Maxim Chlumecky (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer (Beetlejuice), Ruthie Ann Miles (Sweeney Todd) and Zane Phillips (Fire Island) among the stars.
Directed and choreographed by Christopher Gattelli, the Second Stage Theater production will begin previews October 22 at Broadway’s Hayes Theater ahead of an official opening on Monday, November 16. The musical, which updates the long-running Off Broadway classic by featuring two male actors as the central couple, will play a limited 15-week engagement.
The company will feature Chlumecky (Appropriate, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) as The Boy Matt, Kevin del Aguila (Some Like It Hot, Frozen) as The Man Who Dies (Mortimer), David Patrick Kelly (Once, The Warriors) as The Old Actor (Henry), Rodriguez Kritzer (Spamalot, Beetlejuice) as Matt’s Mother (Mildred Hucklebee), Nathan Levy (& Juliet, Aladdin) as The Boy Lewis, Miles (Sweeney Todd, The King and I) as Lewis’ Mother (Bessie Mae Bellomy), Phillips (The Comeback, Mid-Century Modern), in his Broadway debut, as The Narrator (El Gallo) and Ahmad Simmons (Illinoise, Hadestown) as The Mute.
Featuring a revised book and lyrics by Tom Jones and music by Harvey Schmidt, this new version of the musical, which ran for 42 years Off Broadway before closing in 2002, was completed by Jones before his death in 2023.
The synopsis: “Two boys. Their two mothers. And a mischievous plan to make the young men fall in love. This is The Fantasticks, known and adored across the globe, in a Broadway premiere that brings glorious new life to the beloved classic.”
The production will feature scenic design by Jason Sherwood, costume design by Linda Cho, lighting design by Jen Schriever, sound design by Nevin Steinberg, music supervision and orchestrations by Sam Davis, and music direction by Rick Hip-Flores.
The Fantasticks is produced by Second Stage in association with Broadway & Beyond Theatricals, Daryl Roth, and True North Theatricals.
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