This musical is so nice! I've never seen or heard fantasticks before but the entire musical felt nostalgic like a Christmas classic taken out for the holidays again
Even cut down to one hour, I'll take it any day! Especially if it has Stanley Holloway and Bert Lahr singing arm in arm! And I love these pastel colours. And of course, the score too. So, thank you!
RIP lyricist Tom Jones. It was not that long ago that we lost the composer, Harvey Schmidt. When I noted the motif from the Welsh hymn, "Hyfrydol," one of Mr. Schmidt's relatives noted that his grandfather had been a Methodist minister, so the tune was likely "swirling around in his head" before he composed the fantastic Fantasticks score. Interestingly, and perhaps significantly, the English translation of "hyfrydol" is "delightful, agreeable, pleasing, pleasant, beautiful, fair, fine, sweet, melodious."
Bert is also best remembered for his screen role of"Zeke"/"The Cowardly Lion" in "The Wizard Of Oz" and Stan Holloway is best remembered for playing"Alfred P.Doolittle" in the stage and screen version of"My Fair Lady".
When the moon was young, when the month was May, when the stage was hung for my holiday, I saw shining lights, but I never knew, they were you, they were you, they were You. That bowles me over. Where did that come from? Who wrote those lyrics?
It’s too bad the NBC censors would evidently not allow the cast to perform “It Depends On What You Pay.” It was the highlight of the play, when I saw it at the Sullivan Street Playhouse in 1967.
What a find! I remember watching this!!!! And to see Stanley Holloway and Bert Lahr!!! You can't beat pros like that!!! Performers nowadays need to take lessons from the pros....sometimes less is more! Thanks for all your postings....
I played her in highschool before I developed my voice to her level. The next year I studied with a julliard grad and went to music theater college.. loved the fantasticks. A real American Classic.
Okay, now that I’ve watched this again 50 years later, I notice once again what I originally did… the songs which became hits are quite melodic and memorable, but most of the other songs have boring, very forgettable melodies and are quite ‘filler’ in many regards.
I played Bellamy about ten years ago, and had a yen to idly watch/listen to this, and stumbled across this via a search. The first frame I got extremely excited to see Ricardo Montalban playing El Gallo, and I must say I was in no way disapointed. What a great performance by him! So they cut "It depends on What you Pay" - an extremely problematic song that the writer kind of wanted to change almost as soon as the show became big, and "This Plum is Too Ripe" which is a shame, as I really love that song, but it's definitely one that can be cut. They also cut the middle verse out of "Round and Round," which is a fantastic, but disturbing song, so no big deal there. And of course a moderate amount of dialogue, and some of the poetic monologues. Still, very reasonable, and I love it!
What a treat to see Stanley Holloway and Bert Lahr performing "Plant a Radish." And Susan Watson -- who originated the role of Luisa before the Sullivan Street Theatre run -- sing the heartbreaking "They were You."
Even this abridged version is far superior to the misdirected movie version that managed to rob the show of all its intimacy. Thanks so much for posting this!
For years and years and years I walked past the theater in the Village where this was running but always put off going. Then like all shows it closed and I never got the chance. Thanks for posting.
Oh....what a cute and fasinating plays. I was just 2 years old. And its not broadcast in my Country. But I do know and felt in live with the song "Try to remember" since I recalled.😍😍😍
I'm so glad. Having had this in black-and-white for decades, I was quite surprised when a friend recently mentioned that he had it in color on a flash drive.
THANK YOU so much for posting this here for everyone to enjoy! This production, tho abbreviated, leaves the Michael Ritchie movie version in the DUST!!
Once again I am amazed at the gold dust you discover. While The Fantasticks wasn’t my cup of tea I have hope that something might be discovered from the Original Production of Cabaret
All of the visual and theatrical arts and also music has destroyed human reason, practical endeavors and reality itself because "please God don't let me be NoRmAL!!". No one ended up learning anything about Love; only lust, hate, selfishness and the resulting desire to control others.
he was 20 and she was 16. TODAY, everyone would be calling him a pedophile! DESPITE this being ABSOLUTELY NORMAL for thousands of years.. SO MEN were expected to SUDDENLY STOP liking the opposite sex that is only 4 years younger than they are... SUDDENLY a 20 year old is expected to be drawn to people TWO years younger than he is.... ANY efforts to bash and attack heterosexual behaviors was on the table.... right until this day..
This is very random, but do you happen to have the 1955 musical Our Town episode of Producers Showcase with Frank Sinatra? I'm always looking for that one for some reason. Thanks if so!
@@shawnmulligan2894 Hi, Shawn! ^_^ If you're still looking for a copy of Our Town w/ Frank Sinatra, I have a copy I'd be happy to share! E-mail me at legotronn2 at gmail.
Where I first heard the song "Love & Marriage." Huge at the time - with a bullet. Don't remember how weeks it was on The Hit Parade." I was 4 and I was putting together, processing, who Frank Sinatra was.
Which begs a question.....HOW, MS SPIDER, DID YOU FIND THIS COLOR VERSION WHICH MUST HAVE BEEN DONE ON 2" TAPE in a format that was I recall replaced at the time to another 2" format. It was a time that none zero zilch Tonite Show with Johnny Carson was saved. Too expensive. Too hard to store. So "Degause, Wipe, and Record Over." We're making so much money, how could we possibly afford to keep.
What an absolute treat!
The show has such charm and I have to admit I love Ricardo singing Try To Remember- as always thank you Spiderwoman!!!
You're so welcome--glad to hear you liked it.
Khan can sing! 👍👍 Thank you for posting.
This musical is so nice! I've never seen or heard fantasticks before but the entire musical felt nostalgic like a Christmas classic taken out for the holidays again
Even cut down to one hour, I'll take it any day! Especially if it has Stanley Holloway and Bert Lahr singing arm in arm! And I love these pastel colours. And of course, the score too. So, thank you!
Hope you enjoy it!
RIP lyricist Tom Jones. It was not that long ago that we lost the composer, Harvey Schmidt. When I noted the motif from the Welsh hymn, "Hyfrydol," one of Mr. Schmidt's relatives noted that his grandfather had been a Methodist minister, so the tune was likely "swirling around in his head" before he composed the fantastic Fantasticks score. Interestingly, and perhaps significantly, the English translation of "hyfrydol" is "delightful, agreeable, pleasing, pleasant, beautiful, fair, fine, sweet, melodious."
Stan Holloway was in his 70's..when he appeared in the tv version of"The Fantastics.
That was wonderful! Thank you so much for posting it. ❤
I saw this on TV in 1964 when I was 14 years old. So great to see it again after 57 years! I remember Bert Lahr from the Lays Potato Chip commercial.
Bert is also best remembered for his screen role of"Zeke"/"The Cowardly Lion" in "The Wizard Of Oz" and Stan Holloway is best remembered for playing"Alfred P.Doolittle" in the stage and screen version of"My Fair Lady".
When the moon was young, when the month was May, when the stage was hung for my holiday, I saw shining lights, but I never knew, they were you, they were you, they were You. That bowles me over.
Where did that come from? Who wrote those lyrics?
Tom Jones wrote the lyrics, Harvey Schmidt wrote the music. "The Fantasticks" is a classic and one of a kind.
It’s too bad the NBC censors would evidently not allow the cast to perform “It Depends On What You Pay.” It was the highlight of the play, when I saw it at the Sullivan Street Playhouse in 1967.
Ricardo Mantalban, Bert Lahr, and John Davidson!!!
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Love hearing this score with a full orchestra.
What a find! I remember watching this!!!! And to see Stanley Holloway and Bert Lahr!!! You can't beat pros like that!!! Performers nowadays need to take lessons from the pros....sometimes less is more! Thanks for all your postings....
THE FANTASTICKS is brilliant - simple and incandescent.
Good lord, Susan Watson is dreamy.
Wow, the original Kim MacAfee :) How great to see this!
Yes! Lovely.
I played her in highschool before I developed my voice to her level. The next year I studied with a julliard grad and went to music theater college.. loved the fantasticks. A real American Classic.
What a great Treat indeed!! What a Cast! This was FANTASTICK!!!
Glad you enjoyed!
They made this in color??? I've only ever seen it in black and white! Oh, bless you!
Thank you so much for posting this! I loved the show, Jerry Ohrbach was phenomenal, and finding this (even without him) has made my day :-)
Actually - not a bad production. RM is excellent. Technical quality is also surprisingly good.
Okay, now that I’ve watched this again 50 years later, I notice once again what I originally did… the songs which became hits are quite melodic and memorable, but most of the other songs have boring, very forgettable melodies and are quite ‘filler’ in many regards.
How fantastic to see in color, and also to hear in much higher fidelity those lovely Phillip J. Lang orchestrations!
I saw the original on Sullivan Street when it first opened. I've been thinking about it and singing the songs ever since.
OMG!!!! Never thought I would ever see that in colour thank you thank you thank you so much!!!
I played Bellamy about ten years ago, and had a yen to idly watch/listen to this, and stumbled across this via a search. The first frame I got extremely excited to see Ricardo Montalban playing El Gallo, and I must say I was in no way disapointed. What a great performance by him!
So they cut "It depends on What you Pay" - an extremely problematic song that the writer kind of wanted to change almost as soon as the show became big, and "This Plum is Too Ripe" which is a shame, as I really love that song, but it's definitely one that can be cut. They also cut the middle verse out of "Round and Round," which is a fantastic, but disturbing song, so no big deal there. And of course a moderate amount of dialogue, and some of the poetic monologues. Still, very reasonable, and I love it!
What a treat to see Stanley Holloway and Bert Lahr performing "Plant a Radish." And Susan Watson -- who originated the role of Luisa before the Sullivan Street Theatre run -- sing the heartbreaking "They were You."
Even this abridged version is far superior to the misdirected movie version that managed to rob the show of all its intimacy. Thanks so much for posting this!
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Thanks for posting this what an absolute treat to see it again and in color
For years and years and years I walked past the theater in the Village where this was running but always put off going. Then like all shows it closed and I never got the chance. Thanks for posting.
Ricardo had a pretty decent voice. Great choice for El Gallo.
Your videos are incredible. Thank you so much for posting this-when I was but a wee tyke, “Try to Remember” was one of my favorite songs.
Glad you are enjoying.
I directed this as my final on “ Directors on Directing” course in college. 1971...
Thanks for sharing!
Oh....what a cute and fasinating plays. I was just 2 years old. And its not broadcast in my Country. But I do know and felt in live with the song "Try to remember" since I recalled.😍😍😍
Glad you enjoyed.
CRYING
I had such a TV crush on Susan Watson
AMAZING! I am crying that I can finally see this in color after all this time. Thank you, THANK you so much 😊🙏
I'm so glad. Having had this in black-and-white for decades, I was quite surprised when a friend recently mentioned that he had it in color on a flash drive.
THANK YOU so much for posting this here for everyone to enjoy! This production, tho abbreviated, leaves the Michael Ritchie movie version in the DUST!!
Couldn't agree more.
is that JOE from the three stooges!? NO WAIT THATS COWARDLY LION!! I knew that voice... but I couldnt place it
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
Once again I am amazed at the gold dust you discover. While The Fantasticks wasn’t my cup of tea I have hope that something might be discovered from the Original Production of Cabaret
I know there is the footage of the Tony Awards but still I’d love to see footage of Lenya or the whole show in Soundboard I love Masteroff’s dialogue
All of the visual and theatrical arts and also music has destroyed human reason, practical endeavors and reality itself because "please God don't let me be NoRmAL!!". No one ended up learning anything about Love; only lust, hate, selfishness and the resulting desire to control others.
What a GEM!!!! Thank you!!!
he was 20 and she was 16. TODAY, everyone would be calling him a pedophile! DESPITE this being ABSOLUTELY NORMAL for thousands of years.. SO MEN were expected to SUDDENLY STOP liking the opposite sex that is only 4 years younger than they are... SUDDENLY a 20 year old is expected to be drawn to people TWO years younger than he is.... ANY efforts to bash and attack heterosexual behaviors was on the table.... right until this day..
They are ACTORS!
I remember watching this when it was first broadcast on NBC almost 60 years ago. What a treat to see it again! Thank you!
I love this! Thank you so much. ❤
Thank you.
Incredible!!
once again and again...."Thank You" !
This is very random, but do you happen to have the 1955 musical Our Town episode of Producers Showcase with Frank Sinatra? I'm always looking for that one for some reason. Thanks if so!
Yes, although not even close to this quality. Have to check to see if it's already on TH-cam.
@@auroraspiderwoman5886 I've looked for it everywhere to bo avail, if you could post it I would greatly appreciate it! Thanks!
@@shawnmulligan2894 Hi, Shawn! ^_^ If you're still looking for a copy of Our Town w/ Frank Sinatra, I have a copy I'd be happy to share! E-mail me at legotronn2 at gmail.
Where I first heard the song "Love & Marriage." Huge at the time - with a bullet. Don't remember how weeks it was on The Hit Parade." I was 4 and I was putting together, processing, who Frank Sinatra was.
Which begs a question.....HOW, MS SPIDER, DID YOU FIND THIS COLOR VERSION WHICH MUST HAVE BEEN DONE ON 2" TAPE in a format that was I recall replaced at the time to another 2" format. It was a time that none zero zilch Tonite Show with Johnny Carson was saved. Too expensive. Too hard to store. So "Degause, Wipe, and Record Over." We're making so much money, how could we possibly afford to keep.
Maybe it's just out of principle, but this fuller orchestration doesn't thrill me.
(also: Señor Senior, Sr.!?)