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‘Fantasticks’ Lyricist Tom Jones Recalled Being Courted by Hollywood

“Try to Remember,” the most famous song to have come out of the stage musical “The Fantasticks,” was noted for its autumnal feel, sung by someone reflecting back on youthful days. The happy irony is that Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt wrote that song prior to the show’s original 1960 staging when they were both still relatively young men of about 30, fellows who still had about two-thirds of their […]

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Tom Jones, Lyricist for Long-Running Musical ‘The Fantasticks,’ Dies at 95

Entertainment Tom Jones, the acclaimed lyricist and writer of the hit musical “The Fantasticks,” passed away on Friday at the age of 95. The news of his death was confirmed by his son, Michael, who stated that the cause was cancer. Jones, along with his frequent collaborator Harvey Schmidt, achieved tremendous success with “The Fantasticks,” which ran for an impressive 42 years since its opening in 1960. Before their groundbreaking […]

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