Harvey Schmidt

Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt (1929-2018) wrote The Fantasticks for a summer theatre at Barnard College. After its Off-Broadway opening in May 1960, The Fantasticks went on to become the longest-running production in the history of the American stage. Their first Broadway show, 110 in the Shade, had a successful run and was later revived on Broadway in a new production starring Audra MacDonald. I Do! I Do!, their two-character musical starring Mary Martin and Robert Preston, ran for a year on Broadway, a year on the road, and is frequently done around the country and the world. (One production, in Minneapolis, played for twenty-two continuous years with the same two actors in the leading roles.)