Tom Jones (writer)
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Tom Jones (born in 1928 in Littlefield, Texas) is a lyricist (and often librettist) of musical theatre, best known for the longest running musical in history, The Fantasticks, which ran off-Broadway from 1960 until 2002. Jones is currently directing, and acting in, a revival of The Fantasticks. He plays the part of the Old Actor, which he also played when the musical opened in 1960. He is credited as an actor in the show as Thomas Bruce. [1]
All of Jones' major musicals were written with Harvey Schmidt, whom he met at the University of Texas at Austin.
[edit] Shows
- Shoestring '57 (contributor) (1957)
- Demi-Dozen (contributor) (1958)
- The Fantasticks (1960)
- 110 in the Shade (book by N. Richard Nash, based on his play The Rainmaker) (1963)
- I Do! I Do! (based on The Fourposter by Jan de Hartog) (1966)
- Celebration (1969)
- Colette (1970)
- Philemon (1973)
- Grover's Corners (based on Our Town) (1987)
- Mirette (book by Elizabeth Diggs, based on the children's book Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully) (1996)
- Harold and Maude (music by Joseph Thalken, based on the film) (2004)
[edit] Sources
- ^ Brantley, Ben. 2006-08-24. A Return to Off Broadway, With Performance No. 17,163. The New York Times.
[edit] External links
- Tom Jones at the Internet Broadway Database
- Tom Jones at the Internet Movie Database
- Tom Jones Downstage Center XM radio interview at American Theatre Wing, September 2006
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