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Article: NEW 'FANTASTICKS' EXPANSIVE AND FUN.(Living)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
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- November 1, 1990
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Byline: Martin P. Kelly Staff writer
Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt have worked new magic with their 30-year old musical, "The Fantasticks," and the result is on view at Proctor's Theatre through Sunday.
The two authors have enlarged the scope of the production with an enhanced orchestration and larger orchestra, added scenery that complements the basic staging of the original "little" musical and, most of all, with the casting of Robert Goulet as the narrator El Gallo.
Goulet is in top form vocally and uses his deep baritone to caress the romantic lyrics of Jones and the lilting melodies written by Schmidt. They've added a new song, "This Is A ...