Regional NewsEdward Watts Will Star in Link Theatre鈥檚 Inaugural Production, The Fantasticks, Directed by Matt CavenaughThe production of the long-running Off-Broadway musical will begin performances in Arkansas March 6.
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Andrew Gans
February 27, 2020
Edward Watts
Edward Watts, seen on Broadway in Scandalous, The Most Happy Fella, and Show Boat, will star as El Gallo in The Link Theatre鈥檚 inaugural production, Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt鈥檚 The Fantasticks.
Matt Cavenaugh, who with wife Jenny Powers will launch North East Arkansas鈥� first professional theatre with this production, will also direct. The three nights of performances begin March 6 at The Glass Factory.
Watts replaces Ben Davis, who had to exit the production due to conflicts with his shooting schedule. Watts, who previously played the role of El Gallo for more than 1,000 performances Off-Broadway, will be joined by Anna-Marie Wright as Luisa, Josh Pryor as Matt, Damon Wright as Hucklebee, John Mixon as Bellomy, Matt Carey as Henry, Carson Horton as Mortimer, and Tee Murphy as The Mute.
Jason Eschhofen will serve as musical director with set and costume design by Claire Abernathy.
The Fantasticks, written by Jones and Schmidt, is the world鈥檚 longest running musical. The original Off-Broadway production ran a total of 42 years from 1960鈥�2002 before being revived in 2005 for an additional 11 years.
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Exclusive: A Treasury of Rarely Seen Photos of The Fantasticks
Exclusive: A Treasury of Rarely Seen Photos of The Fantasticks
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Alice Cannon, 1963
Alice Cannon, Ty McConnell, Charlie Blackburn, John High, James Cook and John Cunningham in 1963
BJ Ward at the 2000th performance
BJ Ward and Jon Boni at the 2000th performance
Curt Williams, Leta Anderson and Don Pomes in 1967
The piece stars Obie Award winner Jodie Markell as propagandist filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl, whose work in service of the Nazis defined the visual identity of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich.