Harvey Schmidt

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Harvey Lester Schmidt (born September 12, 1929 in Dallas, Texas, U.S.) is an American writer of musical theatre, best known for composing the music for the longest running musical in history, The Fantasticks, which ran off-Broadway from 1960 - 2002 for a total of 17,162 performances at the Sullivan Street Playhouse. He also collaborated on the 2000 feature film adaptation.

All of Schmidt's major musicals were written with lyricist Tom Jones whom he met at the University of Texas at Austin.

[edit] Well Known Songs

• "I Can See It" From the musical "The Fantasticks". Later recorded by Barbra Streisand.
• "Much More" - From the musical "The Fantasticks". Later recorded by Barbra Streisand for The_Barbra_Streisand_Album
• "Soon It's Gonna Rain" - From the musical "The Fantasticks". Later recorded by Barbra Streisand for The_Barbra_Streisand_Album
• "Try To Remember" - From the musical "The Fantasticks".

[edit] Theatre credits

• Shoestring '57 (1957)
• Demi-Dozen (1958)
• The Fantasticks (1960)
• 110 in the Shade (1963)
• I Do! I Do! (1966)
• Celebration (1969)
• Colette (1970)
• Bad Company (1972 film) (1972)
• Philemon (1973)
• Colette (1982 revision)
• Grovers Corners (1987)
• Mirette (1996)
• Roadside (2001)

[edit] See also

• Mirette on the High Wire
• An interview with Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt
• The Guide to Musical Theatre Roadside - Synopsis
• The Guide to Musical Theatre Philemon