Come and help the Garland Civic Theatre celebrate its 50th year as they present the world’s longest-running musical The Fantasticks at the Granville Arts Center. This legendary musical opens with a preview performance Thursday, April 12 and runs Fridays through Sundays, April 13-29. The preview show is at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday performances are at 8 p.m. Sunday shows are at 2:30 p.m.
The Granville Arts Center’s namesake, Patty Granville, will direct this funny and romantic musical about a boy, a girl, and their two fathers who try to keep them apart. At the heart of The Fantasticks is breathtaking poetry and subtle theatrical sophistication that transcends cultural barriers. The result is a timeless fable of love that manages to be nostalgic and universal at the same time. The boy and the girl fall in love, grow apart, and finally find their way back to each other after realizing the truth in “without a hurt, the heart is hollow.”
Performances are in the small theatre at the Granville Arts Center, 300 North Fifth Street in downtown Garland.
Tickets may be purchased for $17 by visiting GarlandArtsBoxOffice.com, calling 972-205-2790 or stopping by the Granville Arts Center Box Office, open Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and two hours before each performance. Tickets for the Thursday preview are $12.
Founded in 1968, the Garland Civic Theatre is the oldest continually operating community theatre in the DFW Metroplex. Season after season, GCT provides quality entertainment for Garland and the surrounding areas.