Book by N. Richard Nash Music by Harvey Schmidt Lyrics by Tom Jones Based on a play by N. Richard Nash
Original Direction by Joseph AnthonyDances and musical numbers originally staged by Agnes de MilleProduced for the Broadway stage by David Merrick
N. Richard Nash, Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones explore depression-era love and hope in this musical adaptation of Nash’s stage play The Rainmaker. In the tiny town of Three Point, in the hot and drought-stricken American southwest, traveling con man Bill Starbuck promises the local farmers he can conjure some much-needed rain. Spinster Lizzie Curry, whose advances are rebuffed by Sheriff File, blossoms as she pursues a romantic relationship with the charismatic stranger. Numbers include “Love, Don’t Turn Away,” “Little Red Hat,” “Simple Little Things,” “Everything Beautiful Happens At Night” and “Wonderful Music.”
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Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt (1929-2018) wrote The Fantasticks for a summer theatre at Barnard College. After its Off-Broadway opening in May 1960, The Fantasticks went on to become the longest-running production in the history of the American stage. Their first Broadway show ...
N. Richard Nash (1913-2000) wrote with distinction for the theatre, television, film, poetry and fiction. He is best known for The Rainmaker, which has been translated into nearly 40 languages. Nash wrote the screenplay for Porgy and Bess and the libretti for The Happy Time a ...
Tom Jones (1928-2023) and Harvey Schmidt (1929-2018) wrote The Fantasticks for a summer theatre at Barnard College. After its Off-Broadway opening in May 1960, The Fantasticks went on to become the longest-running production in the history of the American stage. Their first B ...
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