'The Fantasticks' opens June 27-28 at MCC

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MUSKEGON — "The Fantasticks" will be presented at the Muskegon Community College Overbrook Theater on Friday and Saturday, June 27-28. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m.

The cast and crew will then travel to the Howmet Playhouse in Whitehall for shows July 3-5 at 7:30 p.m. and July 6 at 3 p.m.

"The Fantasticks" is the world's longest-running musical and the longest-running show in any category in American theater history. The classic coming-of-age story features two meddling, matchmaking fathers who scheme to get their children together. But once the couple is united, the real drama begins.

The cast includes Tom Harryman and Christopher Beaman as the matchmaking fathers, Brett Newsted and Kellene Hilliard as the children, Kirk Wahamaki and Andrew Zahrt as the old actors, Lorrell Pepple as the Mute, and John Q. Williams as El Gallo.

Ticket prices range from $5 to $14. For more information, call the Overbrook Theater box office at (231) 777-0324 or Howmet Playhouse at (231) 894-4048.