Harvey Schmidt, the acclaimed composer who wrote the beloved music to the longest-running musical ever, The Fantasticks, died on February 28 at age 88. Daniel Demello, publicist for The Fantasticks, confirmed Schmidt's death. Harvey Lester Schmidt was born on September 12, 1929 in Dallas, Texas. Schmidt's first off-Broadway musical was The Fantasticks, which featured a book and lyrics by Tom Jones and d…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:27PM on March 1, 2018