This musical play so grabbed me when I first saw it, in 1965, that I've been a Fantasticks watcher and listener ever since. I've seen productions in Petoskey, Michigan, Detroit, and Cincinnati. I've burned up a tape of the music listening to it while driving. The rather ancient plot comes from France, land of my ancestors, but the music, both words and lyrics, come from the heart of America. Until just now (December 2018), I'd not known a movie had been made of the show.