— has died. He was 95. Jones died Friday at his home in Sharon, Connecticut. His son, Michael, told that he had cancer. Together with frequent collaborator Harvey Schmidt, Jones launched in 1960.
The production was based on the play Les Romanesques by Edmond Rostand, featuring a minimalist set as the backdrop of a -inspired tale.
It is best known for its opening song, «Try to Remember.» ran for nearly 42 years at the Sullivan Street Playhouse in Greenwich Village, closing in 2002.
It later reopened, running again from 2006 until 2017 at The Snapple Theater Center in the heart of Times Square. reports that it closed as the longest-running production of any kind in the history of American theater, with a whopping 21,552 performances.
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