The Fantasticks - what's the rewritten final line?

[Fan123]

According to Michael Dale's blog, The Fantasticks has a new final line which "completely dismisses [the show's] original theme". Can anybody here advise what that line is? Thanks.

As most of you know, the original final line was "Remember - you must always leave the wall" followed by a reprise of 'Try to Remember'. So...is the new line "Yes, you must take down the wall!" or similar?!


"Try To Remember... The New Ending!"

[CATSNYrevival]

If I heard it correctly, he doesn't tell them to tear down the wall. It's not that dramatically altered. I don't know if I'm quoting exactly, but which ever father it is says "They've come back. Let's take down the wall." and El Gallo says something to the effect of "No, leave the wall. It was never about the wall."

Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

[Littleshopofcarrie]

^ i think that was it.

Not to threadjack, but I saw this show a few weeks ago and was thoroughly disappointed and was completely bored throughout the show. It was the first time I though of leaving at intermission (I stayed because I didn't have any choice because I was with a group, however it was somewhat of an improvement) Did anybody else hate it?

[newintown]

"But then, they all died horribly from the plague."

[Dollypop]

I'll be seeing the show again in a few days. I'll report back on the new line.

[themysteriousgrowl]

"But then, they all died horribly from the plague."

Try to remember
The kind of September
Your wife is dead
Her skin is yellow

Try to remember
The kind of September
Your boils are red
You scream and bellow

[darquegk]

Try to remember
The kind of September
When corpses rose,
Your brains to swallow

Try to remember
And if you remember,
Then follow.

[newintown]

Double like

[themysteriousgrowl]

Deep in December,
It's nice to dismember...

...And swallow

[darquegk]

I guess we're all ready for the BroadwayWorld Halloween Cabaret, then?

[themysteriousgrowl]

Oh, that that were a Thing.

[Islander_fan]

I kind of started my own holiday tradition of revisiting the show every year around the holiday time. I originally went on my own one year by chance around the holidays. I then, also by chance went and took two friends to see it. I have been back around that time for the past few years. Every time I see it, I really enjoy it. I love the simplicity of it, and yes, while there may have been some cast members here and there that weren't so good, I still walked away having had a good time regardless.

[darquegk]

Then let's make it a thing! Who's to stop us? We are the internet!