Tom Jones’ work as a playwright and lyricist is well known through his role in creating the Off-Broadway musical THE FANTASTICKS (1960), which became the longest running musical in theatre history. After two Broadway successes with 110 in the Shade (1963) and I Do! I Do! (1966), Jones and composer Harvey Schmidt used their profits to open Portfolio, a theatre workshop dedicated to creating small-scale musicals in new and often untried forms. The most notable of these efforts were CELEBRATION (1969), which moved to Broadway, and PHILEMON (1975), which won the Outer Critics Circle Award and was filmed for television. In addition to receiving an OBIE Award and the 1992 Special Tony for THE FANTASTICKS, Jones and Schmidt were inducted into the Broadway Hall of Fame in 1999 and, on May 3^rd of that year, their stars were added to the Off-Broadway Walk of Fame. Other Jones/Schmidt shows include COLETTE COLLAGE (1970), GROVER’S CORNERS (1987), MIRETTE (2000), ROADSIDE (2001), and THE SHOW GOES ON (2012). Since Mr. Schmidt’s retirement, Jones has been working on three new musicals: Harold and Maude with composer Joseph Thalken, La Tempesta with composer Andrew Gerle, and The Game of Love with composer Jacques Offenbach.