WELL PLAYED

“The Fantasticks” creators Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt (above, left to right) were honored, then surprised at the York Theatre Company Oscar Hammerstein Awards Gala on the Upper East Side.

Kristin Chenoweth ,on her way to perform at the Friars Club, heard the songwriters were being lauded and had her driver swing by the event so she could run in and say hello. “It was a total surprise and they were very touched and visibly moved,” we’re told. “She was in and out in a matter of minutes.”