“The Fantasticks” celebrates its 40th year in continuous production off Broadway. It’s given 16,500 performances in its 151-seat theater. The show has also played in more than 12,000 U.S. productions, and internationally in 900 productions in 69 nations, including Saudi Arabia, Japan, China, Zimbabwe and Afghanistan. The show’s original 44 investors have received a 19,465 percent return on their modest $16,500 total investment.” – Chicago Sun-Times