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Longest theatrical run of a musical

Longest theatrical run of a musical
WHO
The Fantasticks
WHAT
17162 total number
WHERE
United States (New York,)
WHEN
27 June 1959
The off-Broadway musical The Fantasticks by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt (both USA),  opened on 3 May 1960 and finally closed on 13 January 2002 having been performed a record 17,162 times at the Sullivan Street Playhouse, Greenwich Village, New York, USA.