One reason for the continuing popularity of "The Fantasticks" was that it was different from large musicals playing in Broadway theaters.

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In two thousand six, a revival of "The Fantasticks" opened in the Snapple Theater Center near Times Square in New York.

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"The Fantasticks" is about young love, children leaving home and what it is like to be a father.

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She soon added a second theater and persuaded producers of "The Fantasticks" to let her run it.

WSJ: Behold: Catherine Russell the off-Broadway force

Brantley gave The Fantasticks a mixed review, but does say he was taken by the authenticity of Jones' performance.

NPR: Old Is New Again on Broadway

In one, she co-produces "The Fantasticks, " the longest-running musical in the world.

WSJ: Behold: Catherine Russell the off-Broadway force