May 1, 2009 - On May 4, the longest running musical in the world turns 50! The Fantasticks will kick off its 50th Anniversary Year with a two-day celebration featuring a reunion of 50 years’ worth of cast members and performances by some of the theatre industry’s biggest names.

On May 3, alumni from the show’s historic Off Broadway run are invited to attend performance at The Snapple Theater Center; afterwards the alumni are invited to gather on the Red Steps located at the TKTS ticket booth in Duffy Square to sing The Fantasticks' signature song “Try To Remember” and pose for photos.

Having played a record-breaking 17,162 performances in its original run at the Sullivan Street Playhouse in Greenwich Village and an additional 992 performances at The Snapple Theater Center, The Fantasticks has been performed in every corner of the world from Afghanistan to Iran to Zimbabwe.

In June 2007, the theater that is home to this revival of The Fantasticks was christened The Jerry Orbach Theater. Other notable performers who have appeared in the show include F. Murray Abraham, Glenn Close, Richard Chamberlain, Liza Minnelli, Elliot Gould and, recently, American Idol finalist Anthony Fedorov.

For more information, visit http://www.fantasticksonbroadway.com/.