The Broadway musical adaptation of hit movie Once has become the most successful new show in a decade.
The Tony Award-winning production, starring Steve Kazee, has recouped its initial costs in less than six months - after 169 performances.
In an age where one out of every three Broadway shows make a profit, producers claim the pace was "faster than any Tony award-winning best musical in more than a decade".
The Book of Mormon, another current New York theatre success story, recouped its investment last year (11) in nine months.