Book by ENDA WALSH
Music & Lyrics by GLEN HANSARD & MARKÉTA IRGLOVÁ
Based on the Motion Picture Written and Directed by JOHN CARNEY
Directed by CHRIS COLEMAN
Based on the critically acclaimed film and featuring a soaring folk-rock score performed live on stage, Once is a breathtaking, Tony Award-winning musical that reminds us that the right song—and the right person—can change everything.
On the streets of Dublin, a heartbroken Irish songwriter meets a Czech pianist who won’t let him sell his guitar. By the end of one fateful week, their unexpected bond evolves into a powerful but complicated love story that speaks straight to the heart. The only musical to have won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Olivier Award, and a Tony Award, Once is an achingly beautiful and uplifting story that continues to strike an unforgettable chord.
Pure, moving, inventive and irresistible; a study in how to beautifully adapt a movie to the stage.”
– Associated Press
Show Resources:
Buell Theatre
MAP
Singleton Theatre
MAP
Kilstrom Theatre
MAP
Helen Bonfils Theatre Complex
MAP
Wolf Theatre
MAP
Randy Weeks Conservatory Theatre
MAP
Garner Galleria Theatre
MAP
Theatre Company, Drama, Musical
Approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes, including one 15 minute intermission
Yes
ASL-Interpretation, Audio Description, & Open Captioning: April 18 at 1:30pm
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By arrangement with Fiery Angel Limited
THE 39 STEPS
Adapted by Patrick Barlow
From the novel by John Buchan
From the movie by Alfred Hitchcock
Licensed by ITV Global Entertainment Limited
And an original concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon
Raul Abrego
Raquel Barreto
Carolina Ortiz Herrera
Melanie Chen Cole
Alex Basco Koch
and
John Erickson
Xiomara Cornejo
Grady Soapes, CSA
and
Bass/Valle Casting
Jerry Ruiz
ONCE Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
