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ONCE, the Tony and Grammy Award winning Best New Musical celebrated its 500th performance on Broadway yesterday, May 29. Once is based on the 2007 Academy Award-winning film and plays on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (242 West 45th Street). The production opened on Sunday, March 18, 2012. BroadwayWorld was there for the celebration and you can check out photos below!
ONCE won eight Tony Awards including Best Musical. The production was also named Best Musical by the New York Drama Critics Circle, Drama Desk, Drama League, Outer Critic Circle and Lucille Lortel Awards. Once is the winner of the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.
ONCE features a book by award-winning Irish playwright & screenwriter, Enda Walsh (Penelope, Hunger, The New Electric Ballroom), the Academy Award-winning music and lyrics of Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, direction by the acclaimed John Tiffany (Black Watch), movement by Steven Hoggett(Black Watch, American Idiot) and music supervision and orchestrations by Martin Lowe (Mamma Mia!).
The set and costume design are by six time Tony Award winner Bob Crowley (The Coast of Utopia, Mary Poppins), lighting design is by three time Tony winner Natasha Katz (Aida, The Coast of Utopia), and sound design is by Clive Goodwin.
The cast of Once features Arthur Darvill as 'Guy' and Joanna Christie as 'Girl.' Also in the company are David Abeles, David Patrick Kelly, Jillian Lebling, Katrina Lenk, Eliza Holland Madore, Anne L. Nathan, Lucas Papaelias, Andy Taylor, Carlos Valdes, Erikka Walsh, Paul Whitty, and J. Michael Zygo.
Arthur Darvill and Joanna Christie are appearing with the support of Actors' Equity Association. The Producers gratefully acknowledge Actors' Equity Association for its assistance of this production.
Photo Credit: Jennifer Broski
Arthur Darvill, Joanna Christie
The Cast of Once
J. Michael Zygo, Erikka Walsh, Anne L. Nathan, David Patrick Kelly
Erikka Walsh, Anne L. Nathan, David Patrick Kelly, Arthur Darvill, Joanna Christie
David Patrick Kelly, Arthur Darvill, Joanna Christie
Anne L. Nathan, David Patrick Kelly, Arthur Darvill, Joanna Christie, Eliza Holland Madore
David Patrick Kelly, Arthur Darvill, Joanna Christie, Eliza Holland Madore, Katrina Lenk, Jillian Lebling
The cast of Once
Carlos Valdes, Arthur Darvill, Joanna Christie, Katrina Lenk
Carlos Valdes, Arthur Darvill, Joanna Christie, Katrina Lenk
Arthur Darvill, Joanna Christie
Arthur Darvill, Joanna Christie
ONCE cake
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