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Photo Coverage: Ronan Keating Joins Cast Of ONCE!

By: Nov. 21, 2014
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Ronan Keating has joined the internationally award-winning Once The Musical at the Phoenix Theatre playing the role of Guy opposite Jill Winternitz as Girl.

Based on the much-loved Oscar-winning film, Once bursts onto the stage with a musical celebration of love, friendship and Irish music performed by cast of actor/musicians. A chance encounter between a girl and guy from different worlds but with a shared love of music and songwriting sparks a deep connection and a tender, unexpected romance.

The West End production of Once opened in April 2013 and went on to win the 2014 Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music. The critically acclaimed Australian production of Once opened at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne earlier this week. The Broadway production, winner of 8 Tony awardsincluding Best Musical, will play at the Bernard B Jacobs Theatre until 4 January 2015 where it will have run for three successful years. The US tour, now in its second year, continues and later this year will make a visit to Japan. A Toronto production will open in February next year and the first non-English language production will open in Seoul, South Korea in December 2015. Also in development are productions in Sweden, Brazil, Holland, Greece, The Czech Republic, Thailand, Ireland, along with a Japanese language production.

Once has book by award-winning Irish playwright and screenwriter Enda Walsh. Based on the 2007 motion picture written and directed by John Carney, music and lyrics are by Academy Award® winning Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová who, for Falling Slowly, won the Oscar for Best Original Song. Directed for the stage by John Tiffany, Oncehas scenic and costume designs by Bob Crowley, lighting by Natasha Katz, sound by Clive Goodwin, musical supervision and orchestrations by Martin Lowe and movement by Steven Hoggett. Once won the 2013 Grammy award for Best Musical Theatre album. The Martin Guitar Company is the proud sponsor of Once. The original cast recording ofOnce is available via Masterworks Broadway, a label of Sony Masterworks - www.MasterworksBroadway.com

Photo Coverage: Ronan Keating Joins Cast Of ONCE!  Image

Photo Coverage: Ronan Keating Joins Cast Of ONCE!  Image

Photo Coverage: Ronan Keating Joins Cast Of ONCE!  Image

Photo Coverage: Ronan Keating Joins Cast Of ONCE!  Image

Photo Coverage: Ronan Keating Joins Cast Of ONCE!  Image

Photo Coverage: Ronan Keating Joins Cast Of ONCE!  Image



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