Once (musical)

Once
Broadway promotional poster
MusicGlen Hansard
Markéta Irglová
LyricsGlen Hansard
Markéta Irglová
BookEnda Walsh
BasisOnce
by John Carney
Premiere2011: New York Theatre Workshop
Productions2011 Off-Broadway
2012 Broadway
2013 West End
2013 US Tour
2016 US Tour
2019 UK Tour
2019 Buenos Aires
2019 US Tour
2023 São Paulo
AwardsTony Award for Best Musical
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music

Once is a musical based on the 2007 film of the same name by John Carney. Like the film, music and lyrics were by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, including the Academy Award-winning "Falling Slowly". The book for the musical was written by Enda Walsh. The musical premiered at the New York Theatre Workshop in 2011, before transferring to Broadway in 2012. The production received eleven 2012 Tony Award nominations, and won eight including Best Musical, Best Actor and Best Book. The musical also won the 2012 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical and the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. It has since spawned a London production, with a North American Tour which started on 1 October 2013. In the musical, the cast also serves as the orchestra. A minimalist set is used, including a bar in center stage with chairs lining stage left and right. Exiting cast members simply step to the side of the stage and sit down. They serve as the orchestra from these chairs. The bar is used before the show and at intermission as a working bar for theater patrons.[1]

  1. ^ "Once musical moves from Broadway to West End". BBC.co.uk. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.