Once (musical)

Once
Broadway promotional poster
Music	Glen Hansard Markéta Irglová
Lyrics	Glen Hansard Markéta Irglová
Book	Enda Walsh
Basis	Once by John Carney
Premiere	2011: New York Theatre Workshop
Productions	2011 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
Awards	Tony 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]