ONCE
book by Enda Walsh
music & lyrics by Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová
based on the motion picture written & directed by John Carney
Syracuse Stage | 23/24 Season
The exuberant spirit of a lively pub session (what the Irish call craic) meets an out-of-the-ordinary love story in this irresistible musical based on the beloved indie film. Guy has been busking on Dublin’s Grafton St. for too long. He’s ready to chuck his music and forget the girlfriend who relocated to New York. Girl is an émigré from the Czech Republic with a tangled personal life, a passion for music and a belief in Guy and his songs. It’s a complicated business this love. It doesn’t always turn out as expected. Sometimes, that’s ok. Nominated for 11 Tony Awards and winner of eight, including Best Musical, “Once” is a warmly affecting show that understands the power of music to move the human heart.
Photo credit: Michael Davis
Cast
Catelyn Adelman, Joe Boover, Armando Gutierrez, Ruchir Khazanchi, Kennady Lambert, Ana Marcu, Rachel Mulcahy, Scott Redmond, Pearl Rhein, Tina Stafford, Sean Steele, Erica Swindell, Hayley Travers, Kurt Zischke, Nathan Yates Douglass, Collin Purcell, Franca Vercelloni
The Team
Fatima Sowe (Choreographer) | Pearl Rhein (Music Director) | Rodrigo Escalante (Scenic Design) | Jerry Johnson & Carmen M. Martinez (Costume Design) | Matthew Webb (Lighting Design) | | Jacqueline R. Herter (Sound Design) | Gama Valle, Bass/Valle (Casting) | Kyra Button (Stage Manager)
"Directed by Melissa Crespo, Stage’s “Once” is so poignantly paced, so beautifully balanced between humor and yearning, so rightfully wrought, that you won’t feel the knife edge piercing you until you realize, hours later, that you can’t shake the ache of this bittersweet love story."