Once on This Island

First Preview: Aug 23, 2017

Opening Date: Aug 23, 2017

Closing Date: Jan 6, 2019

Running Time: 01:35

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Playing @

Circle in the Square

235 West 50th Street , New York, NY 10019

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Tony Award® winner Lea Salonga returns to Broadway in Once On This Island, the Broadway musical celebration from the Tony Award®-winning writers of Anastasia and Ragtime.

Once On This Island is the tale of Ti Moune, a fearless peasant girl who falls in love with a wealthy boy from the other side of the island. When their divided cultures keep them apart, Ti Moune is guided by the powerful island gods, Erzulie (Ms. Salonga), Asaka , Papa Ge, and Agwe, on a remarkable quest to reunite with the man who has captured her heart.

Bursting with Caribbean colors, rhythms and dance, the story comes to vibrant life in a striking production by Tony Award®-nominated director Michael Arden (Spring Awakening revival) and acclaimed choreographer Camille A. Brown. This production transforms the reality of a tropical village devastated by a storm into a fantastical world alive with hope.

Broadway Musical

Show Notes: No Intermission

Age Guidance: 10

Performance Schedule

MONDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY @ 8 PM
TUESDAY @ 7 PM
SUNDAY @ 3 & 7:30 PM
WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY @ 2 PM

Music

Lynn Ahrens

Lyrics

Lynn Ahrens

Book

Stephen Flaherty

Director

Michael Arden

Choreographer

Camille A. Brown

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A joyful noise thunders through Circle in the Square theater, as Broadway welcomes a smashing revival of Once On This Island. Michael Arden’s exuberant staging of this 1990 musical fairy tale set on a Caribbean island conjures a spell that is devastatingly timely yet affectingly timeless in its evocation of how love goes when the indifferent, capricious whims of gods and nature intervene in the deepest yearnings of the human heart.

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But then it did, and all I can say is that after a dismal theatrical fall, in which even the highlights seemed ashen, what a delight it is to enter the world of “Once on This Island.” The musical, first seen on Broadway in 1990, opened on Sunday in a ravishing revival directed by Michael Arden

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I can't say enough about the cast. Everyone contributes mightily with multitudes of talent. Lea Salonga always delivers something special. Merle Dandridge stands out as the demonic god of death, and Hailey Kilgore is in a category all to herself; with a voice gifted by the gods and a glorious stage presence, Broadway has its newest star!

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A joyful noise thunders through Circle in the Square theater, as Broadway welcomes a smashing revival of Once On This Island. Michael Arden’s exuberant staging of this 1990 musical fairy tale set on a Caribbean island conjures a spell that is devastatingly timely yet affectingly timeless in its evocation of how love goes when the indifferent, capricious whims of gods and nature intervene in the deepest yearnings of the human heart.

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Accessibility

Box Office

50th St. Ground floor. Counter 43"
Restroom

Womens: 1st lower level (theater level). Through double doors (on level ground near elevators) into hallway through door (33") to restrooms. Door 28.5". Stall door 22".Mens: 1st lower level. Door 25.5". Stall door 22.5"
Entrance

Double doors (each 35") at street level to box office. Escalator or thirty steps down to lower levels. Alternate entrance: Doors (each 34") through 1633 Broadway office building to elevators. Tickets must be purchased before entry to lower levels of theater.
Water Fountain

Theater lobby (1st lower level), next to bar. Spout 42". No clear space
Wheelchair Info

Four sections of wheelchair seats in the last row, no stairs required.
Elevator/Escalator

There is an escalator down to the theatre level from the box office. An elevator is available that is accessible through the adjoining building, and an usher is available to escort patrons from the box office to the elevator.
Folding Armrests

None
Assisted Listening System

Assisted listening devices and neck induction loop systems (requires t-coil) are available to borrow at the Audience Services kiosk. Driver’s license or ID with printed address required.

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