People find something about it that touches them, much like the original film. Our audiences have been really loving it. "We're going to be the one show on Broadway that's very different from all the other shows, and I think that's a good selling point for us. "We're going to be different," Kazee previously told.
The lyrics may not be on the nose, but they illustrate restless hearts. There are "public performance" numbers, but this is a new era of show tune where music also punctuates, illustrates and gives abstract-expressive life to the characters' moods and hopes. The actor-musicians who play characters, sing together and accompany each other on a range of instruments create a rare organic, communal and potently theatrical experience - all within Crowley's Irish pub setting that transforms into multiple locations, including the twinkling lights of Dublin itself. Production stage manager is Bess Marie Glorioso. Lighting design is by Tony winner Natasha Katz ( Aida, The Coast of Utopia) and sound design is by Clive Goodwin. Expect Guy on guitar, Girl on piano (as in the film) and the supporting cast on mandolin, melodica, cajon, banjo, ukulele, harmonica, accordion, bass, drums and other instruments. The score is orchestrated and arranged by music supervisor Martin Lowe. Once has a book by Irish playwright Enda Walsh ( Penelope), direction by John Tiffany ( Black Watch), movement by Steven Hoggett ( American Idiot, Black Watch) and set and costume design by Tony Award winner Bob Crowley ( The Coast of Utopia, Mary Poppins). Read 's recent The Leading Men column about Steve Kazee. Nathan as Girl's mother, Lucas Papaelias, Ripley Sobo, Andy Taylor, Mckayla Twiggs, Erikka Walsh, Paul Whitty and J. Davis, David Patrick Kelly as Guy's Da, Anne L.
Also in the troupe are David Abeles, Will Connolly, Elizabeth A. The performers have New York credits, of course, but these are considered serious breakout performances. The cast of Once features Steve Kazee ( 110 in the Shade, Spamalot) as Guy and Cristin Milioti (Off-Broadway's That Face, Stunning, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter) as Girl. Revisit Sweeney Todd on Broadway With Michael Cerveris and Patti LuPone
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