Once On This Island 1990

Ages: 4+
Opened: October 18, 1990
Closing: December 01, 1991

Once On This Island - 1990 - Broadway History , Info & More

Booth Theatre (Broadway)
222 West 45th St. New York, NY

Based on the novel My Love, My Love by Rosa Guy


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Other Productions of Once On This Island

1990   Off-Broadway Original Off-Broadway Production
Off-Broadway
1990   Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
1990   Broadway Broadway Transfer
Broadway
1994   West End London Production
West End
2002   Broadway Reunion Concert
Broadway
2017   Broadway Broadway Revival Production
Broadway
2019   US Tour Revival National Tour
US Tour
2023   West End
West End

Once On This Island - 1990 Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1991 Outer Critics Circle Awards Best Actress - Musical La Chanze
1991 Outer Critics Circle Awards Best Broadway Musical 0
1991 Tony Awards Best Book of a Musical Lynn Ahrens
1991 Tony Awards Best Choreography Graciela Daniele
1991 Tony Awards Best Costume Design Judy Dearing
1991 Tony Awards Best Direction of a Musical Graciela Daniele
1991 Tony Awards Best Lighting Design Allen Lee Hughes
1991 Tony Awards Best Musical The Shubert Organization
1991 Tony Awards Best Musical Capital Cities/ABC Inc
1991 Tony Awards Best Musical Suntory International
1991 Tony Awards Best Musical James Walsh
1991 Tony Awards Best Musical Playwrights Horizons
1991 Tony Awards Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Stephen Flaherty
1991 Tony Awards Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Lynn Ahrens
1991 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical LaChanze

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