This highly
original and theatrical st1:place w:st="on"Caribbean/st1:place adaptation
of the popular fairy tale span style="font-style: italic;"The Little Mermaid/span garnered eight Tony nominations
for its Broadway run, including Best Musical, Book and Score. In almost
non-stop song and dance, the show tells the story of Ti Moune, a peasant
girl who rescues and falls in love with Daniel, a wealthy boy from the other
side of her island. When Daniel is returned to his people, the fantastical gods
who rule the island guide Ti Moune on a quest to test the strength of her love
against the powerful forces of prejudice, hatred and death.p/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"strongONCE ON THIS ISLAND/strong is a director/choreographer's dream, an intimate show presented in
a dance/movement-driven style reminiscent of story theatre, with a small band
and minimal - though colorful - sets and costumes that capture the imagination
of the audience. Its catchy, contemporary, and Caribbean-flavored score by the
Tony® Award-winning songwriting team of a href="http://mtishows.com/biography.asp?writerid=3399"Lynn Ahrens/a and a href="http://mtishows.com/biography.asp?writerid=3479"Stephen Flaherty/a (stronga href="http://www.mtishows.com/show_detail.asp?showid=000228"strongRAGTIME/strong/a/strong
and the animated film span style="font-style: italic;"Anastasia/span) includes tender ballads and rousing
celebratory numbers for an ensemble cast of strong singers./p
Year | Category | |
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1991 | Best Musical | |
2018 | Best Revival of a Musical | Winner |
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Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Paramount Theatre (4/24 - 6/16) | ||
Little Bear Ridge Road
Downstairs Theater At Steppenwolf Theatre (6/13 - 7/21) | ||
HARANA
The Center for Performing Arts (1/26 - 1/26) | ||
Pro-Am
First Floor Theater at The Den Theatre (5/16 - 6/15) | ||
Broadway at the Keys: An Evening with Tony Award Winner Levi Kreis
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre (6/15 - 6/15) | ||
Better Person with Comedian Billy D. Washington
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre (8/23 - 8/23) | ||
Romeo and Juliet
Nichols Park (7/26 - 7/28) | ||
JUBA! Masters of Tap and Percussive Dance – Rhythm World Concert 4
Studebaker Theater (7/19 - 7/19) | ||
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
James M. Nederlander Theater (9/10 - 2/1) | ||
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