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Who Played Emcee in Once

Emcee is a role in Once, a musical that opened US Tour in 2013.

The producers of ONCE, the acclaimed new Broadway musical, announced today that The Road Company is putting together a US national tour that will launch in the summer of 2013. The most nominated new musical of the season, with more Tony Award nominations (11) than any other show, ONCE opened on at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (242 West 45th Street) on Sunday, March 18, 2012 to rave reviews. ONCE features a book by award-winning Irish playwright & screenwriter, Enda Walsh (Penelope, Hunger, The New Electric Ballroom), the Academy Award-winning music and lyrics of Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglove, direction by the acclaimed John Tiffany (Black Watch), movement by Steven Hoggett (Black Watch, American Idiot) and music supervision and orchestrations by Martin Lowe (Mamma Mia!).

14 actors have played Emcee in Once.

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Performer Production Opened
J. Michael Zygo Off-Broadway Once 2011
Ari McKay Wilford Broadway Once 2012
Ben Hope Broadway Once 2012
Don Noble Broadway Once 2012
J. Michael Zygo Broadway Once 2012
Joe Carroll Broadway Once 2012
Samuel Cohen Broadway Once 2012
Jamie Cameron West End Once 2013
Matt Wolpe US Tour Once 2013
Ryan Link US Tour Once 2013
Zander Meisner US Tour Once 2013
Angel Lin US Tour Once 2016
Barry DeBois US Tour Once 2016
Luke Wygodny US Tour Once 2016
Tom McGovern US Tour Once 2016

Other Roles in Once

Role Production Opened
Andrej US Tour Once 2013
Bank Manager US Tour Once 2013
Baruska US Tour Once 2013
Billy US Tour Once 2013
Da US Tour Once 2013
Eamon US Tour Once 2013
Emcee US Tour Once 2013
Ensemble US Tour Once 2013
Ex-Girlfriend US Tour Once 2013
Girl US Tour Once 2013
Guy US Tour Once 2013
Ivanka US Tour Once 2013
Reza US Tour Once 2013
Svec US Tour Once 2013

“Emcee” Also Appears In

Production Type Year
Cabaret West End 2006
Jerome Robbins' Broadway Broadway 1989

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