BWW Review: ONCE ON THIS ISLAND at Hershey Theatre
by Andrea Stephenson - Dec 5, 2019
Once on this Island is a beautiful and heart-wrenching story of love, loss, belief, and sacrifice. With music by Stephen Flaherty and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, Once on this Island won the 1995 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical. Director Michael Arden describes their process of working on the revival, explaining, 'Once On This Island is the story of how one seemingly insignificant girl becomes myth and legend for survivors of a wounded and healing island and how the good we do can echo and reverberate long after our lives are over.' As part of the North America tour, Once on this Island is playing at Hershey Theatre through December 8th.
Tickets On Sale Now For An All New Broadway Supports LIHSA
by Julie Musbach - Oct 3, 2018
September 24, 2018 - Tony and Drama Desk Award winners and nominees, along with Broadway's fastest rising stars, will be performing musical numbers during an all new production of Broadway Supports LIHSA (Long Island High School for the Arts).
BWW Album Review: ONCE ON THIS ISLAND Revives A Classic Tale
by Amanda Prahl - Feb 23, 2018
There's a certain reliability to a score by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. You can count on elegant orchestrations, tidy and effective lyrics, and a heartfelt yet epic tale. All of this and more can be found on the new cast recording of the revival of Once On This Island, a Caribbean-tinged fairytale about love, destiny, and sacrifice. It's a lushly produced recording that balances the voices of the chorus with quieter character moments.
ICYMI: Broadwaysted Talks to the Stars of ONCE ON THIS ISLAND & RED ROSES, GREEN GOLD
by Broadwaysted - Nov 13, 2017
This week we are celebrating our love of Ahrens & Flaherty with interviews with the cast and creative team of the upcoming ONCE ON THIS ISLAND revival! Kevin and Bryan had an amazing time at the Sneak Peek Press Event chatting with director Michael Arden, choreographer Camille A. Brown, and show stars Quentin Earl Darrington, Alex Newell, Hailey Kilgore, Isaac Powell, Philip Boykin, and Kenita R. Miller.