Glen Hansard News

Shifting Ground Collective announced its upcoming season, featuring the Toronto premiere of AMÉLIE and the return of ONCE to the city's musical theatre scene.

Le Petit Theatre will conclude its 2025-26 season with the Tony Award-winning musical Once. Directed by Conner Wilson, the musical features a book by Enda Walsh and music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová.

Pitlochry Festival Theatre announced the full cast for ONCE, directed by John Tiffany, starring Dylan Wood and Lydia White alongside nine additional cast members.

Directed by John Tiffany (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Black Watch and Wild Rose), the uplifting and moving new production will run at Pitlochry Festival Theatre from 23 May- 27 June.

Pitlochry Festival Theatre is set to launch its 75th anniversary season and Alan Cumming's first as Artistic Director, with the Scottish première of the Tony and Olivier award-winning musical Once.

Chance Theater, Anaheim's official resident theater company, has announced the first show of Chance's 2026 Season, Once, has been extended through March 2, 2026.

Glen Hansard, co-writer of the musical Once, has set the release of his sixth solo album Don+t Settle - Transmissions East & West. Hansard has also announced a run of tour dates in the U.S and Canada.

Once feels like a revelation, with all the delicate tenderness of a romantic ballad and the foot-stomping joy of a rustic Irish pub on music night.

Alll new production photos have been released for Once at the Chance Theater. Performances run through March 1. Check out the photos and learn more here!

​​​​​​​Chance Theater, Anaheim’s official resident theatre company, will open its 2026 season with Once, winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical. The production features a book by Enda Walsh, music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová.

Berkeley Playhouse will continue its 2025–26 season with ONCE, the Tony Award-winning musical by Enda Walsh with music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová.

 Asbury Park Theater Company has announced their full lineup of 7 productions for the 2026 season. Under the Producing Artistic Direction of Anthony D’Amato, the company will present the New Jersey premiere of TEETH the musical.

Anaheim, California's Chance Theater announces the productions for its 2026 season, including award-winning musicals, urgent new plays, and stories that resonate.

Burning Coal Theatre Company will present ONCE, book by Enda Walsh, music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, directed by Nathalie Ray. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Max Bartos, known for originating the role of Darren in the hit musical Sing Street, is hitting the road this fall for a national tour with his band, The Misfit Toys. The tour, launching in support of his upcoming third folk album Waiting at the Crossroads, will bring his signature blend of raw storytelling and folk-rock energy to cities across the U.S.

NextStop Theatre Company has announced its 2025/26 season—the first fully programmed by Producing Artistic Director, Heather Lanza, who joined the company in the fall of 2024.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 3, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

A new musical based on the 1998 film, Waking Ned Devine, is Broadway-bound. The production will be directed by John Doyle, and written by David Hein with Markéta Irglová and Glen Hansard.

On March 26, the Carnegie Hall audience witnessed a celebration of punk poet laureate Patti Smith, featuring performances by Bruce Springsteen, Johnny Depp, Matt Berninger, Courtney Barnett, and more. Take a look at the photos here!

Jarlath Regan is finally here in America with In Bits, a totally new barnstorming standup show like nothing you’ve ever seen before. Learn more about his upcoming performance at San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts Theatre.