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we had each other, had a sweet love story that was finding its stage voice—and we had these songs.

      I’m not musical—in that I can’t play an instrument. I can belt out a song but it’s not singing as such—it’s more short bursts of vocalization that I call singing but it’s not. Anyone who’s seen my karaoke will vouch for that. I’m a “shouter.” It’s a mystery to me still how a song comes together. Story is my thing. I’m sure to many people writing a play is as baffling as songwriting is to me. But it’s the frailty of a three-minute song—the concise honesty of that expression—that it happens so fully for such a short amount of time. That amazes me.

      Glen and Markéta have carved out these powerful moments of honesty so completely. Whatever happened during the creation of these songs remains still. We understand that as a listener and as an audience. We know what it is to yearn for someone else, to lose a love, to feel unloved, to dream of an impossible union with someone else. They gave us these songs and we feel them wholly. Together with the film’s director John Carney they made an unashamedly romantic love story—whose simplicity and power astounded me.

      To develop this for the stage, with this ensemble of actors/musicians, has been a blessing for all involved.

      The goal always is to make a true expression—to be one-hundred-percent honest with each other as makers—and to allow the characters to talk and speak as they would like.

      So here are the songs—and here are the voices—and the extraordinary cast of Once. It has been the sweetest of journeys.

      —Enda Walsh

once

      PRODUCTION HISTORY

      Once was originally developed at the American Repertory Theater (Diane Paulus, Artistic Director; Diane Borger, Producer) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in April 2011. Once received its world premiere at New York Theatre Workshop (James C. Nicola, Artistic Director; William Russo, Managing Director) on November 15, 2011. It was directed by John Tiffany; set and costume design were by Bob Crowley, lighting design was by Natasha Katz, the sound design was by Clive Goodwin; the music supervisor and orchestrator was Martin Lowe; movement was by Steven Hoggett; the production stage manager was Bess Marie Glorioso. The cast was:

GUY Steve Kazee
GIRL Cristin Milioti
BILLY Paul Whitty
DA David Patrick Kelly
EX-GIRLFRIEND Erikka Walsh
ŠVEC Lucas Papaelias
ANDREJ Will Connolly
RÉZA Elizabeth A. Davis
BARUŠKA Anne L. Nathan
IVANKA Claire Candela
BANK MANAGER Andy Taylor
EMCEE J. Michael Zygo
EAMON David Abeles

      Once subsequently opened on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on March 18, 2012. It was produced by Robert Cole; Barbara Broccoli; John N. Hart, Jr.; Patrick Milling Smith; Frederick Zollo; Brian Carmody; Michael G. Wilson; Orin Wolf and The Shubert Organization, in association with New York Theatre Workshop. The cast and all personnel remained the same with the following exceptions: Ivanka was played alternately by Ripley Sobo and McKayla Twiggs.

      CHARACTERS

      GUY

      GIRL

      BILLY

      DA

      EX-GIRLFRIEND

      ŠVEC

      ANDREJ

      RÉZA

      BARUŠKA

      IVANKA

      BANK MANAGER

      EMCEE

      EAMON

      LIST OF SONGS

      THE FIRST HALF

Leave Guy
Falling Slowly Guy, Girl, Ensemble
North Strand Ensemble
The Moon Girl, Guy
Ej Padá, Padá Rosička Baruška, Ensemble
If You Want Me Girl, Ensemble
Broken-Hearted Hoover Fixer Sucker Guy Guy
Say It to Me Now Guy
Abandoned in Bandon Bank Manager
Gold Guy, Ensemble

      THE SECOND HALF

When Your Mind’s Made Up Guy, Girl, Ensemble
Sleeping Guy
The Hill Girl
Gold (Reprise, a cappella) Billy, Ensemble
The Moon (Reprise) Guy, Girl, Ensemble
Falling Slowly (Reprise) Guy, Girl, Ensemble

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