Last week I saw Once on Broadway. What I really liked about the show, other than the great songs and voices was it's uniqueness. I love a fun upbeat stereotypical musical, a big production, one with fun songs, comedy, great costumes, beautiful set and excellent choreography. Once is not like that; and it's certainly not a typical Broadway musical.
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Although it had some comic relief, Once was more of a romantic musical. The story is simple; an Irish man about to give up on his dream to be a musician and a Czech woman who encourages him to pursue it and revives his dream. I won't put any spoilers in here. What is remarkable about the Broadway production, is that there is no orchestra, differentiating it from a typical show. All the music is played by actors on stage! Everyone from the main characters to the ensemble can be seen playing an instrument: the guitar, piano, violin, cello, drums maybe others too. The casting for the show must be tough! Because the actors play instruments, dancing in the show is limited - pretty hard to be dancing a jig while playing the cello right? But this also provides some pretty clever choreography.
The music and singing in Once is also incredible. You may have heard a song or two on the radio; falling slowly won an Oscar for Best Song in 2008. I usually have a hard time getting into music I haven't heard before - but all the songs in the show really captured my attention.
While I wouldn't say this is my favorite Broadway Show (Jersey Boys is), it is Shariously a show worth seeing! I can guarantee there isn't another show out there like this.
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