Once at South Coast Repertory

Once

South Coast Repertory
655 Town Center Drive Costa Mesa

"Glorious and inspiring" (Time Out New York), "fun and heartfelt" (The New Yorker), Once tells the story of a Dublin street musician about to abandon his dream when a beautiful woman takes a sudden interest in his haunting love songs. As the chemistry between them grows, his music soars to new heights, and their connection becomes more than an everyday romance. A captivating tale that will draw you in from the very first note.

Thru - Sep 30, 2017

Tuesdays: 7:30pm

Wednesdays: 7:30pm

Thursdays: 7:30pm

Fridays: 8:00pm

Saturdays: 2:30pm & 8:00pm

Sundays: 2:30pm

Stage: Segerstrom Stage

Show Type: Musical

Box Office: 714-708-5555

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Los Angeles Times - Highly Recommended

"...The folky songs are at once ethereal and messily flesh-and-blood. "Falling Slowly," the musical centerpiece, is as lovely as ever, each phrase rising, cresting and tumbling, then starting the climb again to convey a sense of the song's key phrase, "raise your hopeful voice.""

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- Daryl Miller

Broadway World - Highly Recommended

"...But, honestly, it took seeing South Coast Repertory's brand new regional production---now on stage in Costa Mesa through September 30---for me to not only like it, but to truly adore it. From casting to staging and everything in between, SCR's enjoyable new mounting, under the astute direction of Kent Nicholson, is somehow much more emotional, thoughtful, and remarkably riveting than I remember it. I don't recall ever loving the show or being as invested in the story as I am here in this regional Orange County production. And though, yes, it is essentially the same source material, SCR's exquisite new iteration of this small, but genuinely endearing musical is by far the gold standard of how this show should look and feel in any and all future productions."

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- Michael Quintos

Stage Scene LA - Highly Recommended

"...Take one of the best (and quite possibly the most original) Broadway smashes of the past decade, cast it with some of SoCal's most gifted actor-singer-musicians, give it a fresh new staging that may actually improve on the Broadway original, and you've got Once, as thrilling a South Coast Repertory season opener as any musical theater lover could wish for."

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- Steven Stanley

Stage Raw - Recommended

"...the real star of the show is the show itself. It's a heartbreaking story, beautifully told. Because all the music is diegetic (i.e., the characters are musicians, and the songs function as performances anyone can hear, rather than as internal monologues), it should appeal to even the most avowed musical hater."

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- Katie Buenneke

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Los Angeles Times - Highly Recommended

Broadway World - Highly Recommended

Stage Scene LA - Highly Recommended

Stage Raw - Recommended

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