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Once On This Island
Book & Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Music by Stephen Flaherty
Based upon the novel "My Love, My Love" by Rosa Guy
Synopsis Summary
An enchanting musical fable, Once On This Island tells the story of forbidden love between two people from different worlds. Originally inspired by The Little Mermaid and Romeo & Juliet, this award-winning musical is set on an island in the French Antilles where social prejudices run deep and Caribbean music plays hot. Dazzling choreography, lush ballads and rousing choral numbers are certain to provide much needed warmth in the midst of a long, cold winter!
Appropriate for ages 6 and up. A great family show!
This production is 80 minutes in length and is performed without an intermission.
Once On This Island is presented though special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also authorized by MTI. 421 W. 54th Street, New York, NY, 10019, Phone: 212-541-4684, Fax: 212-397-4684, www.MTIshows.com
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Press & Reviews
REVIEW: Skylight Music Theater takes audience to dazzling 'Island' — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
REVIEW: Skylight Music Theatre presents the delightful ‘Once on this Island’ — Shepherd Express
REVIEW: Skylight’s Must-See Doomed Love — Milwaukee Magazine
REVIEW: ONCE ON THIS ISLAND Enchants Milwaukee with Grande Dreams, Melodies and Storytelling — Broadwayworld.com
REVIEW: Voodoo via Disney: the inescapable strangeness of "Once On This Island" — Milwaukee Theatre Examiner
PREVIEW: Skylight Music Theatre charts course to 'Once on This Island' — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Who’s Who
Directors & Designers
| Stage Director | Bill Theisen |
|---|---|
| Music Director | Shari Rhoads |
| Music Director (February 16 – 22, 2015) | Colleen Schmitt |
| Co - Choreographers | Bill Theisen & Lee Palmer |
| Scenic Designer | Ken Goldstein |
| Costume Designer | Loyce Arthur |
| Lighting Designer | Ann Marie Duggan |
| Sound Designer | Gary Ellis |
| Stage Manager | Kelly Turner* & Lesley Anne Stone* |
| Dialect Coach | Bill Jackson |
| Assistant Director | Rana Roman |
| *Member of Actors' Equity Association |
Cast
| Character | Actor |
|---|---|
| Mama Euralie | Sheri Williams Pannell |
| Tonton Julian | Lee Palmer* |
| Ti Moune | Kanova Johnson* |
| Daniel | Sean Jackson |
| Armand | Chazmen Williams-Ali |
| Andrea | Bria Cloyd |
| Papa Ge | Bill Jackson |
| Asaka | Raven Dockery |
| Agwe | Shawn Holmes |
| Erzulie | Cynthia Cobb* |
| Little Girl | Makayla Davis |
| *Member of Actors' Equity Association |