Once (Broadway)
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Once (Broadway)
89

Once (Broadway) NYC Reviews and Tickets

89%
(824 Ratings)
Positive
94%
Mixed
5%
Negative
1%
Members say
Romantic, Absorbing, Great singing, Entertaining, Enchanting

About the Show

Based on the 2007 film of the same name, this play premiered at the New York Theatre Workshop before transferring to Broadway.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (824)

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84 Reviews | 1 Follower
100
Entertaining, Absorbing, Delightful, Clever

See it if You want a good love story and actors playing their own instruments

Don't see it if You want a spectacle

127 Reviews | 24 Followers
100
Delightful, Great singing, Great writing, Exquisite, Must see

See it if You love Irish folk music. You love the love of music. You enjoy actors playing instruments.

Don't see it if you want a complex story. You do not understand the power of music and following ones heart.

74 Reviews | 10 Followers
100
Enchanting, Great staging, Intelligent, Romantic

See it if You want to see something original,enjoy good music and especially if you liked the movie

Don't see it if If you don't have a romantic bone in your body

123 Reviews | 57 Followers
100
Funny, Great acting, Original, Romantic, Masterful

See it if You enjoyed the movie or even if you didn't. Vastly improves on the film with a moving, quiet, thoughtful take on the story.

Don't see it if You don't enjoy quieter musicals without the flash of a big Broadway show. If you don't enjoy ambiguity or slow moving romance.

58 Reviews | 8 Followers
100
Absorbing, Intelligent, Great writing, Romantic, Resonant

See it if you like folk music, lively active musicians and almost but not too typical love stories

Don't see it if you want a big bombshell musical

492 Reviews | 120 Followers
99
Absorbing, Enchanting, Masterful, Great staging, Great singing

See it if You are a musician. Every musician should see this show given the chance. But this show is for anyone who wants a lot of heart in a show.

Don't see it if You dislike folk/indie music. You want a fun, light show. It gets heavy and is not a big flashy musical. Read more

197 Reviews | 224 Followers
98
Brilliant, Entertaining, Romantic, Must see, Original

See it if imaginative staging and musical choreographic story telling leave you breathless. An utterly wondrous production.

Don't see it if if beautiful scores, romantic stories, and great performances leave you cold. Or if you're just bitter and heartless

64 Reviews | 20 Followers
97
Unusual, Exquisite, Great acting, Intimate, Intelligent

See it if you were a fan of the eponymous movie.You want to be drawn into characters and songs. It's touching and understated. Go see it, it's great.

Don't see it if you want a traditional musical. You want a happy ending wrapped in a bow. You don't want to be emotionally involved in a show.

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