Upload costume and set designs to see the big picture as it comes together. Set on an island in the French Antilles in the time "Then & Now", ONCE ON THIS ISLAND is a story-within-a-story, detailing the legend of Ti Moune (Courtnee Carter), a peasant girl who fell in love with a well-to-do white man she saved from a storm. Inspired by the 1985 novel by Rosa Guy, the book and lyrics were penned by Lynn Ahrens and the score by her regular collaborator Stephen Flaherty, years prior to their successes in Ragtime and Seussical. The search for something suitable ended when Lynn Ahrens found the novel My Love, My Love by the Trinidadian author Rosa Guy. This might be a Fitzwater trait because the same element could be found in many of the recent productions that Slow Burn has mounted. The young girl who was to have played Little T Moune took ill and was replaced with a three-hour rehearsal by Chloe Davis. The story they tell is of a young peasant girl who leaves her village in search of her lover, sent on a journey by the gods of her island to test the ultimate strength of her love. In the end, the community celebrates how love, indeed, prevails and can change the world around us. This again emphasized the role of this community in literally putting together the pieces to tell a story before your eyes. It's refreshing, it's something I haven't seen before, and it made me feel all the feelings-I'll always count that as a win. But seriously, save your applause for all the ensemble members who take on a score of roles: André Russell, Daryl Patrice, Jasmine Iacullo, Nayomi Braaf, Nicole Dikun, Reynel Reynaldo and Jerel Brown again. Freeman commanded the stage as the god of earth, Asaka, and left me wanting more and more.
Marc Platt is also on board as a producer. The cast included Hailey Kilgore (earning a Tony nomination for her work as Ti Moune), Merle Dandridge, Quentin Earl Darrington, Alex Newell, Lea Salonga, and Isaac Cole Powell. If there is a second headline, it's the local discovery of Brinie Wallace as a radiant vibrant Ti Moune. The story of how Once On This Island came to Broadway is also one fortified by the faith and imagination of its young authors. You and your cast are busy. Skip to main content. This tale rooted in Afro-Caribbean culture has music, lyrics and book by ultra-talented but white artists with a reputation for delving deeply into subjects requiring research. The opening number "We Dance" delightfully establishes the style of this show, with syncopation and rhythm to spare, as the company welcomes you to the ways of the island. The Gods were adorned with otherworldly makeup designed by Stephanie Loverde. I can't help but feel sentimental, as the structure of this show reminded me what theatre really is at the end of the day: people coming together to play and tell stories. The four gods of earth, water, love, and death--Asaka (Kyle Ramar Freeman), Agwe (Jahmaul Bakare), Erzulie (Cassondra James), and Papa Ge (Tamyra Gray)--play an instrumental role in the lives of the islanders. No word yet on casting or a production timeline. One of my favorite components of this type of stripped-down storytelling was the presence of musicians and sound engineers onstage using buckets, drums, and pipes to add to the layers of sound. This 1990 work premiered off-Broadway then moved to Broadway where it became the first starring theater role for LaChanze.
Running time 90 minutes, no intermission. This simple reminder permeated all facets of the show, informing the designs, the direction, and the performances. His attention to atmosphere-enhancing details reaches down to passing grace notes like a series of abandoned umbrellas indicative of the upper crust being paraded across the stage although no cloth covers the twirling ribs. You're Reading a Free Preview. Upload rehearsal videos for your cast to review. Once On This Island from Slow Burn Theatre runs through February 20 with performances Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 7:30 p. m., Sundays, 6:30 p. m. ; Saturday and Sunday matinees at 1 p. Performing at the Amaturo Theater, Broward Center For The Performing Arts, 201 SW 5th Ave., Fort Lauderdale.
"This--something, life " my friend read as she tried to decode my jumbled mess of notes while I drove us home from the show. Some are better than others, and sometimes the founders tackle shows they love that they know are inherently flawed. It takes hold from the opening moment of gale winds and warning sirens, as vibrant denizens of a Caribbean fishing community huddle together from an impending hurricane in the French Antilles. There's never enough time for music rehearsal. The artistic fusion culminates in the show's final moments in a visual and aural "coup de theatré" that you simply cannot find equaled in any other art form. For the designers it proved invaluable as well. What's included for Once on This Island: - Digital Script (Libretto Vocal Book). Visit or call 713-558-8887 for tickets and more information. Dane Laffrey's set design is a stimulating hodge podge of textures and colors, complete with odds and ends, scraps of fabric, and real sand and water onstage. For the others in the troupe, I want to write "special praise goes to so and so for such and such a number" but it would take another page or two to describe their special moments because the entire company is that good. From the inception of this project, the authors felt that there was only one director who would be able to realize the vision of this fable told entirely through movement and song – that first and only choice was Graciela Daniele, whose Tango Apasionado had recently electrified audiences during its Off-Broadway run. In the middle of 1988, following the closing of their mostly acclaimed musical farce Lucky Stiff at Playwrights Horizons in New York City, authors Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty were searching for another project to musicalize. Once On This Island is a colorful musical tale of love, loss and redemption performed by a group of Caribbean peasants as they wait out a violent storm. Performed with brilliance by Courtnee Carter, this is the kind of number that seems to synchronize with your own heartbeat, earning a wealth of applause mid-show.
The major conflict is between the two sides of the island, and an 'Us versus Them' mentality that runs so deep, there is no hope for resolution. Drawing the variety of colors and textures together is the thoughtfully saturated lighting design by Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer, adding a wash of bright hues to the stage. Tickets, even those bought at the box office, are supplied through email and texts. Ancestral history and racial prejudice runs deep in the separation between the black people of Ti Moune's village and the white aristocratic people Daniel descends from. It was at once beautiful, simple, compelling and musical. In total, Once On This Island is a thrilling evening for both veteran lovers of theater and newcomers wondering what all the ado is about. Share everything with them instantly. Daniel: Jerry Dixon Erzulie, Goddess of Love: Andrea Frierson Mama Euralie: Sheila Gibbs Ti Maune: La Chanze Asaka, Mother of the Earth: Kecia Lewis-Evans Little Ti Maune: Afi McClendon Armand: Gerry McIntyre Agwe, God of Water: Milton Craig Nealy Andrea: Nikki Rene Papa Ge, Demon of Death: Eric Riley Tonton Julian: Ellis E. Williams Additional vocalists for the recording: Keith Tyrone, Fuschia Walker. During the intervening months three songs were discarded and two more were added, and on April 6, 1990, Once On This Island gave its first performance for a paying audience. The coda swells into an uplifting and exhilarating finale. Drinks and snacks available. Ti Moune's own life was once saved by the gods, and after years of daydreaming and wondering, now she considers if their purpose in saving her was for her to meet him.
The choice to have the actors onstage as the audience was being seated before the show began allowed us the privilege of watching them interact and just be with one another, before they took on their roles in the show. The musical premiered Off-Broadway before a Broadway bow in 1990. Joining her on her journey to tear down cultural walls are an assortment of powerful gods. We look forward to seeing her in more work down here.
Go buy tickets for you and a close friend, some extra tickets if you have children who thought Annie Live! Digital Score (Piano Vocal Score). Tickets start at $49. On television was giving Broadway musicals a chance. Pulsing through the tale is a nearly non-stop score of Calypso and salsa and thundering tribal music that is alternately touching and rousing, propelling the company through choreography for which the word exuberant does not do justice. Sondheim Tribute Revue. Don't worry, your cast has the score on their device. There is a sense of community throughout the cast, made up of a range of ages, even before the show begins. Integral in every other scene is a wide variety of Caribbean dances designed by Jerel Brown, especially a powerful pounding "Mama Will Provide" and Ti Moune's central dance before Daniel's peers. While children will be hypnotized by the pageantry, the story that touches on classism and racism is not the Disney-like trope it sounds like on paper, but a gentle allegory with a moral meant for us living in a harsher reality. Interactive Character-Scene Breakdown. Tickets start at $40 with no additional fees.
Those performances for invited audiences proved essential for the creative team, giving them a clear sense of what work needed to be done on the show. Distribution is a pain in the butt. Your cast forgot the blocking from last rehearsal. Available online at, or; by phone at 954.
Look at your show with fresh eyes. February is Black History Month and theaters around the country, including here, have been gently chided for traditionally ghettoing black-centric work during that period. The dreams that the authors shared with their collaborators had all come true. But the Gods claim her inspirational spirit and turn her into a tree that rips down the gates. An array of moods and locations, but especially the magical feel of the piece, was enhanced by George Jackson's lighting. This diminutive Denver-based alto-soprano has some experience in ensembles and secondary roles, but she leaves no doubt she has the powerful appealing chops to take the lead in mainstream musicals. Here was the story she'd been seeking. Playwrights Horizons had also made a commitment to do a workshop production of the show and in the fall of 1989, with the cast and designers assembled, it commenced. Yes, Slow Burn has earned a reputation for above average, reliably entertaining works. Then a green wrist bracelet is attached before entry and security wands for weapons. It returned to Broadway in 2017 in a production directed by Michael Arden, which won the 2018 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical.
Director Michael Arden expressed in the program note that following disasters, ".. rebuild not only with hammer, nail, and whatever materials are available, but through the healing power of storytelling". Let's be real, who wouldn't be happily surprised to see actual rain pouring down on the actors and sand flying up from their feet as they dance? To my delight, there was more to the plot than what I was able to foresee. But without trumpeting it, artistic directors across this region including Fitzwater and co-founder Matthew Korinko have spent a good deal of time over the past two years taking consciousness-raising courses, attending conferences and discussing in depth among themselves how the local paradigms could be changed. Music Theatre International. Further, theaters across the country, again with South Florida companies being included, have caught significant criticism post-George Floyd for the way the titles are chosen, a lack of diversity on stage and backstage, and even unintentional micro-aggressions during rehearsals. At the end of the workshop, Playwrights Horizons slated the show for a full production in the spring. They were able to design the show as they watched it develop in front of them, rather than from simply studying a script.
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