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Broadway's Once Celebrates St. Patrick's Day With Music

Irish tunes will be heard during the show’s nightly pre-show concert.

The band from Once performs "Home Boys Home" as part of TheaterMania's Kitchen Concerts series.
The band from Once performs "Home Boys Home" as part of TheaterMania's Kitchen Concerts series.

The Broadway production of Once will celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a series of traditional Irish tunes performed during the show's nightly pre-show concert, from March 11–March 16.

The following songs will be featured on given days:

Tuesday, March 11
Home Boys Home
Whistle Daughter Whistle
The Leaving of Liverpool

Wednesday, March 12, matinee
Rocky Road to Dublin
Star of the County Down
Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye

Wednesday, March 12, evening
Lowlands of Holland
South Australia
Red Haired Mary

Thursday, March 14
Lanigan's Ball
Black Velvet Band
The Leaving of Liverpool

Friday, March 14
Easy and Slow/Morrison's Jig
Whiskey/Connemara
South Australia

Saturday, March 15, matinee
Rocky Road to Dublin
Black Velvet Band
Red Haired Mary

Saturday, March 15, evening
Home Boys Home
Whiskey/Connemara
The Leaving of Liverpool

Sunday, March 16
Lowlands of Holland
Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye
South Australia

Inspired by the acclaimed independent film of the same title, Once, at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, won eight 2012 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, as well as the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. The musical features a book by award-winning Irish playwright and screenwriter Enda Walsh, Academy Award-winning music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, direction by John Tiffany, movement by Steven Hoggett, and music supervision and orchestrations by Martin Lowe.

Check out TheaterMania's Kitchen Concert with the band from Once performing "Home Boys Home" below.

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