Musical Adaptation of Once Aims for Broadway

A stage adaptation of the film Once, which won a 2007 Academy Award for the song, “Falling Slowly,” will be adapted into a Broadway-bound musical. The film was written and directed by John Carney, starred Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, and featured original music and lyrics by Hansard and Irglová. The creative team for the theatrical musical adaptation will be announced shortly, with the aim for the production to bow on Broadway during the 2010/2011 season.

Once is set on the streets of Dublin, and tells the story of a street musician and a Czech immigrant. During an eventful week the two meet, begin writing songs together, rehearse and record their songs to take to London in hopes of landing a music contract.

The film also received the Los Angeles Film Critics Award for Best Music, and the soundtrack was nominated for two Grammy Awards.