Book and Lyrics by <span style="background-color:transparent">LYNN AHRENS</span>
Music by STEPHEN FLAHERTY
Originally Directed and Choreographed on Broadway by Graciela Danielle
Playwrights Horizons, Inc. Produced ONCE ON THIS ISLAND Off-Broadway in 1990
Originally Produced on Broadway by The Shubert Organization, Capital Cities/ABC, Inc., Suntory International Corporation And James Walsh, In Association With Playwrights Horizons
Adapted from the celebrated Broadway musical, this rousing Calypso-flavored tale follows one small girl who finds love in a world of prejudice.
With its poignant story and catchy Caribbean-flavored score, Once on This Island JR. is a highly original theatrical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s popular fairy tale, The Little Mermaid, and the Tony-nominated Broadway musical by the legendary writing team, Ahrens and Flaherty.
Through almost non-stop song and dance, this full-hearted musical tells the story of Ti Moune, a peasant girl who rescues and falls in love with Daniel, a wealthy boy from the other side of her island. When Daniel is returned to his people, the fantastical gods who rule the island guide Ti Moune on a quest that will test the strength of her love against the powerful forces of prejudice, hatred and even death.
Once on This Island JR. is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre Interntational