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The musical ONCE is about people connecting through music. On Thursday April 23 at 12:30 PM, we're looking to bring as many people as possible together to connect over the emotionally-charged, anchor song, Falling Slowly, from ONCE, by playing the song on guitar in unison. This event will take place at the Ed Mirvish Mirvish Theatre, 244 Victoria Street.
Imagine 600 or more guitarists, people of all ages and background, coming together to play and sing 'Falling Slowly.' It may well be the largest gathering of guitarists performing together, ever.
If you love playing the guitar, please consider joining us. You don't have to be a professional; you just need to be able to play the song. We will provide you with the chords in advance, so you can rehearse.
We've chosen to do this at 12:30 PM so that you can just come on by on your lunch hour.
We're looking for everyone - students, executives, media, celebrities, rock stars, dog walkers, bank tellers, performers, doctors, hairstylists. It's the music that will connect us all.
You must pre-register to participate. Go to http://www.mirvish.com/100guitars/.
ONCE opened to rave reviews on February 22nd, 2015 at the Ed Mirvish Theatre, with an all-Canadian cast features IAN LAKE as Guy and TRISH LINDSTRÖM as Girl with
STEPHANIE CADMAN as Ex-Girlfriend, NATHAN CARROLL as Andrej, DONNA GARNER as Baruska, EMILY LUKASIK as Reza, JON-ALEX MACFARLANE as Bank Manager, BRANDON MCGIBBON as Svec, STEPHEN GUY-MCGRATH as Billy, LAURIE MURDOCH as Da, BRENDAN WALL as Eamon, JEREMY WALMSLEY as Emcee, BENJAMIN CAMENZULI, GABI EPSTEIN, JEFF HAMACHER, JUSTIN RAISEBECK, ALICIA TONER and SEANA-LEE WOOD. SCARLETT ROSE BILDFELL and EVA GREIG alternate in the role of Ivanka.
Toronto fell in love with ONCE in December 2013, when the first touring company of the Tony Award-winning musical played here for a limited run; a critical and popular hit, it sold out every single seat during its six-week run. The Toronto Star called ONCE “a perfect illustration of the magic that musical theatre at its best is capable of.” The Globe and Mail awarded it four stars, its highest rating.
About ONCE
Set in modern day Dublin, ONCE tells the story of Guy, an Irish musician who has given up on his music—and his love—and Girl, a Czech immigrant who inspires him to dream again. Over the course of one fateful week, their unexpected friendship and collaboration evolves into a powerful but complicated romance, heightened by the raw emotion of the songs they create together.
ONCE is based on the 2007 Academy Award-winning film of the same name, written and directed by John Carney, and starring Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, who also wrote the original music and lyrics.
The stage adaptation is brought to life by an award-winning team of visionary artists: book by award-winning Irish playwright & screenwriter, Enda Walsh (Penelope, Hunger, The New Electric Ballroom); direction by the acclaimed Scottish director of Black Watch, John Tiffany; movement by Steven Hoggett (Black Watch, American Idiot); and music supervision and orchestrations by Martin Lowe (Mamma Mia!). The set and costume design are by five-time Tony Award winner Bob Crowley (The Coast of Utopia, Mary Poppins), lighting design is by Tony winner Natasha Katz (Aida, The Coast of Utopia), and sound design is by Clive Goodwin.
ONCE was originally developed at the American Repertory Theater (Cambridge, Massachusetts) in April 2011.
A developmental run of ONCE played in November 2011 to January 2012 at New York Theatre Workshop.
ONCE opened on Broadway on March 18. 2012, produced by Barbara Broccoli, John N. Hart Jr., Patrick Milling Smith, Frederick Zollo, Brian Carmody, Michael G. Wilson, Orin Wolf, The Shubert Organization and Executive Producer Robert Cole, in association with New York Theatre Workshop.
The production won eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical. It also won Best Musical from the New York Drama Critics’ Circle, Drama Desk, Drama League, Outer Critic Circle and Lucille Lortel Awards. The original cast recording won the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.
ONCE
Ed Mirvish Theatre, 244 Victoria St., Toronto
Now onstage until May 31st
Performance Schedule: Tue-Sat 8:00 PM; matinees Wed, Sat & Sun 2:00 PM
Tickets $29 to $130
Online www.mirvish.com
By Phone 416-872-1212 or 1-800-461-3333
Groups of 12 or more 416-593-4142 or 1-800-724-6420
Photo: Ian Lake as Guy in Once. ©2015 Cylla von Tiedemann.
2015-04-14
Toronto: 600-plus guitars playing "Falling Slowly" from "Once" on April 23