Once at the Pantages

This is a show based on a movie, which won an Oscar for its song. The movie starred Glen Hansard and Markets Irglova who also helped write the music.
The musical was terrific! While the story was not particularly unique (a girl helps a guy who is stuck in a rut because of lost love) the staging was terrific. The set is primarily a bar in Dublin. Before the show and during intermission, audience members are able to go on stage and buy a drink. Every actor also plays an instrument and when not speaking lines, they sit on the side of the stage where they often are part of the back up band. There was some wonderful 'choreography' in the way props were moved on and off stage. And of course the music was beautiful. The two performers who play Guy and Girl are terrific singers. I highly recommend this show if it comes to your town.