Once On This Island
Booth Theatre
Previews Began: October 2, 1990
Opening Night: October 18, 1990
Closing Night: December 1, 1991
Music: Stephen Flaherty
Lyrics: Lynn Ahrens
Book: Lynn Ahrens
On a stormy night on a Caribbean island, villagers tell the story of Ti Moune to a frightened young girl. In the tale, Ti Moune is a peasant orphan girl saved from a deadly storm by the gods. She falls in love with Daniel Beauxhomme, a young, upper-class grande homme who returns her affection, but struggles with their difference in class. The legendary story tests whether love or death is stronger and conveys themes of love, acceptance, and unity.
Musical Numbers
We Dance……………………………………….Storytellers
One Small Girl……….Mama Euralie, Tonton Julian,
Little Ti Moune, Storytellers
Waiting for Life……………….Ti Moune, Storytellers
And the Gods Heard Her Prayer……..Asaka, Agwe,
Papa Ge, Erzulie
Rain………………………………………Agwe, Storytellers
Pray………Ti Moune, Tonton Julian, Mama Euralie,
Guard, Storytellers
Forever Yours…………..Ti Moune, Daniel, Papa Ge
The Sad Tale of the Beauxhommes………..Armand,
Storytellers
Ti Moune………………Mama Euralie, Tonton Julian,
Ti Moune
Mama Will Provide………………..Asaka, Storytellers
Waiting for Life (Reprise)……………………Ti Moune
Some Say…………………………………………Storytellers
The Human Heart……………….Erzulie, Storytellers
Pray (Reprise)………………………………….Storytellers
Some Girls………………………………………………Daniel
The Ball….Andrea, Daniel, Ti Moune, Storytellers
Forever Yours (Reprise)………..Papa Ge, Ti Moune,
Erzulie, Storytellers
A Part of Us………..Mama Euralie, Little Ti Moune,
Tonton Julian, Storytellers
Why We Tell the Story…………………….Storytellers
Other Productions
