Sing Street is a musical with music and lyrics by Gary Clark and John Carney and a book by Enda Walsh. The musical is based on Carney's 2016 film of the same name. The stage adaptation was originally presented at New York Theatre Workshop. Directed by Rebecca Taichman and produced by Barbara Broccoli, Brian Carmody, Patrick Milling-Smith, Michael Wilson, Orin Wolf, and Frederick Zollo, the musical was initially set to premiere on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre in previews on March 26, 2020, and officially on April 19 with the same cast, but was ultimately delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, a cast recording featuring the original Broadway cast was released on April 22, 2020. The show was presented by the Huntington Theatre Company in Boston in the fall of 2022, with plans to move to Broadway.
Overview The musical takes place in 1982, in Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
Productions Off-Broadway (2019) and cancelled Broadway production (2020) Sing Street, like Carney's film Once, was adapted for the stage as a musical, also called Sing Street. The screenplay was adapted by Enda Walsh (who also wrote the book for the musical Once) and the production was directed by Rebecca Taichman. The show opened at New York Theatre Workshop on December 16, 2019, after extensive workshops and three weeks of preview performances. The production closed on January 26, 2020, with initial plans to transfer to the Lyceum Theatre on Broadway in the following March with the cast intact. However, the production was postponed due to the shutdown of Broadway theaters. Although this iteration of the production never opened on Broadway, an original Broadway cast recording was released.
Boston (2022) A second production ran at Boston's Calderwood Pavilion, presented by The Huntington Theatre in association with Sing Street Broadway LLC. The run, which began on August 26 and concluded on October 9, 2022, once again has direction by Rebecca Taichman, choreography by Sonya Tayeh, and set design by Bob Crowley. Costume design was by Crowley and Lisa Zinni, lighting design was by Natasha Katz, sound design was by Peter Hylenski, video design were by Luke Halls and Brad Peterson, Wigs/Hair and Makeup are by Tommy Kurzman.Sing Street at The Huntington Theatre. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
London (2025) On October 8, 2024, producer Barbara Broccoli announced that Sing Street would play the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith in London in Summer 2025, with hopes for an eventual West End transfer. Taichman will once again direct, joined by much of the team from the Huntington production including choreographer Tayeh.
Characters and original cast Character Workshop Off-Broadway Boston Off-West End201920222025 Darren Mulvey Max Bartos Diego Lucano Cameron Hogan Gary Brendan C. Callahan Michael Lepore Indiana Hawkes Robert Lalor Billy Carter Lochlann Ó Mearáin Raphina Zara Devlin Courtnee Carter Grace Collender Brendan Lalor Gus Halper Dónal Finn Adam Hunter Larry Jakeim Hart Elijah Lyons Seb Robinson Brother Baxter Martin Moran Armand Schultz Lloyd Hutchinson Sandra Anne L. Nathan Jenny Fitzpatrick Barry Johnny Newcomb Jack DiFalco Jack James Ryan Conor Lalor Brenock O'Connor Adam Bregman Sheridan Townsley Kevin Gian Perez Harry Curley Eamon Sam Poon Ben Wang Jesse Nyakudya DeclanSing Street Official Website. Retrieved 25 February 2020. Anthony Genovesi Matthew Philp Anne Lalor Skyler Volpe Alexa Xioufaridou Moster Tateyana Arutura Penny Lalor Julia Murney Amy Warren Dee Roscioli Lucianne McEvoy
Musical numbers New York Theatre Workshop "Just Can't Get Enough" – Conor "Riddle of the Model" – Conor "Up" – Conor "A Beautiful Sea" – Conor & Raphina "Girls" – Conor & Anne "Faith of Our Fathers" – Brother Baxter "Dream for You" – Conor "Drive It Like You Stole It" – Conor "Up (Down Version)" – Conor "Brown Shoes" – Conor & Barry "To Find You" – Conor "Go Now" – Brendan Boston "Riddle of the Model" – Conor "Up" – Conor "Up (Reprise)" – Raphina "Go On" – Lalor Family "A Beautiful Sea" – Conor & Raphina "Girls" – Lalor Siblings "To Find You" – Conor "Drive It Like You Stole It" – Conor "Up (Down Version)" – Conor "Faith of Our Fathers" – Brother Baxter "Brown Shoes" – Conor, Eamon, Barry "To Find You (Reprise)" – Raphina & Conor "Go Now" – Brendan & Company
All songs are taken from the original film, except "Just Can't Get Enough", "Faith of Our Fathers", and "Dream for You".
Awards and nominations Original Off-Broadway production Year Award Category Nominee Result 2020 Lucille Lortel Awards Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Gus Halper Drama League Awards Outstanding Production of a Musical Distinguished Performance Award Brenock O'Connor Off-Broadway Alliance Awards Best New Musical
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